Poll of the Day > $10,000.... but mosquitoes suddenly go instinct

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Anisoptera
08/22/18 1:56:00 PM
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all the mosquitoes in the world suddenly vanish if you take the money.
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keyblader1985
08/22/18 1:57:00 PM
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Detroit Smash that button so hard.
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Kyuubi4269
08/22/18 2:01:00 PM
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Okay.
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Zareth
08/22/18 2:20:21 PM
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Sure. I'll most likely be dead before the impact of the loss of mosquitoes on the environment affects me.
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Mead
08/22/18 2:21:21 PM
#5:


What is the downside
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Ogurisama
08/22/18 2:22:08 PM
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Krazy_Kirby
08/22/18 2:40:48 PM
#7:


basic instinct?
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Smarkil
08/22/18 2:46:47 PM
#8:


Ogurisama posted...
Mead posted...
What is the downside

World wide ecosystem gets destroyed


Not really. There's a lot of biologists that think it would have minimal impact to the ecosystem as there are no animals that feed specifically on mosquitos. It's hard to judge the impact with any kind of specificity without actually doing it, but supposedly the world could fairly easily adapt to it.

I'm too lazy to pull up the research but it's a thing.

Also it would save like, 500k lives a year so there's that.
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Muscles
08/22/18 2:52:07 PM
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I'll take it, the world has survived much worse.
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MICHALECOLE
08/22/18 3:01:16 PM
#10:


Instinct
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slacker03150
08/22/18 3:01:49 PM
#11:


keyblader1985 posted...
Detroit Smash that button so hard.

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Andromicus
08/22/18 3:04:20 PM
#12:


Ultra Instinct?
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Jen0125
08/22/18 3:07:06 PM
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I read something once that said that if mosquitos go extinct there'd be little effect on the environment because all they do is suck blood. They don't do anything else. They don't pollinate or keep any type of other species population in check. They're not the main food source for any animals. They're literally a nuisance bug.
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faz
08/22/18 3:10:08 PM
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They are classified as an endangered species. If they go, the aliens will destroy us.
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Nade Duck
08/22/18 3:10:56 PM
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might suck a little for some bats and spiders i guess.

oh well tho
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Red_Frog
08/22/18 3:16:49 PM
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I would pay $10K to see the mosquitoes become extinct.
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dioxxys
08/22/18 3:36:22 PM
#17:


This topic pleases me
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shadowsword87
08/22/18 3:39:16 PM
#18:


How many times can I kill every mosquito?
I want to do it at least 5 times.

I'll even not take the money.
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EnvyFox
08/22/18 3:49:49 PM
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Ogurisama posted...
Mead posted...
What is the downside

World wide ecosystem gets destroyed

Add about three more zeros to the price and I'll pack the world wide ecosystem's bags myself.
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Revelation34
08/22/18 3:52:13 PM
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Smarkil posted...
Also it would save like, 500k lives a year so there's that.

Maybe that's what Ogurisama meant since population control would be a slightly bigger problem.
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MICHALECOLE
08/22/18 3:55:04 PM
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Ogurisama posted...
Mead posted...
What is the downside

World wide ecosystem gets destroyed

Ecosystem schmecosystem
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GanglyKhan
08/22/18 4:09:50 PM
#22:


Other insects would increase in population, wouldn't they?
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Super_Thug44
08/22/18 4:19:36 PM
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I would probably pay $1000 to get rid of all mosquitos
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VixYW
08/22/18 4:20:28 PM
#24:


Red_Frog posted...
I would pay $10K to see the mosquitoes become extinct.

This. Unless...

Andromicus posted...
Ultra Instinct?

We would be doomed if that happened. Even if it was just a single Son Mosquito. lol
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Lokarin
08/22/18 4:26:00 PM
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Mosquitos are an essential food source for many animals.
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VixYW
08/22/18 4:39:51 PM
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Lokarin posted...
Mosquitos are an essential food source for many animals.

Shame on them for feeding on stuff that feed on our blood.
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wolfy42
08/22/18 4:41:40 PM
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We are getting close to the point of not needing any animals at all, only ones we directly control/breed at least. Bugs/insects will probably be the last to go, but I'm betting eventually even they will.

So why not speed up the process, and gain from it.

I hit the button, laughing out loud at the sweet revenge for all those bites I have received.

It's Red Court time bitches!!
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Mead
08/22/18 5:12:26 PM
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Lokarin posted...
Mosquitos are an essential food source for many animals.


Citation needed
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SavageGlum100
08/22/18 5:30:34 PM
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Mosquitos are the biggest murderers on this planet. I would gladly take $10,000 to exterminate all of them.
Seriously, take a look:

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Mead
08/22/18 5:39:32 PM
#30:


Mosquitoes did 7/11
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Yellow
08/22/18 5:42:17 PM
#31:


I hurt my finger pressing that button.
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Hop103
08/22/18 6:37:41 PM
#32:


$10,000 please, the flies can take things from where the mosquitoes left off.
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green dragon
08/22/18 6:42:45 PM
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Jen0125 posted...
I read something once that said that if mosquitos go extinct there'd be little effect on the environment because all they do is suck blood. They don't do anything else. They don't pollinate or keep any type of other species population in check.

Pretty sure that's actually inaccurate.

Only female mosquitoes suck blood. Both male and female mosquitoes feed on nectar, and are indeed pollinators.
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ferko420
08/22/18 6:53:32 PM
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Fuck em! We can make drones to do what they did, without kissing us off.that's how skynet gonna get in, our robot polloniatersg

Edit. Kindle auto corrected skynet to ether...
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SilentSeph
08/22/18 6:55:22 PM
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My mind is telling me to preserve the ecosystem, but the irritating bump on my arm is telling me fuck mosquitoes, gimme $10,000.
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dioxxys
08/22/18 7:02:24 PM
#36:


SavageGlum100 posted...
Mosquitos are the biggest murderers on this planet. I would gladly take $10,000 to exterminate all of them.
Seriously, take a look:

P1PSqHs

zDUjBYa

bdQnerf

Death is good, keeps population in check.
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SunWuKung420
08/22/18 7:05:42 PM
#37:


SAVE the MOSQUITOS!
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Lokarin
08/22/18 7:06:37 PM
#38:


Mead posted...
Lokarin posted...
Mosquitos are an essential food source for many animals.


Citation needed


Don't be that guy, they aren't alpha predators.

https://www.orkin.com/other/mosquitoes/mosquito-predators/
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Mead
08/22/18 7:10:15 PM
#39:


Lokarin posted...
Mead posted...
Lokarin posted...
Mosquitos are an essential food source for many animals.


Citation needed


Don't be that guy, they aren't alpha predators.

https://www.orkin.com/other/mosquitoes/mosquito-predators/


None of those species depend on mosquitoes as their food source though
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Lokarin
08/22/18 7:13:19 PM
#40:


Mead posted...
Lokarin posted...
Mead posted...
Lokarin posted...
Mosquitos are an essential food source for many animals.


Citation needed


Don't be that guy, they aren't alpha predators.

https://www.orkin.com/other/mosquitoes/mosquito-predators/


None of those species depend on mosquitoes as their food source though


Oh, if that's what you meant.

On their own they aren't essential - it's more a matter of biomass for nutrients, of which mosquitoes are a large portion. If mosquitoes were wholly replaced with an equal biomass of flies it probably would be about equal... but that's not the case.
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SavageGlum100
08/22/18 8:30:53 PM
#41:


dioxxys posted...
SavageGlum100 posted...
Mosquitos are the biggest murderers on this planet. I would gladly take $10,000 to exterminate all of them.
Seriously, take a look:

P1PSqHs

zDUjBYa

bdQnerf

Death is good, keeps population in check.


Your view on human life is a bit worrying, dear sir.
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User728
08/22/18 8:45:59 PM
#42:


Smarkil posted...
Ogurisama posted...
Mead posted...
What is the downside

World wide ecosystem gets destroyed


Not really. There's a lot of biologists that think it would have minimal impact to the ecosystem as there are no animals that feed specifically on mosquitos. It's hard to judge the impact with any kind of specificity without actually doing it, but supposedly the world could fairly easily adapt to it.

I'm too lazy to pull up the research but it's a thing.

Also it would save like, 500k lives a year so there's that.

So overpopulation becomes an issue even more?
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SavageGlum100
08/22/18 8:50:58 PM
#43:


User728 posted...
Smarkil posted...
Ogurisama posted...
Mead posted...
What is the downside

World wide ecosystem gets destroyed


Not really. There's a lot of biologists that think it would have minimal impact to the ecosystem as there are no animals that feed specifically on mosquitos. It's hard to judge the impact with any kind of specificity without actually doing it, but supposedly the world could fairly easily adapt to it.

I'm too lazy to pull up the research but it's a thing.

Also it would save like, 500k lives a year so there's that.

So overpopulation becomes an issue even more?


So you are okay with 500,000 - 725,000 people dying in a slow and painful way each year?
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User728
08/22/18 9:03:01 PM
#44:


SavageGlum100 posted...
User728 posted...
Smarkil posted...
Ogurisama posted...
Mead posted...
What is the downside

World wide ecosystem gets destroyed


Not really. There's a lot of biologists that think it would have minimal impact to the ecosystem as there are no animals that feed specifically on mosquitos. It's hard to judge the impact with any kind of specificity without actually doing it, but supposedly the world could fairly easily adapt to it.

I'm too lazy to pull up the research but it's a thing.

Also it would save like, 500k lives a year so there's that.

So overpopulation becomes an issue even more?


So you are okay with 500,000 - 725,000 people dying in a slow and painful way each year?

So you are okay with overpopulation?
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dioxxys
08/22/18 9:29:36 PM
#45:


death is simply a natural part of life, it creates balance
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SunWuKung420
08/22/18 9:38:09 PM
#46:


dioxxys posted...
death is simply a natural part of life, it creates balance


Essentially. If it wasn't mosquitos, it would be something else, like Ebola.
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Nade Duck
08/22/18 9:52:08 PM
#47:


SunWuKung420 posted...
dioxxys posted...
death is simply a natural part of life, it creates balance


Essentially. If it wasn't mosquitos, it would be something else, like Ebola.

or malaria
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SavageGlum100
08/22/18 11:28:20 PM
#48:


User728 posted...
SavageGlum100 posted...
User728 posted...
Smarkil posted...
Ogurisama posted...
Mead posted...
What is the downside

World wide ecosystem gets destroyed


Not really. There's a lot of biologists that think it would have minimal impact to the ecosystem as there are no animals that feed specifically on mosquitos. It's hard to judge the impact with any kind of specificity without actually doing it, but supposedly the world could fairly easily adapt to it.

I'm too lazy to pull up the research but it's a thing.

Also it would save like, 500k lives a year so there's that.

So overpopulation becomes an issue even more?


So you are okay with 500,000 - 725,000 people dying in a slow and painful way each year?

So you are okay with overpopulation?


If my options are overpopulation versus a Thanos / Serial Killer mindset that part of the human population should be killed off like a bunch of roaches, I'll go with overpopulation (something that can be worked with so everyone is okay), thank you very much.
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DrPrimemaster
08/22/18 11:30:13 PM
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What Ive read suggests that the absence of their larvae and eggs would be the biggest factor if it had any effect. Some aquatic species may be more dependent on it than we realize.
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MacrossSpecial
08/23/18 12:03:26 AM
#50:


What am I going to do with 10k? I get a small amount of money for destroying the food chain?
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