Comments on: Be thankful these black swans didn't fly

Be thankful these black swans didn't fly

lalochezia — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:34:01 -0800

Seven Close calls in the Nuclear Age Previously

By: Science!

Science! — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:43:16 -0800

[Citation Needed]

By: lupus_yonderboy

lupus_yonderboy — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:53:48 -0800

What gets to me is that almost all these bombs are still there, ready, waiting. And in the US they're often manned by apocalyptic Christians. Yet people never seem to worry about this any more....

By: Jakey

Jakey — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:55:11 -0800

via cstross - 25 years ago today, this man saved my life. And yours.

By: Jakey

Jakey — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:59:09 -0800

lupus_yonderboy - Tell me when, Lord.

By: Mblue

Mblue — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:26:05 -0800

All military? C'mon.

By: loquacious

loquacious — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:37:47 -0800

CAN'T SLEEP. RADIOACTIVE MUTANT ZOMBIE CLOWNS WILL EAT ME.

By: Salvor Hardin

Salvor Hardin — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:48:40 -0800

Wow - these are fantastic - I have a deeply morbid fascination with atomic trivia.

By: brundlefly

brundlefly — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:50:28 -0800

Has Stephen Colbert covered #4?

By: justsomebodythatyouusedtoknow

justsomebodythatyouusedtoknow — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:19:14 -0800

Bingo, lupus. Folks who were suggesting an offer of military aid to Georgia during their Russian war seemed to have no idea how bad that plan could go.

By: Burhanistan

Burhanistan — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:58:25 -0800

And these are only what was declassified or happened with a sizable audience.

By: The Card Cheat

The Card Cheat — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 06:50:12 -0800

If someone had written an episode like #4 into a movie, it would have been derided as ridiculous. And yet, here we (still, by the skins of our teeth) are.

By: Rykey

Rykey — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 11:23:29 -0800

With all these close calls, we're sure to get it ~~right~~ all wrong one of these days.

By: nickyskye

nickyskye — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:26:11 -0800

Adding one to the list, Well boys I reckon this is it. That #4 one about the bear made my eyes bulge. yikes.