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#27 Jan 15 2007 at 7:32 AM Rating: Good
A few variables would dictate what I'd do.

Assuming:
1) Family is together
2) It is not winter
3) We know the approximate location that ground zero is going to be

The wife and I would hop onto the motorcycles with 2 passengers (kids) each and take off in the opposite direction of ground zero. Traffic woul not be a problem as I know all of the routes out of town and bikes generally can go most places. We could travel about 10 kms in the 4 minutes. Based on the most likely target of a nuke strike in our area (Niagara Falls Hydro Electric Generation Facility), that 10kms would get us out of the entire blast range for a ground or air delivered nuke. Use this site to determine blast radius. (I am just outside the 7.4 mi (11km) outer blast radius.)

Otherwise, assuming the bombers had terrible aim and hit my town instead if hitting a useful target, then I guess I would just tap my tricorder and indicate that there are 6 to beam up.


Edit: As an added note, everyone would take a precious second to either eat a spoonful of iodized salt or eat something heavy in iodine before taking off. Saturating your thyroid with non-radio active iodine is a good idea especially if you are going to be subject to fallout.





Edited, Jan 15th 2007 10:25am by Elderon
#28 Jan 15 2007 at 7:41 AM Rating: Decent
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I'd tell my family that I love them then head outside to watch it all go KA-BOOOOM!
#29 Jan 15 2007 at 7:50 AM Rating: Good
#30 Jan 15 2007 at 9:32 AM Rating: Decent
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I'd break out the SPF 100000000 and hop on the roof with a lawn chair, a good book, and an umbrella drink. Cheapest vacation ever.
#31REDACTED, Posted: Jan 15 2007 at 9:51 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) put a plastic bag over my head and lay down =)
#32 Jan 15 2007 at 9:52 AM Rating: Excellent
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#33 Jan 15 2007 at 9:53 AM Rating: Good
achileez wrote:
put a plastic bag over my head and lay down =)

Varus
This is your 4 minute warning! Your house is about to be ground zero for a nuke attack!


Do you need us to lend you a plastic bag or can you manage?
#34 Jan 15 2007 at 9:57 AM Rating: Good
I would rate all of you down for the last four minutes of my life, so at least I'd die with a smile.
#35 Jan 15 2007 at 10:16 AM Rating: Excellent
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Why does the Canada Emergency Measures Organization list the distances in miles? And where the French version? Or is that all part of the plan...

#36REDACTED, Posted: Jan 15 2007 at 10:26 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) Elderon,
#37 Jan 15 2007 at 10:51 AM Rating: Good
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achileez wrote:
put a plastic bag over my head and lay down =)

Varus


You would cop out, or is the bag for one more kinky **** before the big D?
#38 Jan 15 2007 at 11:26 AM Rating: Good
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There is an independant film called "Last Night" that explores this very subject. I caught some pieces of it on the Independent Film channel. They showed the last few hours before sun goes nova or something. Seems Hellboy would be shot by someone he pissed off long before he got to rape anyone...
Smiley: cry

Edited, Jan 15th 2007 2:18pm by fhrugby
#39 Jan 15 2007 at 11:28 AM Rating: Good
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I would rate all of you down for the last four minutes of my life, so at least I'd die with a smile.


Smiley: laugh
#40 Jan 15 2007 at 1:16 PM Rating: Default
Gitsy,

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You would cop out, or is the bag for one more kinky **** before the big D?


Apparently you're not familiar with the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

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#41 Jan 15 2007 at 2:40 PM Rating: Decent
I'd finish probably the hardest of my life long goals (and certainly the most illegal).


Steal a police car wearing my birthday suit while listening to "Fuck the police" the Dope cover.
#42 Jan 15 2007 at 2:46 PM Rating: Good
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Gitsy,

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You would cop out, or is the bag for one more kinky **** before the big D?


Apparently you're not familiar with the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

Varus


I am. I never pass up a chance to put you down is all.



And I still say the bad is for one more go at Autoafixiation.
#43 Jan 15 2007 at 2:53 PM Rating: Good
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i would run toward the source of the destruction cheering like a fury.
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#44 Jan 15 2007 at 3:03 PM Rating: Decent
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I'd bang your mom 5 times. Then I'd spend the next 2 minutes regretting it, but I'd still hit it again.
#45 Jan 15 2007 at 3:43 PM Rating: Excellent
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Knowing me?

I'd probably not even know that I have 4 minutes left until I blink and notice I'm dressed in all white and the floor is abnormally made of clouds.

"WTF? I have stuff I needed to do today!"
#46 Jan 15 2007 at 5:19 PM Rating: Decent
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I'd run over to my friends house and bang his sister. Hopefully she'll have some friends(hot) over too.

Sister is technically a "friend" too, but i'm more than willing to make that sacrifice to have gone past the invisible line.

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#47 Jan 16 2007 at 11:59 AM Rating: Decent
I'd be typing like crazy trying to get the WOPR to play a nice game of chess instead.
#48 Jan 17 2007 at 3:28 AM Rating: Default
I'd take one minute to call my daughter and tell her how much I love her.

I'd take one minute to call my partner and tell her how much I love her.

Then I'd pray and look forward to the start of eternal bliss in the presence of Jesus and my loved ones.
#49 Jan 17 2007 at 5:20 AM Rating: Good
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Señor Exodus, Rey del Queso wrote:
Knowing me?

I'd probably not even know that I have 4 minutes left until I blink and notice I'm dressed in all white and the floor is abnormally made of clouds.

"WTF? I have stuff I needed to do today!"


You're going to miss all the fun then. Most of us here will be heading south. Party's already booked and invitations sent ;)
#50 Jan 19 2007 at 7:09 AM Rating: Decent
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My bi-polar disorder say: Finally manifest my magic powers save the day and become a hero.
The normal part of my brain says: Bang a willing chick if I can find one, if not, go on a killing spree.
#51 Jan 21 2007 at 3:19 PM Rating: Decent
Funny, the bi-polar part of my brain says: Get gun, kill everyone you see in the 4 minutes you have.
The regular part of my brain says: Find signifigant other, tell him I love him, kiss him, maybe have a smoke... or sex. It's all good and really doesn't matter if a nuke is going to be dropped in your face.
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