7/20/2006

INVASION OF THE NUCLEAR JELLYFISH!

My friend “Mulboyne” just gave me a heads-up on this INVASION OF …

Shizuoka reactors’ output lowered due to jellyfish
Kyodo via Crisscross, July 20, 2006: Chubu Electric Power Co. temporarily lowered the output of two reactors Wednesday at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, due to a mass of jellyfish in the sea obstructing their operation….

Actually, this Plague-of-Jellyfish is normal in globally-warm Japan. Just take a peek over the edge of a dock on Tokyo bay. Any place where the waves are somewhat still, amongst the Japanese-love-of-nature litter, the water looks like you could walk across it over the seething mass of jellyfish.

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6 Responses to “INVASION OF THE NUCLEAR JELLYFISH!”

1. MARKed TRAIL Says:
   July 20th, 2006 at 5:01 pm

   YUM, yum I love Japanese “kurage” (cooked jellyfish).

2. taro Says:
   July 20th, 2006 at 5:28 pm

   YUM! Japanese gourmet “Kurage” ha, ha!
   Did you know that a collection of jellyfish is known as a smack?

   So Japan’s nuclear industry has a smack problem.

   FYI…
   1001 Uses of Jellyfish…
   No. 82 Japanese gourmet delicacy;
   No. 130  Dog biscuits (dried);
   No. 256  Hair styling gel;
   No. 353  Lubricating jelly;

3. Jellyman--who gained superpowers when stung by radioactive jellyfish!!!! Says:
   July 10th, 2011 at 1:53 pm

   Jellyfish are alien invaders, here to xeno-form our planet. They love basically everything we do to the planet, from pollution to overfishing to global warming. This is just further evidence, but by shutting down nuclear reactors, the only current viable alternative to fossil fuel power plants, they ensure we use more coal and oil power plants, contributing to the environmental change they love. We must top them before they begin constructing saltwater-filled vehicles to roam the lands and take over.

4. Dr Scholl's Says:
   July 10th, 2011 at 2:10 pm

   The Doctor wants to know: Are you jellin’? [sic.]

   ..
   Youtube CM

5. Den4 Says:
   July 10th, 2011 at 7:19 pm

   The DEEP ONES* attack!!
   

   Millions of jellyfish invade nuclear reactors in Japan and Israel (photos)
   IBTimes | July 09, 2011
   A nuclear reactor in Japan was forced to shut down due to infiltration of enormous swarms of jellyfish near the power plant. A similar incident was also reported recently in Israel when millions of jellyfish clogged down the sea-water cooling system of the power plant. Such massive invasions of the species have raised speculations and scientists are trying to figure out the reason behind such unusual growing trends…more…

   
   Better photos…

6. Shogannai (via Taro) Says:
   July 10th, 2011 at 7:42 pm

   
   twitter.com/Shogannai

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