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kennypeanuts

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Asso. Professor of Biology and Environmental Science at Longwood University. I am interested in: * the ooze at the center, * environmental humanities, * undergraduate education, * RStats, and * a future without capitalism. Avatar image: A Lego minifigure holding a coffee mug and smiling

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hrefna , to random
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Thunderstorm outside and my brain goes "I wonder if the thing about not showering during a thunderstorm is true and, if so, what's the actual injury rate from that?"

I found a meteorologist who estimated it at 10-20 people through all fixtures per year… but they didn't have any hard data to back that up. Several other experts in various fields who all said it was possible and definitely happened… but outside of a few instances on ships I couldn't (at a glance) find any likely candidates.

kennypeanuts ,
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@hrefna purely anecdotally, lightning hit a tree outside a friend’s house and came in through the plumbing and wiring. He was knocked back when his computer exploded but fortunately was unharmed. Where the electricity traveled through the plumbing, it damaged/burned tracks in the walls. Whether this would have harmed someone in the shower is speculation but it sure seems plausible.

futurebird , to random
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Could we design a skyscraper & sewer system with the intent of creating ecological niches all through the building? Some of the work with green roofs touches on this... can your building handle rain like a forest, not produce fast run-off? Maybe even act as a water sink for less well designed nearby areas. You collect the runoff and get all the moss and plants your parking garage neighbor can't be bothered with.

Don't be mad about the bugs in the walls, design walls that attract the best bugs.

kennypeanuts ,
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@futurebird I am increasingly skeptical of ideas that fall under the umbrella of "ecological intensification", which is the idea that we can engineer ecological systems to maximize the ecosystem services that we want. I think in the end they are doomed to fail because they fundamentally model a holisic system as reductive (i.e., as a menu of services). But since the system isn't reductive, it will respond in non-linear and unanticipated ways.

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