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Feb 13, 2017 02:50
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holy poo poo that's insane. the helicopter shots  so much erosion goin on over the emergency spillway
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Feb 13, 2017 02:52
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I'm so hype for a couple of cubic kilometers of water crashing down a hill right now.
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Feb 13, 2017 02:54
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Budgie posted:I'm so hype for a couple of cubic kilometers of water crashing down a hill right now. I feel like they should have prepared fireworks as well. Both as warning for people to hold their breath, and to make it more of event than a catastrophe.
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Feb 13, 2017 02:56
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Budgie posted:I'm so hype for a couple of cubic kilometers of water crashing down a hill right now. The sun has set, so you won't get the best view.
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Feb 13, 2017 02:56
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Fields downstream are already flooded and cars are backed up right next to the floodplains. This could be really loving bad...
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Feb 13, 2017 03:03
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Helicopter is on scene now: http://www.kcra.com/nowcast
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Feb 13, 2017 03:08
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Budgie posted:I'm so hype for a couple of cubic kilometers of water crashing down a hill right now. https://youtu.be/aa3nFLZIvbU
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Feb 13, 2017 03:09
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Fasdar posted:Fields downstream are already flooded and cars are backed up right next to the floodplains. This could be really loving bad... Yeah, they were already dumping as much water as they could before it overtopped the emergency spillway We would probably be having this same issues even if the main spillway never had issues
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Feb 13, 2017 03:13
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MisterOblivious posted:Oh, and they're mad about all those sweet drone shots and issued a temporary flight restriction to make them illegal. when you're having some kind of emergency and you may need to put aircraft in the area for reasons you dont want every yokel in thirty miles coming by to use the sweet new camera drone they got for christmas
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Feb 13, 2017 03:17
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boner confessor posted:when you're having some kind of emergency and you may need to put aircraft in the area for reasons you dont want every yokel in thirty miles coming by to use the sweet new camera drone they got for christmas Yeah, that law got passed becuase assholes kept flying drones near forest fires and after one sucked a drone into its engine, they've been forced to ground planes anytime drones are sighted in the area
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Feb 13, 2017 03:36
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You know all those films and tv shows with flying cars and poo poo? Imagine that but on the Chinese/Russian dash cam thread. One day the whole air travel laws and safety thing is going to have to be rebuilt from the ground up and it's starting with drones.
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Feb 13, 2017 03:40
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Ak Gara posted:You know all those films and tv shows with flying cars and poo poo? Imagine that but on the Chinese/Russian dash cam thread. One day the whole air travel laws and safety thing is going to have to be rebuilt from the ground up and it's starting with drones. If by that you mean that people with drones will have to actually act with some personal responsibility and consider the consequences of their actions, sure
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Feb 13, 2017 03:41
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i tuned in to watch some prime human fuckup footage and instead some rear end in a top hat is standing in front of an mspaint gray rectangle with the words "spillway" on it tediously explaining the concept of a wall and how water flows over things
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Feb 13, 2017 03:53
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Ol Standard Retard posted:holy poo poo that's insane. the helicopter shots Nah dude it's totally under control, choppers are going to start dropping rocks to fill the crevices any time now 
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Feb 13, 2017 03:54
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https://twitter.com/YubaCityCA/status/830972136097447936 Yuba City is ~65k This is pretty insane
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Feb 13, 2017 03:58
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My dad is a stones throw from the river, and he's not evacuating, the stubborn bastard. God drat it.
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Feb 13, 2017 03:58
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Skinnymansbeerbelly posted:My dad is a stones throw from the river, and he's not evacuating, the stubborn bastard. God drat it. Make sure that he knows that he's a dead man if he doesn't
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Feb 13, 2017 03:59
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Skinnymansbeerbelly posted:My dad is a stones throw from the river, and he's not evacuating, the stubborn bastard. God drat it. I am truly sorry.
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Feb 13, 2017 04:01
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Improbable Lobster posted:Make sure that he knows that he's a dead man if he doesn't Truth If the dam fails, there will be no warning and even if there was, he couldn't escape in time anyways
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Feb 13, 2017 04:01
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Skinnymansbeerbelly posted:My dad is a stones throw from the river, and he's not evacuating, the stubborn bastard. God drat it. Harry Truman is still convinced Mt. St. Helens isn't going to erupt.
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Feb 13, 2017 04:09
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Yeah my brothers and I have been blowing up his phone.
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Feb 13, 2017 04:10
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Looking good, nothing to be worried about. Just helidrop some boulders.
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Feb 13, 2017 04:20
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lost my retainer posted:Looking good, nothing to be worried about. Just helidrop some boulders. No, no, it's supposed to do that. Just, like 10 times slower. Hot diggity they got a fine newscaster woman.
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Feb 13, 2017 04:22
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Skinnymansbeerbelly posted:My dad is a stones throw from the river, and he's not evacuating, the stubborn bastard. God drat it. When he's dead, can i have his stuff? whatever's dry, i'm not picky.
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Feb 13, 2017 04:22
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Welp he's dead Resurrection!
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Feb 13, 2017 04:23
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lost my retainer posted:Looking good, nothing to be worried about. Just helidrop some boulders. Holy poo poo thats a lot of erosion
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Feb 13, 2017 04:24
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Fly Molo posted:Holy poo poo thats a lot of erosion That's a concrete lip. It's supposed to look like that. The problem is apparently that stuff on the far left that is threatening to undermine the concrete and cause it to break up. At this point it's holding, though.
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Feb 13, 2017 04:28
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Insane Dam video: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Oroville-Dam-in-Danger-of-Collapse-Evacuations-Ordered-413543783.html
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Feb 13, 2017 04:30
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Sagebrush posted:The Lake Berryessa spillway (aka "the glory hole") is probably going to overflow sometime next week for the first time in a decade. It's currently 1 foot below the lip. I'm gonna ride up to see it if so. Kayak and a gopro? People went over Niagra falls in a barrel.
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Feb 13, 2017 04:30
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Deteriorata posted:That's a concrete lip. It's supposed to look like that. The problem is apparently that stuff on the far left that is threatening to undermine the concrete and cause it to break up. At this point it's holding, though. The far left is always trying to erode our 
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Feb 13, 2017 04:31
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Deteriorata posted:That's a concrete lip. It's supposed to look like that. The problem is apparently that stuff on the far left that is threatening to undermine the concrete and cause it to break up. At this point it's holding, though. That photo shows a lot of erosion regardless. See the road on the right that abruptly ends? Yeah, it didn’t use to do that. e: Not the best angle for comparison, but here’s the road before: https://twitter.com/tehamacospotter/status/830456955458113536
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Feb 13, 2017 04:32
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FCKGW posted:It's getting a tad worse If you squint this looks like MST3K, which it most likely is.
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Feb 13, 2017 04:48
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Skinnymansbeerbelly posted:My dad is a stones throw from the river, and he's not evacuating, the stubborn bastard. God drat it. Call him and start asking for his preferences for his funeral next week.
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Feb 13, 2017 04:56
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Damageddon live on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF3j82YEsTo Megillah Gorilla fucked around with this message at 05:25 on Feb 13, 2017 |
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Feb 13, 2017 05:20
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Call your dad and tell him if he doesn't evacuate, you're going to become a gay and start sucking D full time.
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Feb 13, 2017 05:22
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Keiya posted:Call him and start asking for his preferences for his funeral next week. Are funerals any cheaper if there's no body recovered? That would probably be the case here.
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Feb 13, 2017 05:24
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Let's try the Facebook link again: https://www.facebook.com/KCRA3/videos/10155026580966514
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Feb 13, 2017 05:26
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Why do olds have to be so goddamn stubborn?
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Feb 13, 2017 05:58
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poo poo, it's hit Reuters: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-dam-idUSKBN15S04W
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