This Will Give Ya Chills For Sure

[Lamsey]

Salt Pillars, Dead Sea, Israel

[J'Pol]

Cool.

[thewizeard]

Originally posted by Lamsey@3 August 2003 - 01:32

Salt Pillars, Dead Sea, Israel

Is that Lot's wife or just lots of salt?

Makes one realise what a beautiful planet we live on.

[sampson]

Why is it called the Dead Sea?
Sounds kinda creepy, doesn't it? It's called the Dead Sea because nothing lives in it. It is some of the saltiest water anywhere in the world, almost six times as salty as the ocean! There's no seaweed or plants of any kind in or around the water. There are no fish or any kind of swimming, squirming creatures living in or near the water. As a matter of fact, what you'll see on the shores of the Sea is white, crystals of salt covering EVERYTHING (check out the picture at left). And this is no ordinary table salt, either. The salts found in the Dead Sea are mineral salts , just like you find in the oceans of the world, only in extreme concentrations. The water in the Dead Sea is deadly to living things. Fish accidentally swimming into the waters from one of the several freshwater streams that feed the Sea are killed instantly, their bodies quickly coated with a preserving layer of salt crystals and then tossed onto shore by the wind and waves. Brutal!
The guy to the left is actually floating in the Dead Sea. "But, hey, I thought you said the Dead Sea was DEADLY!" Not to us. Humans are remarkably adaptable. We can swim in the Dead Sea, just like we can swim in the ocean. Well, people don't really "swim" in the Dead Sea - they just "hang out". That's what's so cool about the Dead Sea. Because of the extremely high concentration of dissolved mineral salts in the water it's density is way more than that of plain old fresh water. What this means is our bodies are more bouyant in the Dead Sea - so you bob like a cork. In fact, people are so bouyant in this water, it makes it kinda tough to actually swim. Most people like to just kick back in the water and read. It almost looks as though this guy is sitting on an air mattress that has sunk below the surface, but he's not. He's really just floating, without having to hold is feet in that position! If you think this is easy, try floating like this in a freshwater swimming pool.
B)

[hobbes]

You have a vivid imagination. All I see is one pissed off Burt.

[ultimatejester]

y does it say that the site iz being updated

[MagicNakor]

[echidna]

i think noam chomsky summed up the situation pretty well the day after

Originally posted by Noam Chomksy 12:07pm Wed Sep 12 &#39;01+--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Noam Chomksy 12:07pm Wed Sep 12 &#39;01)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>MIT Professor and dissident intellectual Noam Chomsky comments on Tuesday&#39;s attacks on a Zmag.org forum.

Quick reaction.

Today&#39;s attacks were major atrocities. In terms of number of victims they do not reach the level of many others, for example, Clinton&#39;s bombing of the Sudan with no credible pretext, destroying half its pharmaceutical supplies and probably killing tens of thousands of people (no one knows, because the US blocked an inquiry at the UN and no one cares to pursue it). Not to speak of much worse cases, which easily come to mind. But that this was a horrendous crime is not in doubt. The primary victims, as usual, were working people: janitors, secretaries, firemen, etc. It is likely to prove to be a crushing blow to Palestinians and other poor and oppressed people. It is also likely to lead to harsh security controls, with many possible ramifications for undermining civil liberties and internal freedom.

The events reveal, dramatically, the foolishness of ideas about "missile defense." As has been obvious all along, and pointed out repeatedly by strategic analysts, if anyone wants to cause immense damage in the US, including weapons of mass destruction, they are highly unlikely to launch a missile attack, thus guaranteeing their immediate destruction. There are innumerable easier ways that are basically unstoppable. But today&#39;s events will, nonetheless, be used to increase the pressure to develop these systems and put them into place. "Defense" is a thin cover for plans for militarization of space, and with good PR, even the flimsiest arguments will carry some weight among a frightened public. In short, the crime is a gift to the hard jingoist right, those who hope to use force to control their domains. That is even putting aside the likely US actions, and what they will trigger -- possibly more attacks like this one, or worse. The prospects ahead are even more ominous than they appeared to be before the latest atrocities.

As to how to react, we have a choice. We can express justified horror; we can seek to understand what may have led to the crimes, which means making an effort to enter the minds of the likely perpetrators. If we choose the latter course, we can do no better, I think, than to listen to the words of Robert Fisk, whose direct knowledge and insight into affairs of the region is unmatched after many years of distinguished reporting. Describing "The wickedness and awesome cruelty of a crushed and humiliated people," he writes that "this is not the war of democracy versus terror that the world will be asked to believe in the coming days. It is also about American missiles smashing into Palestinian homes and US helicopters firing missiles into a Lebanese ambulance in 1996 and American shells crashing into a village called Qana and about a Lebanese militia paid and uniformed by America&#39;s Israeli ally hacking and raping and murdering their way through refugee camps." And much more. Again, we have a choice: we may try to understand, or refuse to do so, contributing to the likelihood that much worse lies ahead.[/b]

there is much more considered opinion here and here
foolish arrogant americans give me chills for sure
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[evilbagpuss]

Originally posted by echidna
foolish arrogant americans give me chills for sure

They always tend to write in blocks of text with no line breaks as well. Over the last few years I have come to the conclusion that this &#39;style&#39; is the product of either stupidity, youth, madness or all 3. I rarely read such posts now.

One point about 9/11 though... using it as a cynical excuse to do what you want to whom you want... Now thats disrespect.

@Darkblizzard

Ever heard of the "Not In Our Name" movement? Are you going to yell FUCK YOU at them too? I mean they were against the war in Iraq too, which according to you is disrespectful... yes?

They, unlike you actually lost family members in 9/11 and they, unlike you, do not support attacking people who had nothing to do with 9/11. I guess they dont want the death of their loved ones to be exploited for cynical oil driven motives. How disrespectful of them....

In conclusion they, unlike you, have dignity and common sense.

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What the hell is so shocking about that?