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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | The chart shows that things toward the right are scary, while things toward the top <em>sound</em> scary, without <em>necessarily</em> being scary. | |
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{| class="wikitable sortable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Name | ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Name | ||
− | ! scope="col"| | + | ! scope="col" class="headerSortUp"| Apparent Scariness<sup id="ref_note-1">[[#cite_note-1|1]]</sup> |
− | ! scope="col"| | + | ! scope="col"| True Scariness<sup>[[#cite_note-1|1]]</sup> |
− | ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Description | + | ! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Description |
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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 {{w| | + | |A network packet that induces a broadcast storm or network meltdown. |
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+ | |{{Nowrap|{{w|Calorimeter#Bomb calorimeters|Bomb Calorimeters}}}} | ||
+ | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|h !}}67%}} | ||
+ | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|b !}}28%}} | ||
+ | |A device for measuring heat of combustion of a reaction in a pressure vessel. | ||
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+ | |{{Nowrap|{{w|Sulfur mustard|Mustard Gas}}}} | ||
+ | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|f !}}47%}} | ||
+ | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|c !}}50%}} | ||
+ | |A chemical warfare agent which causes blisters and severe irritation on skin and lung tissue. | ||
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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 | + | |A hypothetical scenario where low Earth orbit objects collide creating space debris which thereby increasing risk of collisions, leading to a cascade effect which could severely hinder space exploration and satellite technologies for many years. |
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− | |{{Nowrap|{{w| | + | |{{Nowrap|{{w|Soil liquefaction|Soil Liquefaction}}}} |
− | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs| | + | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|c !}}16%}} |
− | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs| | + | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|e !}}54%}} |
− | |A | + | |A phenomena where wet soil loses its strength, leading to potholes, road and terrain damage, and even building collapses, especially after earthquakes. |
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− | |{{Nowrap|{{w| | + | |{{Nowrap|{{w|Grey goo|Grey Goo}}}} |
− | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs| | + | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|b !}}5%}} |
− | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs| | + | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|f !}}68%}} |
− | |A | + | |A hypothetical end-of-world scenario where self-replicating nanobots consume all matter. |
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|{{Nowrap|{{w|Avian influenza virus|Bird Flu}}}} | |{{Nowrap|{{w|Avian influenza virus|Bird Flu}}}} | ||
|{{Nowrap|{{Hs|h !}}57%}} | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|h !}}57%}} | ||
|{{Nowrap|{{Hs|g !}}72%}} | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|g !}}72%}} | ||
− | |An illness caused by strains of influenza adapted for birds | + | |An illness caused by strains of influenza adapted for transfer between birds and humans.{{Verification needed}} Since birds can travel great distances quickly, this makes it difficult to contain. |
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− | |{{Nowrap|{{w| | + | |{{Nowrap|{{w|Demon core|Demon Core}}}} |
− | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs| | + | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|j !}}90%}} |
− | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs| | + | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|h !}}73%}} |
− | |An | + | |An incident where a subcritical mass of plutonium briefly went critical on two separate occasions at Los Alamos laboratory in 1945 and 1946. 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. In both instances the scientists performing the experiment died. |
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|{{Nowrap|{{w|Criticality accident|Criticality Incident}}}} | |{{Nowrap|{{w|Criticality accident|Criticality Incident}}}} | ||
|{{Nowrap|{{Hs|d!}}22%}} | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|d!}}22%}} | ||
|{{Nowrap|{{Hs|i !}}74%}} | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|i !}}74%}} | ||
− | |An | + | |An uncontrolled nuclear reaction. This occurs when a system running at exact criticality experiences an increase of one dollar of criticality (a term devised by Louis Slotin, as seen above). |
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− | |{{Nowrap|{{w| | + | |{{Nowrap|{{w|Antibiotic resistance|Superbug}}}} |
− | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs| | + | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|e !}}39%}} |
− | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs| | + | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|j !}}83%}} |
− | |A | + | |Antibiotic resistant bacteria. The growing use of antibiotics has caused some bacteria to evolve to become resistant to the antibiotics. A superbug perhaps refers to a scenario where a bacteria evolves rapidly to become resistant to all antibiotics and perhaps leads to an end of human life scenario.{{Verification needed}} |
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− | |{{Nowrap|{{w| | + | |{{Nowrap|{{w|Nuclear football|Nuclear Football}}}} |
− | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs| | + | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|g !}}52%}} |
− | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs| | + | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|k !}}94%}} |
− | | | + | |An aluminium Zero Halliburton briefcase which is used by the President of the United States to authorise nuclear attack. A military aide carrying the football is always near the president. |
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− | |Helvetica Scenario<br>( | + | |{{Nowrap|{{w|Necrotizing fasciitis|Flesh-eating bacteria}}}} |
+ | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|m !}}100%}} | ||
+ | |{{Nowrap|{{Hs|l !}}100%}} | ||
+ | |As the name suggests, bacteria that eats (or more accurately, releases toxins that destroy) your skin and muscle. | ||
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+ | |Helvetica Scenario<br>(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, | + | |This scenario is also in the title text of [[683: Science Montage]]: "...We have a Helvetica scenario!". The scenario is a fictional experiment from the BBC comedy show Look Around You, where it is claimed that removing the nucleus (only the center of an atom) of a calcium molecule in skin, but still leaving the electron shell at its position, would cause a massive reaction on mutation.<sup id="ref_note-2">[[#cite_note-2|2]]</sup> A small part of this film describes what would [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZPTM0PGQPE&feature=player_detailpage&t=389 happen (at 6:29)]. |
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− | == | + | <div style="background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.18);padding:10px 10px 10px 0;border-radius: 3px;margin-right:1em;margin-bottom:1em;"> |
− | + | #<span style="padding: 3px 5px 0px 5px;background-color: rgba(0%,0%,0%,0.09);border-radius: 5px;" id="cite_note-1">[[#ref_note-1|^]]</span> Note: Values in the chart are given as a percentage of the values of "Flesh-eating bacteria", which is the upper-right-most entry in the chart. | |
+ | </div> | ||
+ | <div style="background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.18);padding:10px 10px 10px 0;border-radius: 3px;margin-right:1em;margin-bottom:1em;"> | ||
+ | #<span style="padding: 3px 5px 0px 5px;background-color: rgba(0%,0%,0%,0.09);border-radius: 5px;" id="cite_note-2">[[#ref_note-2|^]]</span>[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=The%20Helvetica%20Scenario Helvetica Scenario at Urban Dictionary]. | ||
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | + | No official transcript. | |
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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