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Examining New York's Bioresearch Laboratory

Posted by michael on from the also-a-michael-crichton-novel dept.

Evangelion quotes from a NY Press story about Plum Island: "'Located just two miles off the tip of Long Island and six miles from the Connecticut coastline, Plum Island is home to a Bio-Safety Level 4 (BSL-4) research facility... During the fifth month of [an Engineer's] strike, a three-hour power outage renewed public interest in the island... Without power, the air filtration systems are inoperable. Without power, decontamination procedures break down. Without power, the seals in the pressurized airlock doors start to deflate. According to one report, workers were desperately sealing the doors with duct tape...'"

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  1. Go Duct Tape by ePhil_One · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is there no end to its miracle powers?

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    1. Re:Go Duct Tape by operagost · · Score: 3, Funny

      I'm sure there's a fetish site on the web for that.

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  2. Tsk, tsk, tsk. by rafael_es_son · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, looks like Dr. Lecter won't get his vacation RSN.

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    1. Re:Tsk, tsk, tsk. by Tackhead · · Score: 3, Funny
      > Well, looks like Dr. Lecter won't get his vacation RSN.

      It puts the fucking Ebola in the pressure-contained work area!

  3. Sounds Familiar by bfg9000 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Plum Island is home to a Bio-Safety Level 4 (BSL-4) research facility... a three-hour power outage... the air filtration systems are inoperable.. decontamination procedures break down... the seals in the pressurized airlock doors start to deflate... workers were desperately sealing the doors with duct tape...

    Plum Island, Raccoon City... either way, I'm duct taping my windows and kneeling under my desk as per the Umbrella Group's safety instructions.

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  4. Re:backup gens? by evilad · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ah yes, this confused me at first as well. Then the answer hit me: YOU CAN'T READ.

  5. What are you worried about? by burgburgburg · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's not like it was a Level 5 research facility which would be one worse than a Level 4 research facil ...what do you mean the numbering stops at 4? There is no such thing as a Level 5 research facility? Oh, that's different. In that case, I think we should panic right about now.

    1. Re:What are you worried about? by meringuoid · · Score: 4, Funny
      It's not like it was a Level 5 research facility which would be one worse than a Level 4 research facil ...what do you mean the numbering stops at 4?

      Is this the Spinal Tap approach to biohazard classification?

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  6. Re:BSL-4 labs by Cloud+9 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Would you rather it was operational?

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