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I was living in Princeton when these little bastards made their appearance in 2004. Just one bug can produce an impressively loud sound - so you can imagine wh

by defen 17y ago

I was living in Princeton when these little bastards made their appearance in 2004. Just one bug can produce an impressively loud sound - so you can imagine what millions sound like. And there's nothing like walking to work through heaps of bug carcasses.

jrockway 17y ago
Yeah, I hate experiencing nature for one week every 17 years. We should agent-orange the trees they are feeding on, and stop the cycle forever. Let's also pump a bunch of toxic gas into the atmosphere to block out the sun and stop global warming. What could go wrong!
- rthomas6 17y ago
  Yes, I'm sure that's exactly what he meant. Chill out man. People are allowed to think things are fascinating and kind of annoying at the same time.
  - boredguy8 17y ago
    Human behavior, for instance.
    - jrockway 17y ago
      Yes, the human behavior where humans pretend they aren't one to elevate themselves above others is amusing.
- petercooper 17y ago
  Let's also pump a bunch of toxic gas into the atmosphere to block out the sun and stop global warming. What could go wrong! Oh come on, it's not that bad! You'll be able to enjoy "experiencing nature" for a week when a flood or tornado sweeps through your house. As a nature fan, you'll love it.
  - jrockway 17y ago
    The building I live in is theoretically capable of "surviving" an F5 tornado, and my apartment is 160ft. off the ground. So OK, bring 'em on. The worst that will happen is a sudden increase in the popularity of my YouTube channel.
    - petercooper 17y ago
      I can see it already: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euWgjOhSqWA#t=4m02s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euWgjOhSqWA#t=4m02s
      - jrockway 17y ago
        I live in Chicaog, and I don't think you can make Lake Michigan rise 160ft. Not enough liquid. We do have an interesting phenomenon called the "seiche": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiche http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiche A thunderstorm moving west-to-east across the lake blows water towards the east side. It piles up there and is "held" by the force of the outflow of the thunderstorm. After the thunderstorm moves by, there is no force holding the water on the east side of the lake anymore, so the level tries to equalize. The result is that the lake level rises in Chicago, and then falls, and then rises, as the level reaches equilibrium. The most I have personally observed is about a 1 foot change. Mildly amusing, but again -- one day I am going to die, and it's not going to be because of this :)
julius_geezer 17y ago
The bug carcasses do reek, I'm told by those who have better noses and walk through more. I wouldn't care to deal with them every summer, but I'm glad to have seen it.

by defen 17y ago

jrockway 17y ago

Yeah, I hate experiencing nature for one week every 17 years. We should agent-orange the trees they are feeding on, and stop the cycle forever. Let's also pump a bunch of toxic gas into the atmosphere to block out the sun and stop global warming. What could go wrong!

rthomas6 17y ago
Yes, I'm sure that's exactly what he meant. Chill out man. People are allowed to think things are fascinating and kind of annoying at the same time.
- boredguy8 17y ago
  Human behavior, for instance.
  - jrockway 17y ago
    Yes, the human behavior where humans pretend they aren't one to elevate themselves above others is amusing.
petercooper 17y ago
Let's also pump a bunch of toxic gas into the atmosphere to block out the sun and stop global warming. What could go wrong! Oh come on, it's not that bad! You'll be able to enjoy "experiencing nature" for a week when a flood or tornado sweeps through your house. As a nature fan, you'll love it.
- jrockway 17y ago
  The building I live in is theoretically capable of "surviving" an F5 tornado, and my apartment is 160ft. off the ground. So OK, bring 'em on. The worst that will happen is a sudden increase in the popularity of my YouTube channel.
  - petercooper 17y ago
    I can see it already: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euWgjOhSqWA#t=4m02s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euWgjOhSqWA#t=4m02s
    - jrockway 17y ago
      I live in Chicaog, and I don't think you can make Lake Michigan rise 160ft. Not enough liquid. We do have an interesting phenomenon called the "seiche": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiche http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiche A thunderstorm moving west-to-east across the lake blows water towards the east side. It piles up there and is "held" by the force of the outflow of the thunderstorm. After the thunderstorm moves by, there is no force holding the water on the east side of the lake anymore, so the level tries to equalize. The result is that the lake level rises in Chicago, and then falls, and then rises, as the level reaches equilibrium. The most I have personally observed is about a 1 foot change. Mildly amusing, but again -- one day I am going to die, and it's not going to be because of this :)

julius_geezer 17y ago

The bug carcasses do reek, I'm told by those who have better noses and walk through more. I wouldn't care to deal with them every summer, but I'm glad to have seen it.