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Guy Fawkes' Explosion Would Have Devasted London
Anonymous Coward writes "Experts at the University of Wales in Aberystwyth have worked out for the first time the true extent of the damage Guy Fawkes would have caused if his daring deed had not been foiled on November 5, 1605. " Sorry - history geek/major in me coming out, but this is definitiely one of those major points in history when things Could Have Gone Differently.
For the first time ever my old university is mentioned on Slashdot. I'm so happy!
He has been the only person to go the parliament with honest intentions
CJC
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you said "fawkes".
Experts at the Slashdot labratory have worked out for the first time the true extent of the possible damage to the University of Wales in Aberystwyth's web server due to the posting of a story about Guy Fawkes
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What the heck does that mean?
He said the physicists used the weight of explosive to work out how it would affect its surroundings.
"We know that the more explosive we have the more energy will be released when the charge is set off.
"From the pressure pulse generated by the explosion, we can tell if windows are going to be smashed or if whole buildings will be demolished," he said.
He explained that the further from the blast the lesser the effects until only a faint bang is audible.
Obviously they had their top minds working on this.
The government's moral compass is controlled by GPS.
In times of crises, they alter it to suit their needs.
... by the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, the results would be too terrible to contemplate.
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he Guy Fawkes day was a frightning day for all of us British.
it happened in 1605. How exactly was it a frightening day for you, again?
What's wrong with that? I hate vasts! Out with the vasts!
(Apparently, you're history buffs, but not spelling buffs.)
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It's a school of whales, not a university, you insensitive clod!
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He explained that the further from the blast the lesser the effects until only a faint bang is audible.
Wow, this guy's got amazing powers of observation!
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Stachel
Or 1,250 really, really fast CD-Rs.
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that is a stupid question
What if RMS was sane?
that is a much more sensible question, but asked in a profoundly stupid way
"Technology.....the knack of so arranging the world that we don't have to experience it." Max Firsch
Technically we are celebrating the failure of a plot to bring down the government (King+Parliament) by means of an explosive nature.
I would be, they might miss by half a mile and blow up my bloody office.
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> Obviously they had their top minds working on this.
That's the first thing that came to my mind, too. I think he's also a founding member of the Royal Society For Putting Things On Top Of Other Things.
Since when did Londoners (or Englishmen for that matter) need a valid excuse to get drunk?
Blow up Parliament? Have a party.
Fail to blow up Parliament? Have a party.
It's all the same.
"In one of the more peculiar of English habits, Guy Fawkes is celebrated with his own day of national remembrance for his role in a failed scheme to dispose of King James I and the House of Lords. You'd think they'd celebrate the foiler of the attempt rather than one of its enactors, but then "1st Earl of Salisbury Day" or "Lord Monteagle Day" just don't have the same ring."
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Centre for Explosion Studies!! Now there is a cool major.
Bob: Hi, what's your major?
Jane: Theater. How about you?
Bob: Explosion Studies.
Jane: Wow, that is soooo cool. Wanna go out tonight?
Doesn't work that way with CS I can tell you. Seriously, was there ever a cooler thing to major in? I would have even dropped out of CS to be able to blow things up. They also get to study all the great explosions of all time.
I wonder what kind of job Explosive majors get? Cool stuff like special effects, building demolition, pyrotechniques, rodent control. I think I missed my true calling in life.
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"Hmmm...strange these all have their detonators still installed. Meh, no matter."
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What if the French won the war?
I think you meant: What if the French won a war
I'm guessing to get a degree there you simply have to be alive at the end of the programme.
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Yea, like that dammned butterfly that flaps its wings in Brazil and fucks up the weather in Scotland...
Damn, that little bug is working overtime.
My favorite limerick (prompted by the fact that the university that the professors are from is the University of Aberystwyth):
There was a young girl from Aberystwyth
Who took grain to the mill to get grist with.
The miller's son, Jack,
Laid her flat on her back
And united the organs they pissed with!
(Apologies to anyone from what I am sure is a very nice town, but I couldn't help passing this one on!)
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