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So...back in the early 80s, the world was going to get so hot it would be 100F in January, and sea levels would rise. By the year 2000, it would get worse.

The stories and pictures my science teacher showed us revealed a stark, dim future. Coasts would be under 200 feet of water. Death and destruction everywhere. You'd be able to tour former cities by boat. One picture showed the Empire State Building sticking out of the water, only the part where it narrows at the top visible.

So, let's look at that picture. That's the 80th Floor observation deck, which is 974 feet above sea level. It's a little less, but NYC is basically on the ocean, so deal with it.

If only that portion is sticking out, that means the sea level is now 974 feet above it's level in the early 80s when this was shown.

Doing some rough estimates, about 50% of the CONUS is under or at 974 feet elevation. Approximately 70% of my home state would be under water at this point, with only the glacial "mountains" being above water.

At the time, no one really paid attention to that, being the jaded children we were. But now with instant information available, I can confidently tell the pearl clutching science teachers from my youth to shove those same pearls up their asses and pull them out of the gob on their face.

So...back in the early 80s, the world was going to get so hot it would be 100F in January, and sea levels would rise. By the year 2000, it would get worse. The stories and pictures my science teacher showed us revealed a stark, dim future. Coasts would be under 200 feet of water. Death and destruction everywhere. You'd be able to tour former cities by boat. One picture showed the Empire State Building sticking out of the water, only the part where it narrows at the top visible. So, let's look at that picture. That's the 80th Floor observation deck, which is 974 feet above sea level. It's a little less, but NYC is basically on the ocean, so deal with it. If only that portion is sticking out, that means the sea level is now 974 feet above it's level in the early 80s when this was shown. Doing some rough estimates, about 50% of the CONUS is under or at 974 feet elevation. Approximately 70% of my home state would be under water at this point, with only the glacial "mountains" being above water. At the time, no one really paid attention to that, being the jaded children we were. But now with instant information available, I can confidently tell the pearl clutching science teachers from my youth to shove those same pearls up their asses and pull them out of the gob on their face.
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I didn't hear a lot of that nonsense as a child.

My answer today is a question. Why are all the wealthiest people buying ocean front property at high market values if its going to disappear?

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Well the climate is no longer as much of a concern, so buy away!

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Facts? Logic? Reason? Ugh, what a drag. I only consume my reality in 10‑second sound bites and blurry screenshots. Don’t you dare confuse me with context or nuance—I’m here for the plot twists, not the truth. Keep your evidence, I’m busy following the storyline like it’s prestige TV!

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I engage ai on this shit. “So if all the pole ice melted, how much would the water rise?” 200-250ft.

If the poles shifted and the magnetic draw moved water around what’s the likely highest leve it would rise in relation to current zero/sea level. 200-300 ft.

With or without ice melt?

Without as we wouldn’t know where the shift is and if melt would occur.

But if it did we are looking at ~500ft max rise? Yeah.

Would that peak and recede since at some point after movement the cold parts (new poles) would freeze again? Yes unless they happened to be mountains which is not probable, as there is more ocean than mountains.

Ok then climate, I’m in Texas at elevations over 500 ft. (Lots of Texas is, fuck Houston and the browns down south) whey extremes we looking at? The earth shift could be 0,22,35,60,90 those are the most probable shift points, Based on that what’s the temps.

Worst of the 5, 80-120 degrees yearly. Ok that’s Texas almost now. Sans the 120, but we see 105-110 some. So 1 in 5 chance it would be the far extreme.

Me: can you survive this if you lived underground? Yes. If you can still get water. Underground is the easiest way to do this.

Me: my metal bulosng has xx by xx steel beams with purlins x on center, what’s the load capacity? Ai: not enough to cover it with 3 ft of dirt.

Me: ok how would I do it disregard the roof for now? Water proof membrane. Like solid I had an unlimited supply of say billboard material would that work? Yes that’s perfect.

Build French drains prism the 3 high sides of the house, rock and perforated pipe, wrap house in billboards, Back fill with #4-6 rock. If have used metal roof cover that. Then cover roof.

Me: if I built an interior support system of beam and 4x4 posted, 5ft on center, with center supports, and beam cross braces in between the existing purlins could it hold 3 ft of dirt?

3/8” wall 4x4 post with 10” I ran could hold 8-10 ft of dirt.

So if I had enough time to build this inside my barn, I could make this work?

Yes if you had time.

In a pole shift how long before the temps change for the extreme? Pole shift would likely take 2-4 years even on a fast scale, it won’t flip overnight.

Me: how many welding rods do I need for this venture?

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Just be afraid.

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I’m not.

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As a kid in the 80s we were taught that a global cooling was going to happen and that by 2k we would need to wear protection when it rained to keep from being dissolved. Oh and the ozone layer would be gone and we couldn't spend any time outside.

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Yeah it went from global warming to global cooling overnight. By the 90s it was the new ice age.

Acid rain was Ohio's fault, sorry about that. We've destroyed one of the biggest polluters, Conesville Station. You don't have any electrical service anymore, but you don't have to worry about those pesky scrubbers on stacks either. You're welcome.