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ghostofhogan OP t1_j8emxwu wrote

Reply to comment by HockeyMusings in Ohio toxic air in DMV? by ghostofhogan

Uh, we could leave town if it’s expected to impact the region in any significant way. That’s what I’m getting at.

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HockeyMusings t1_j8enalc wrote

The controlled release was a week ago. Like 4 Chinese balloons have come and gone since then.

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JustHereForCookies17 t1_j8i567g wrote

How many Scaramucci's are we talking about?

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norakb123 t1_j8l0479 wrote

Everything should be measured in Scaramuccis. (Edit: everything time-based & I accept Trusses if you are international.)

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ghostofhogan OP t1_j8enffy wrote

Yeah, and the controlled release will burn much longer and will likely do far more damage than any countless number of Chinese balloons.

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HockeyMusings t1_j8eniql wrote

The controlled release burned until Wednesday. The fire is out.

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LarryKingBabyHole t1_j8epj6w wrote

To be fair... fire leads to smoke and particle dissemination which outlasts the fire itself.

If a chemical factory is dumping waste in a river, does the waste just disappear when the dumping stops?

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IndependentYam3227 t1_j8epzm1 wrote

Apparently the toxic cloud is going to disappear over Ohio, and reappear just outside the Beltway.

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HockeyMusings t1_j8epzh9 wrote

The fire ended a week ago. It has come and gone.

The amount of chemical exposure isn’t even a blip relative to the background deluge we willingly and/or unknowingly expose ourselves on a daily basis.

Even at that, our risk decreases exponentially with our distance from the site.

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not_a_gumby t1_j8eopl5 wrote

the balloons are just a distraction from the train chemical spill. There's a pretty obvious news blackout on the chemical burn because it undercuts Biden's anti-union stance which almost directly led to this exact situation.

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blind__panic t1_j8eq39e wrote

Where would you go? You can’t go further east, we’re already near the coast.

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ghostofhogan OP t1_j8er85f wrote

Easy! Travel south, and then west. Circumvent the gas, ya know.

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blind__panic t1_j8ew3de wrote

If you’re really worried just wear (or keep wearing) an N95, you’ll be golden! You’ll feel a bit safer and you don’t even need to travel!

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[deleted] t1_j8gpzei wrote

I don’t think your thought is as stupid as the downvotes make it appear. It’s a legitimate concern to have and I appreciate you asking this question.

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