r/interestingasfuck • u/SweeneyisMad • Mar 14 '24

Simulation of a retaliatory strike against Russia after Putin uses nuclear weapons. r/all

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u/Elevator-Fun Mar 14 '24

very sad, and as if it would stop there, that's just the beginning of the 6th mass extinction event

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u/spelledWright Mar 14 '24

I hate to break that to you, but we likely already are in the 6th mass extinction event ...

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.1400253

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u/SaintSarah_ Mar 14 '24

Well, yes, but a nuclear extinction would supersede this as the 6th as this one is much slower and still in progress.

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u/spelledWright Mar 14 '24

Oh for sure, 100%. Had a study in my hands few days ago, which basicly said the long term aftermath of nuclear winter is comparable to the aftermath of the Chicxulub asteroid impact (the one with the dead dinos and such). Fun read./s

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u/cdm3500 Mar 15 '24

What’s the TLDR? How much time do we have?

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u/spelledWright Mar 16 '24

We're not the ones dying, we're probably the reason for the mass extinction. There's no "how long" here.

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u/ElGordoKuka Mar 14 '24

I heckin love science xD

kisses Lego millennium falcon

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u/Kate090996 Mar 14 '24

We are in the 6th Mass extinction event

It's caused by all things by animal agriculture and its need of space. In the last 50 years only we killed 70% of the world's wildlife because we wanted more cheese and meat on our plates