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[–] 120 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Better watch out for China coming over to claim it.

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  • [–] 69 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Historical engravings in the tomb of Qin Shi Huang depict him foreseeing the rise of an island off the coast of Japan 2234 years after his death, to be claimed by his successors.

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  • [–] 28 points 2 years ago
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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Here, we can see another illustration of the difference in philosophy between the modern Chinese and Japanese production and manufacturing culture. Japanese island architects have been carefully cultivating this undersea mount for generations, using painstaking traditional techniques, which are only now showing true signs of paying off; in contrast, Chinese island architects almost exclusively stick to rapid-fill dredging combined with concrete pours on top of coral reefs, which are generally considered to be a far less elegant and lower quality way of producing an island.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Maybe a testament to the effects of the uber nationalistic, hyper-competitive nature of the chinese economy. Get nitpicky about the how of what you're going to do and someone else will take the contract. Get too good at what you do and you risk government assimilation.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago* (1 child)
  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    Rawr.

    Am I the only one seeing Godzilla here?

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    This is probably not good news, but damn, that’s fuckin cool

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (4 children)
  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    Because China will claim that it's their hereditary rightful property.

    I'm def gonna caveat this right up front by saying it's a reasonable, non-racist joke based on recent behaviors and conflicts, just as much as it's sadly funny to make similar jokes about the US invading countries full of brown people and oil. Sometimes things are bitterly funny because they're true.

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  • [+] -19 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    At this point, I’m assuming it’s a symptom of some kind of environmental catastrophe

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  • [–] 46 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Pretty sure that's a regular ol' volcano

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    oh sure, we're supposed to believe a volcano on an ELECTION year is just totally coincidental

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Can too much current events cause ptsd related delusions?

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Maybe take a news break my friend.

    Or read a history book and learn about the truly horrific things humanity has done over the past 3000+ years to put current events in perspective. Or read something about the universe and realize how incredibly insignificant and meaningless the entirety of humanity is. Or get drunk

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago

    It's dangerous to anyone directly by it as it happens and in the form of pumice rafts if any where created, but that's about it.

    Depending upon the composition and how much material gets built up, it will likely erode away fairly quickly and may pose a hazard when not visible but still just under the waves or something.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    I don't think Valcanos are effected by climate change. They do release a fair amount of CO2 and can effect climate change, but I don't think the other direction has any effect. Maybe fracking or something can cause it, but this kind of thing is expected to happen frequently in this area. It's nothing to be concerned about.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    The CO2 isn't the problem, it's the sulfur gases. They basically do the opposite of CO2. When Krakatoa errupted, it lowered global temperatures by 0.5 C. It canceled summer and caused famines. When large volcanoes erupt they don't cause a climate catastrophe, they ARE the climate.

    Anyway, here's a neat video so you're not just believing a stranger on the internet.

    https://youtu.be/fXb02MQ78yQ?si=Wry3fzXxBHUZ_IIu

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Facebook comments be like “why are we sending money to Japan to build an island? We deserve the new island more! America first!”

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Aww so cute

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago*

    Dibs, called it

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  • [+] -43 points 2 years ago (2 children)