April 27, 2004
Will The Day After Tomorrow Happen? Nasa says nothing.
Forget the useless "strike-fear-into-the-hearts-of-the-public-so-I-can-obtain-false-trust" antics of 'Orange Alerts'... how's this for a "Freak The Hell Out of the Public" response: And folks, according to the New York Times and NASA's top press officer, this conversation would ACTUALLY happen, if you had the chance to ask: Ready?
You: "Hey top NASA advisor! Do you know that movie 'The Day After Tomorrow' about the Greenhouse effect and massive weather catastrophies? - That won't actually happen will it?"That's right folks, NASA's official line for "Is The Planet Earth Poised to be Completely Screwed by Giant Greenhouse Disasters?" is "No Comment."
Them: "Uhhh.. No Comment."
No Comment?!?! What the hell is that? I want a comment dammit! How 'bout: "Hey buster, don't you get yer panties in a twist, it's a stinkin movie." That'd be fine. But is that the response we're getting? Nope. Stellar. Absolutely Stellar.
Now, apparently, a lot of this is just spurned on gibberish, but the New York Times did report it, so it must be true, right? Slim word out of NASA is that scientists ARE in fact free to talk about the film now, but I haven't really found too much on that.
And of course, David Suzuki, the wise Earth-Man that he is, has dispelled any concerns in a nice little article he wrote here. However, it's much more fun to freak the hell outta the public and watch them scurry in a panic. Maybe that's why those Orange Alerts are so damn popular.
Posted by John Campea at April 27, 2004 03:39 AM
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Posted by: nix at April 27, 2004 11:53 AM
Dude, I'd just ignore the statements anyway. They don't mind. Credit Card people are friendly.
Posted by: Day-vuhl at April 27, 2004 02:59 PM
My credit card people are definitely not friendly. I called them just last week and swore at them. A lot. Funny thing ... I'd always assumed that when you tell a bank to "cancel my account" that would translate to "don't process any new transactions" 'cause it's rather difficult to process transactions on an account that no longer exists. This basic piece of logic does not seem to apply in credit-land. Bah.
Posted by: Bubba at April 27, 2004 03:14 PM
Yep... it's right up there with "No, I dont wish to receive email from you any more"... and "I don't want this magazine anymore".. oh and mustn't forget... "but there's never anything on this channel.. I dont want it! Make it go away!
Posted by: nix at April 28, 2004 03:49 AM
Yes, sudden climate change is unlikely, and climate change as sudden as in the day after tomorrow is impossible. But that doesn't mean that climate change isn't happening, or that this isn't a good time to talk about it. There are some signs that Day After Tomorrow may serve that role:
the day after tomorrow as an opportunity to raise questions
move on day after tomorrow
environmentalists and day after tomorrow
bill mckibben day after tomorrow
Posted by: alex at May 15, 2004 03:46 AM
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Posted by: Get The Real Scoop at May 20, 2004 05:11 PM
I think that this movie is dumb and it won't ever happen even if it does who cares we will be dead by then
Posted by: dave at December 14, 2004 04:59 PM
hey anyone know where i can find info proving that the movie will come true?
Posted by: Speech Stressed Boy at June 29, 2005 07:43 PM
Probably NASA people hadn't even heard of the film yet! "No Comment" seems to be the NASA equivalent of "Uh? Wah?.... but I'm already in my pyjamas".
Bah to David Suzuki for ruining all our doom saying fun.. it's nice to believe the whole planet is about to go to hell in a basket, makes me feel better about ignoring my credit card statement for just a couple more weeks!