Plastic Vortex in the Pacific Options

[Inferia]

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Has anyone heard of anything like this? I am rather surprise it's so large, twice the size of the US.

[Mommy]

Im no tree hugger, but that freaks me the fuck out

[slick]

read "the world without us", by alan weisman. exactly about what the title implies, theres a part on that. it's ridiculous.

[impala454]

Syringes, cigarette lighters and toothbrushes have been found inside the stomachs of dead seabirds, which mistake them for food.

bwahahha natural selection at its finest

[Testm0nkey]

natural selection at its finest? arent you like a pretty large unhealthy human?
would you still say that if the population of techsans were stuck on an island and forced into cannibalism?
because i am betting i could adapt faster and out run you or chase you down pretty easily


btw those things in the birds arent natural and probably helped cause their death so nothing natural about any of it


i had not heard of it but i guess i always assumed it was there. countries still dump their wastes into the ocean as a way to dispose of it. the US realized this was a bad idea and hurts economies/food sources so i believe theyve scaled back if not almost entirely eliminated ocean dumping

[impala454]

natural selection at its finest? arent you like a pretty large unhealthy human?

would you still say that if the population of techsans were stuck on an island and forced into cannibalism?
btw those things in the birds arent natural and probably helped cause their death so nothing natural about any of it

what in the flyin fuck does either of your statements have to do with a bird mistaking a syringe for food??!?

and for the record, fat != unhealthy

[Testm0nkey]

you made a joke natural selection at its finest. that implies you are saying natural selection is working against these birds ie. humans > birds. how do you not understand what you said yourself

fat may not mean unhealthy but if it were up to natural selection youd be one of the first to die off

[impala454]

you made a joke natural selection at its finest. that implies you are saying natural selection is working against these birds ie. humans > birds. how do you not understand what you said yourself

Perhaps you need to read up on what "natural selection" means. The joke was in reference to the bird not knowing wtf food is. That is what natural selection is, a species not having the ability to survive.

fat may not mean unhealthy but if it were up to natural selection youd be one of the first to die off

this statement makes absolutely no sense. "if it were up to natural selection"? and if I was in a situation of no resources I'd live a hell of a lot longer than you (might wanna look up the word "fat" while you've got the dictionary out, it's not just somethin that fills up love handles & boobs).

[Testm0nkey]

yes i know what natural selection is but it works on the process of the survival of the fittest. fit referring to environment, health, adaptation


theres a reason why animals in the wild arent typically obese. theyd get killed off pretty quickly by the faster animals. easy prey even if its a predator. natural selection

[Testm0nkey]

okay impala, you and me are primitive humans just like we are now except out in the jungles or the flatlands wherever. im pretty hungry because not only do i not have a lot of fat reserves to work off but its pretty dry out there.

you have been slowed down not just because of your weight but its hot and dry and that extra weight has caused you to rapidly dehydrate.

you stick out pretty good. cant hide too easily in the open fields or in the jungle. i get my pack family with me and we chase you down. your large size does not come with 15" claws or guns because this is "natural" selection. we eat you


thinking about that kind of stuff is amusing. fuck zombie apocolypse

[Psykopath]

okay impala, you and me are primitive humans just like we are now except out in the jungles or the flatlands wherever. im pretty hungry because not only do i not have a lot of fat reserves to work off but its pretty dry out there.

you have been slowed down not just because of your weight but its hot and dry and that extra weight has caused you to rapidly dehydrate.

you stick out pretty good. cant hide too easily in the open fields or in the jungle. i get my pack family with me and we chase you down. your large size does not come with 15" claws or guns because this is "natural" selection. we eat you
thinking about that kind of stuff is amusing. fuck zombie apocolypse

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[FORSAKENR320]

fat may not mean unhealthy but if it were up to natural selection youd be one of the first to die off

actually, i think you would go before him.

i don't foresee you having too many skills that you could use to survive without the aid of a stronger more skilled person to aid you.

group/herd mentality will work, but amongst that group, you'd be pretty low on the list. because you won't be able to contribute more than you take... (and yes, i am factoring in the fact you could use sex as a weapon)

you're assuming that you are smarter than the other person. if it's a survival situation, everyone is pretty lean, but you come across this large, obviously more than well fed male, that should set up a red flag that "maybe this guy is a hard ass and i shouldn't fuck with him" odds are, a single male that well fed still would not be alone. so your lean and mean pack is about to be ass raped and eaten by his buddies in ambush waiting for you to take the bait over the ridge.

[FORSAKENR320]

yes i know what natural selection is but it works on the process of the survival of the fittest. fit referring to environment, health, adaptation
theres a reason why animals in the wild arent typically obese. theyd get killed off pretty quickly by the faster animals. easy prey even if its a predator. natural selection

then why is it that every chance they have the opportunity to get fat, they take it?

[Psykopath]

then why is it that every chance they have the opportunity to get fat, they take it?

Wait....are you defending obesity as a means of "survival of the fittest?

This post has been edited by Psykopath: Feb 7 2008, 01:16 AM

[FORSAKENR320]

Wait....are you defending obesity as a means of "survival of the fittest?

no, i mean that critters running around in the wild aren't lean by choice. the way cathryn is trying to tell it, these creatures are conciously making health choices to keep themselves trim and in shape, and what i am stating is that they don't do that. a feral dog will gorge himself till he pukes, then eat it all again. you keep feeding that dog, he'll keep gorging himself.

the same will happen to people if the apocalypse happens and survival of the fittest kicks in. people will be thin because they don't have the food to eat as they wish. and if there IS a group of fat guys running around in the apocalypse, then it's obvious they are doing something right.


look at what people consider attractive. before the industrial revolution, thicker, plump women were what people thought of as attractive. the "thin" look didn't happen until woman had to work to support the family, etc during the revolution. in china, a fat man was the epitome of attractiveness, because he could obviously provide well for his family, and didn't HAVE to work hard labor. it's a different time... by force, the world will have to be thin according to the situation cathryn proposes. if the rest of the world is starving, stick with the fat man. he'll treat ya right