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On the chart, things toward the right are scary/dangerous/very bad, while things toward the top ''sound'' scary without ''necessarily'' being scary. | On the chart, things toward the right are scary/dangerous/very bad, while things toward the top ''sound'' scary without ''necessarily'' being scary. | ||
− | Note that [[Randall]] uses similar diagrams in both [[388: Fuck Grapefruit]] | + | Note that [[Randall]] uses similar diagrams in both [[388: Fuck Grapefruit]] and [[1501: Mysteries]] which also [[Category:Rankings|ranks]] different items. |
===Table=== | ===Table=== | ||
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|{{Nowrap|{{Hs|m !}}100%}} | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|m !}}100%}} | ||
|{{Nowrap|{{Hs|l !}}100%}} | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|l !}}100%}} | ||
− | |As the name suggests, bacteria that | + | |As the name suggests, bacteria that eats (or more accurately, releases toxins that destroy) your skin and muscle. |
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|{{Nowrap|[http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/C/Chernobyl-packet.html Chernobyl Packet]}} | |{{Nowrap|[http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/C/Chernobyl-packet.html Chernobyl Packet]}} | ||
|{{Nowrap|{{Hs|k !}}95%}} | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|k !}}95%}} | ||
|{{Nowrap|{{Hs|a !}}4%}} | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|a !}}4%}} | ||
− | |A network packet that induces a | + | |A network packet that induces a broadcast storm or network meltdown. Despite the name, it does not necessarily refer to the {{w|Chernobyl disaster}}. |
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|{{Nowrap|{{w|Kessler syndrome|Kessler Syndrome}}}} | |{{Nowrap|{{w|Kessler syndrome|Kessler Syndrome}}}} | ||
− | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|k !}} | + | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|k !}}87%}} |
|{{Nowrap|{{Hs|d !}}53%}} | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|d !}}53%}} | ||
− | |A hypothetical scenario where low Earth orbit objects collide, creating | + | |A hypothetical scenario where low Earth orbit objects collide, creating space debris which increases the risk of more collisions, leading to a cascade effect which could severely hinder space exploration and satellite technologies for many years. |
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|{{Nowrap|{{w|Demon core|Demon Core}}}} | |{{Nowrap|{{w|Demon core|Demon Core}}}} | ||
− | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|j !}} | + | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|j !}}90%}} |
|{{Nowrap|{{Hs|h !}}73%}} | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|h !}}73%}} | ||
− | |A subcritical mass of plutonium that was involved in two separate fatal incidents at Los Alamos laboratory in 1945 and 1946. In both cases, the core was accidentally placed into a configuration where it went supercritical and exposed an experimenter to fatal doses of radiation. The second is more notable, where Louis Slotin held two halves of a beryllium neutron reflector apart with a flat head screwdriver which slipped, suddenly causing the contained plutonium core to become supercritical and delivering a fatal dose of radiation | + | |A subcritical mass of plutonium that was involved in two separate fatal incidents at Los Alamos laboratory in 1945 and 1946. In both cases, the core was accidentally placed into a configuration where it went supercritical and exposed an experimenter to fatal doses of radiation. The second is more notable, where Louis Slotin held two halves of a beryllium neutron reflector apart with a flat head screwdriver which slipped, suddenly causing the contained plutonium core to become supercritical and delivering a fatal dose of radiation. |
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|{{Nowrap|{{w|Calorimeter#Bomb calorimeters|Bomb Calorimeters}}}} | |{{Nowrap|{{w|Calorimeter#Bomb calorimeters|Bomb Calorimeters}}}} | ||
|{{Nowrap|{{Hs|h !}}67%}} | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|h !}}67%}} | ||
|{{Nowrap|{{Hs|b !}}28%}} | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|b !}}28%}} | ||
− | |A device for measuring heat of combustion of a reaction in a pressure vessel. It does not interact with explosive devices directly, though the chemicals a bomb calorimeter would be called upon to measure are occasionally explosive or dangerous | + | |A device for measuring heat of combustion of a reaction in a pressure vessel. It does not interact with explosive devices directly, though the chemicals a bomb calorimeter would be called upon to measure are occasionally explosive or dangerous. |
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|{{Nowrap|{{w|Avian influenza virus|Bird Flu}}}} | |{{Nowrap|{{w|Avian influenza virus|Bird Flu}}}} | ||
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|A chemical warfare agent which causes blisters and severe irritation on skin and lung tissue. | |A chemical warfare agent which causes blisters and severe irritation on skin and lung tissue. | ||
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− | |{{Nowrap|{{w| | + | |{{Nowrap|{{w|Antibiotic resistance|Superbug}}}} |
|{{Nowrap|{{Hs|e !}}39%}} | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|e !}}39%}} | ||
|{{Nowrap|{{Hs|j !}}83%}} | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|j !}}83%}} | ||
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|{{Nowrap|{{Hs|c !}}16%}} | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|c !}}16%}} | ||
|{{Nowrap|{{Hs|e !}}54%}} | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|e !}}54%}} | ||
− | |A phenomenon where wet soil loses its strength and becomes temporarily liquid, capable of swallowing people and buildings, especially after earthquakes or torrential rains. Liquefaction can cause landslides; landslides can cause more liquefaction. Once the earthquake stops, the ground becomes solid again, trapping whatever was submerged. | + | |A phenomenon where wet soil loses its strength and becomes temporarily liquid, capable of swallowing people and buildings, especially after earthquakes or torrential rains. Liquefaction can cause landslides; landslides can cause more liquefaction. Once the earthquake stops, the ground becomes solid again, trapping whatever was submerged. |
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− | |{{Nowrap|{{w| | + | |{{Nowrap|{{w|Grey goo|Grey Goo}}}} |
|{{Nowrap|{{Hs|b !}}5%}} | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|b !}}5%}} | ||
|{{Nowrap|{{Hs|f !}}69%}} | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|f !}}69%}} | ||
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|Helvetica Scenario<br>(from the title text) | |Helvetica Scenario<br>(from the title text) | ||
|{{Nowrap|{{Hs|z !}}N/A}} | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|z !}}N/A}} | ||
− | |{{Hs|m !}}Off | + | |{{Hs|m !}}Literally Off-The-Chart |
− | |This scenario is also in the title text of [[683: Science Montage]]: "...We have a Helvetica scenario!". The scenario is a fictional experiment, presented in Switzerland (Helvetica), which assumes that removing only the nucleus (the center of an atom) of a calcium | + | |This scenario is also in the title text of [[683: Science Montage]]: "...We have a Helvetica scenario!". The scenario is a fictional experiment, presented in Switzerland (Helvetica), which assumes that removing only the nucleus (the center of an atom) of a calcium molecule in one's skin, but still leaving the electron shell at its position, would cause a massive reaction ending up in heavy mutations. The Helvetica scenario was made up by the BBC comedy show {{w|Look Around You}} in the pilot episode, which can be seen [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4CRCJUmWsM&t=5m53s here (at 5:53)]. The fact that the term {{w|Helvetica}} is more commonly known as referring to a very-commonly-used modern typeface makes the name sound like it should refer to a much less serious situation. |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[A scatter-plot, with 12 labeled dots. Both axis are labeled | + | :[A scatter-plot, with 12 labeled dots. Both axis are labeled. The dots are scattered from left to right and top to bottom. Below all labels are given, first for the axis, and then for each dot in approximately normal reading order, left to right top to bottom, but in the order it would make sense to read them:] |
:Y-axis: Scariness of name | :Y-axis: Scariness of name | ||
:X-axis: Scariness of thing name refers to | :X-axis: Scariness of thing name refers to | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Charts]] |
[[Category:Rankings]] | [[Category:Rankings]] | ||
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