Monday, July 16, 2007

Up From The Depths

The big story of the day is that Japan was rocked by a 6.8 earthquake that severely damaged parts of northwest Japan. Not as big as the 7.0 that some of us in Seattle lived through back in 2001, but apparently much more severe in terms of property damage.

The really disturbing part of the story, however is that a nuclear power plant was damaged, subsequently leaking 315 gallons of water containing radioactive material into the Sea of Japan. A company statement said the leak had stopped and that there had been no "significant change" in the seawater under surveillance and no effect on the environment.

At this point, I assume you all see where this is going. The radioactive material will undoubtedly awaken Godzilla, who will then go on a rampage destroying far more than any earthquake ever could. At that point it will be up to modern science to find a way to sedate Godzilla, appease him in some way, or create a Mechagodzilla to battle him into submission.

The point is that very shortly, people will begin saying with dismay, "oh no, there goes Tokyo." Here is a short video of what we can expect in the days to come:

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