HIMEOBS ---> Dead.

[Jasper]

It's not really global warming.  It's climate change.

Pff.  Weather predictions.

[Mourning Star]

It's not really global warming.  It's climate change.

Pff.  Weather predictions.

I figure if I were to lay out a twister mat, with weather types instead of colours.  And were to hover my fat ass over the mat from the top of a ladder, and make my predictions based upon what squares the shit splattered on,  I'd be reasonably as accurate as any meteorologist.


~Angel
Continuing the threadjack from network security class.

[Jasper]

The real weather would still affect your findings.  Air pressure, wind, moisture in the air, would all have minute or not so minute effects on where the poo landed.

[Triple Zero]

that still doesn't imply it would have the right effect on his conclusions!

[Mourning Star]

All I'm saying, is that with how random the process for "prediction" seems to be.  That this method would likely be at least as accurate...


And if not, at least it would be entertaining to some crowds.

[B_M_W]

It's not really global warming.  It's climate change.

Pff.  Weather predictions.

THANK you.

Someone who gets it, ITT.

BTW, Im taking Hydrology this semester, and you wouldn't believe the amount of time that goes into calculations of probability of rain and flood events.

And how many stupid humans out there think "this is a hundred year floodplain, and we had a hundred year flood last year, so that means I can build right up next to the river cause there won't be another flood that size for another hundred years".

They, my friends, are the reason that flood insurance is so expensive. 

[Cain]

My dad deals with people like that on a daily basis.  Flood defense engineer for one of the most flooded parts of the country.  We've got a whole river valley/hill/plain leading to the low coastline deal going on here.  In 2001 our village was actually cut off from the outside world for 4 days because rain cut all the roads going out (hills ftw though).

[B_M_W]

I would think you would have to have a good sense of humor with a job like that. The hydrologist I take the class from has an excelent sense of humor and thats prolly the only way she gets by with some of that stupidity.

Otherwise, you're fucked.

[Cain]

Yeah.  The late nights are fun too.  All around where I live is countryside, with a few rural towns.  Back then, we were in one of the more rural areas.  Having to go out, in the dark, miles from anywhere and prevent floods can very easily try your patience.

[rabidpigmy]

You know what wes countryside folks do.

[Mourning Star]

You know what wes countryside folks do.

Watch rodents fuck?

[Cain]

Yes.

Cain,
lived in the country for far too long.

[theCalmpsychopath]

where i come from, we don't use hamsters, we use retards

[Cain]

Those hamsters are mentally challenged.  And calling them retards is offensive.

[Cramulus]

My dad deals with people like that on a daily basis.  Flood defense engineer for one of the most flooded parts of the country.  We've got a whole river valley/hill/plain leading to the low coastline deal going on here.  In 2001 our village was actually cut off from the outside world for 4 days because rain cut all the roads going out (hills ftw though).

shnapp that sounds like four days of terrifying paradise.