Current Events > Hawaii just got a missile alert

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Harpie posted...

but this was funny
https://mobile.twitter.com/sgtjanedoe/status/952244760609284099

Harpie I kinda like you now, that was fucking hilarious. xD
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One thing that's still scary is that I now know what the reality of that situation will feel like. You're completely helpless. There is absolutely nothing you can do to increase your odds of survival at all. There's no way of knowing where the missile will hit so you don't know if you should drive to a different side of the island.

Really guys, I was flat out terrified. I was imagining what it'll be like when a missile strikes somewhere near my town if not my town itself. Like will I be immediately vaporized? Will things suck a whole shit ton before I collapse and die a burnt up mess?

Man... Jesus fucking christ I'm still all amped.
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The Hawaii emergency warning system owes me a xanax and a fresh pair of boxers.
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prince_leo posted...

phone notifications sound like something I read a couple years ago. seems like a good idea except in cases where it's false

Better to have a false positive than a false negative.
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I remember one in time in Connecticut we had an emergency broadcast to evacuate the state asap idk if anybody remembers
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It probably did happened and they handled it.
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Imagine getting this alert and deciding to say fuck it going out to the beach to masterbate then get arrested for all for this to be fake
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OdellBeckhamJr posted...

It probably did happened and they handled it.

in a few hours time

"north korea's latest missile test intercepted by US"
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Lord_Shadow posted...

Imagine getting this alert and deciding to say fuck it going out to the beach to masterbate then get arrested for all for this to be fake

Lmao.
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Go team
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Lord_Shadow posted...

Imagine getting this alert and deciding to say fuck it going out to the beach to masterbate then get arrested for all for this to be fake

Lmfao
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Lord_Shadow posted...

Imagine getting this alert and deciding to say fuck it going out to the beach to masterbate then get arrested for all for this to be fake

Laughing harder than I thought
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Will this be the next meme?
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Lord_Shadow posted...

Imagine getting this alert and deciding to say fuck it going out to the beach to masterbate then get arrested for all for this to be fake

Always remember what the ancient Hawaiians used to say: "When you're itching for the waves, the only lotion is the ocean."

Tc even though you're a liar and welcher im glad you and your family and well hawaii is safe
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__aCEr__ posted...

Lord_Shadow posted...

Imagine getting this alert and deciding to say fuck it going out to the beach to masterbate then get arrested for all for this to be fake

Always remember what the ancient Hawaiians used to say: "When you're itching for the waves, the only lotion is the ocean."

Holy shit lmao
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Shit

That's a major fuck up. I'm glad you weren't nuked tc and I'm glad that Trump either didn't hear about it or was warned it was a mistake.

Like shit we could have been about to go to nuclear war
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KingCrabCake posted...

Tc even though you're a liar and welcher im glad you and your family and well hawaii is safe

I'm not a liar (well not anymore than anyone else) And I've already proved I'm not a welcher. But I do thank you for your sincere words.
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nicklebro posted...

KingCrabCake posted...

Tc even though you're a liar and welcher im glad you and your family and well hawaii is safe

I'm not a liar (well not anymore than anyone else) And I've already proved I'm not a welcher. But I do thank you for your sincere words.

You proved literally nothing except you used a loophole that's not even a good one. You still welched
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nicklebro posted...

KingCrabCake posted...

Tc even though you're a liar and welcher im glad you and your family and well hawaii is safe

I'm not a liar (well not anymore than anyone else) And I've already proved I'm not a welcher. But I do thank you for your sincere words.

Well i mean you are by definition a welcher.

But in all seriousness im glad it was just a mixup. Hopefully no one did anything stupid or got hurt during the alert.

Also didn't know you were from the island! Pretty neat
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lmao, shut the fuck up TC.

State officials already stated that, even with a nuclear strike on Hawaii, like 90% of the state's population would still be alive.

literally almost ww3
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HiddenRoar posted...

lmao, shut the fuck up TC.

State officials already stated that, even with a nuclear strike on Hawaii, like 90% of the state's population would still be alive.

How?
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Yeah man like.... I really did think there was a good chance I'd be dead pretty soon. I think it takes like 20 minutes for a nuke to leave Korea, and there were no instructions or anything like that. Felt like we had ~15 minutes to live. I'm still jittery over it.
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It was already over when I found out. Just turned on cnn and they were talking about it being a false alarm. I'm glad I found out later cause it would have been scary when people thought it was real. my parents are in Hawaii right now

HiddenRoar posted...

lmao, shut the fuck up TC.

State officials already stated that, even with a nuclear strike on Hawaii, like 90% of the state's population would still be alive.

Jesus dude... Why would anyone act like this? Wtf is your problem?

And I'd need to see how 90% of the state would survive cuz that makes no sense to me.
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HiddenRoar posted...

lmao, shut the fuck up TC.

State officials already stated that, even with a nuclear strike on Hawaii, like 90% of the state's population would still be alive.

Ya who cares if 10% of a state is fucking nuked and killed.
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Zikten posted...

It was already over when I found out. Just turned on cnn and they were talking about it being a false alarm. I'm glad I found out later cause it would have been scary when people thought it was real. my parents are in Hawaii right now

It was definitely scary. I'm not even supposed to be in Hawaii right now lol. I'm just here visiting my mom for the holidays and stayed longer than anticipated.
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HiddenRoar posted...

lmao, shut the fuck up TC.

State officials already stated that, even with a nuclear strike on Hawaii, like 90% of the state's population would still be alive.

I dont know how that's possible but even so, even 10% of a state dying is fucked up

KingCrabCake posted...

HiddenRoar posted...

lmao, shut the fuck up TC.

State officials already stated that, even with a nuclear strike on Hawaii, like 90% of the state's population would still be alive.

Ya who cares if 10% of a state is fucking nuked and killed.

And I can't imagine that's true anyways....
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RRGvAB4HF8
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2. Q: I have heard that planning for a nuclear attack from North Korea is futile given most of the population will be killed or critically injured. Is that true?
A: No. Current estimates of human casualties based on the size (yield) of North Korean nuclear weapon technology strongly suggests an explosion less than 3 miles in diameter. More than 90% of the population would survive the direct effects of such an explosion. Planning and preparedness are essential to protect those survivors from delayed residual radiation (fallout) and other effects of the attack such as the loss of utilities and communication systems, structural fires, etc.

https://www.honolulu.gov/.../HI-EMA_BMD_Question_and_Answer_AUG_2017.pdf

Shut the fuck up TC, ya haole.

HiddenRoar posted...

2. Q: I have heard that planning for a nuclear attack from North Korea is futile given most of the population will be killed or critically injured. Is that true?
A: No. Current estimates of human casualties based on the size (yield) of North Korean nuclear weapon technology strongly suggests an explosion less than 3 miles in diameter. More than 90% of the population would survive the direct effects of such an explosion. Planning and preparedness are essential to protect those survivors from delayed residual radiation (fallout) and other effects of the attack such as the loss of utilities and communication systems, structural fires, etc.

https://www.honolulu.gov/.../HI-EMA_BMD_Question_and_Answer_AUG_2017.pdf

Shut the fuck up TC, ya haole.

10% of a state dying is a huge thing still. that would be worse than 9/11

The missile from Kim Jung Fatso will miss.
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nicklebro posted...

Zikten posted...

It was already over when I found out. Just turned on cnn and they were talking about it being a false alarm. I'm glad I found out later cause it would have been scary when people thought it was real. my parents are in Hawaii right now

It was definitely scary. I'm not even supposed to be in Hawaii right now lol. I'm just here visiting my mom for the holidays and stayed longer than anticipated.

Thats how Biggie was killed

Was supposed to be in London but stayed in LA
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HiddenRoar posted...

2. Q: I have heard that planning for a nuclear attack from North Korea is futile given most of the population will be killed or critically injured. Is that true?
A: No. Current estimates of human casualties based on the size (yield) of North Korean nuclear weapon technology strongly suggests an explosion less than 3 miles in diameter. More than 90% of the population would survive the direct effects of such an explosion. Planning and preparedness are essential to protect those survivors from delayed residual radiation (fallout) and other effects of the attack such as the loss of utilities and communication systems, structural fires, etc.

https://www.honolulu.gov/.../HI-EMA_BMD_Question_and_Answer_AUG_2017.pdf

Shut the fuck up TC, ya haole.

So in the event that North Korea's nuke is as small as they're asserting, 90% would survive the initial explosion. The vast majority of deaths take place after the initial impact dude. I can see how you'd misread that, but you really need to learn how to be more mature and don't insult people for no reason because it might just come back to bite you.

I was scared because it appeared the island I was on was going to be hit by a nuclear bomb, and you told me to shut the fuck up because "only" 100k people were going to be instantly vaporized. You have no idea how silly you look right now.
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And that link doesn't work
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I woke up this morning and saw the alert. Texted some people my farewells and sat and drank coffee while waiting to die

@1NfamousACE_2 posted...

nicklebro posted...

Zikten posted...

It was already over when I found out. Just turned on cnn and they were talking about it being a false alarm. I'm glad I found out later cause it would have been scary when people thought it was real. my parents are in Hawaii right now

It was definitely scary. I'm not even supposed to be in Hawaii right now lol. I'm just here visiting my mom for the holidays and stayed longer than anticipated.

Thats how Biggie was killed

Was supposed to be in London but stayed in LA

And Shaq was suppose to chill with him that night but overslept
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nicklebro posted...

And that link doesn't work

https://www.honolulu.gov/rep/site/dem/HI-EMA_BMD_Question_and_Answer_OCT_2017.pdf
for whatever it's worth
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kyujo posted...

nicklebro posted...

And that link doesn't work

https://www.honolulu.gov/rep/site/dem/HI-EMA_BMD_Question_and_Answer_OCT_2017.pdf
for whatever it's worth

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KingCrabCake posted...

@1NfamousACE_2 posted...

nicklebro posted...

Zikten posted...

It was already over when I found out. Just turned on cnn and they were talking about it being a false alarm. I'm glad I found out later cause it would have been scary when people thought it was real. my parents are in Hawaii right now

It was definitely scary. I'm not even supposed to be in Hawaii right now lol. I'm just here visiting my mom for the holidays and stayed longer than anticipated.

Thats how Biggie was killed

Was supposed to be in London but stayed in LA

And Shaq was suppose to chill with him that night but overslept

lol is that true?

Suge Knight just released a statement saying that his ex is who killed 2pac, as they were trying to kill Suge but Pac got in the way.
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Tactical nuke incoming!
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nicklebro posted...

lol is that true?

It is true.

Shaq was supposed to be with him that night.

Michael Clarke Duncan was supposed to be his bodyguard but his friend was a huge Biggie fan so he let him do it instead. He stopped being a bodyguard after that.
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Do you guys buy the story they are slinging? They say an employee hit the wrong button.

On my home alarm, it's so deafening that even on my mobile phone, it asks me if I really want to enable the alarm. So in essence yeah I have to hit the alarm twice to activate.
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1NfamousACE_2 posted...

nicklebro posted...

lol is that true?

It is true.

Shaq was supposed to be with him that night.

Michael Clarke Duncan was supposed to be his bodyguard but his friend was a huge Biggie fan so he let him do it instead. He stopped being a bodyguard after that.

That's crazy. Did you hear what I posted about Suge's explanation of what went down that night? Definitely sounds credible to me....
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Thrillwell posted...

Do you guys buy the story they are slinging? They say an employee hit the wrong button.

On my home alarm, it's so deafening that even on my mobile phone, it asks me if I really want to enable the alarm. So in essence yeah I have to hit the alarm twice to activate.

Yeah Idk why they'd lie.
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I heard Trump shot down the missile. We're safe.
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Capn Circus posted...

I heard Trump shot down the missile. We're safe.

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nicklebro posted...

That's crazy. Did you hear what I posted about Suge's explanation of what went down that night? Definitely sounds credible to me....

Didn't hear that

I still believe it was Orlando Anderson and his people who got jumped by Pac in the casino.
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This is WEIRD news (this is an article from the NEW YORK TIMES):

Alert About Missile Bound for Hawaii Was Sent in Error, Officials Say

"An early-morning emergency alert mistakenly warning of an incoming ballistic missile attack was dispatched to cellphones across Hawaii early Saturday morning, setting off widespread panic in a state that was already extremely anxious because of escalating tensions between the United States and North Korea.

Officials recalled the alert about 40 minutes after it was issued in a scramble of confusion over why it happened. Outrage was immediately expressed by state officials and among people who live in what is normally a famously tranquil part of the Pacific.

Officials said the alert had resulted from human error and was not the work of hackers or a foreign government. At no time, officials said, was there any indication that a nuclear attack had been launched on the United States. The public must have confidence in our emergency alert system, the governor, David Y. Ige, said. I am working to get to the bottom of this so we can prevent an error of this type in the future.

The Federal Communications Commission announced Saturday afternoon it had begun a full investigation into the FALSE missile alert in Hawaii.

The alert went out at about 8:10 a.m., lighting up phones of people still in bed or up for an early surf. BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL, it read.

People flocked to shelters, crowding highways in scenes of terror and helplessness. I was running through all the scenarios in my head, but there was nowhere to go, nowhere to pull over to, said Mike Staskow, a retired military captain.

At Konawaena High School on the Island of Hawaii, where a high school wrestling championship was taking place, school officials, more accustomed to responding to alerts of high surf or tsunamis, moved people to the center of the gym as they tried to figure out how to shelter someone from a nuclear missile.

Everyone cooperated, said Kellye Krug, the athletic director at the school. Once they were gathered, we let them use cellphones to reach loved ones. There were a couple kids who were emotional, the coaches were right there to console kids. After the retraction was issued, we gave kids time to reach out again.

Matt LoPresti, a state representative, told CNN that he and his family headed for a bathroom. I was sitting in the bathtub with my children, saying our prayers, he said.

Around the Koa Kea Hotel at Poipu Beach on the island of Kauai, guests looked quizzically around, wondering aloud if the alert was real. Many made their way to the main lobby, where they were invited by hotel staff to shelter in the basement parking garage among the vehicles. Very little information was provided, and the sense of urgency and panic rose.

Within several minutes, about 30 people were huddled in the garage, some making phone calls or scanning Twitter for details. Others gathered together near the edges of the garage, trying to make sense of the alert. At least one young guest was crying.

Word spread quickly after Representative Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii tweeted at 8:19 that the alert was a false alarm. The hotel staff, however, told guests not to leave the property until they got the all clear. Many decided on their own that it was safe to venture out once tweets began appearing from officials saying the alert was false.

In Washington, the White House said President Trump had been informed of the events. The president has been briefed on the state of Hawaiis emergency management exercise, said Lindsay Walters, a deputy press secretary. This was purely a state exercise.

Here is the rest of the article if you want to read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/13/us/hawaii-missile.html

Interesting read.... but I find the entire story to be weird. Some things don't make sense.
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