View Full Version : Volcano in NZ's largest city erupts
Or not.
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http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/413551/1448304
There's been a completely stupid publicity stunt done by Mark Ellis without any warning at all. There's been quite a bit of confusion today when people thought that the volcano actually was erupting.
Personally I think he should be arrested, since he didn't have a permit, was endangering a protected forest area, and worried a lot of people.
To me, if they are arresting Maori and considering using terrorism laws against them, yet this white guy detonates 600 kilos of explosives on an island in plain view of this country's most populated city, shouldn't he at least be arrested. After all he is terrorising citizens. How pathetic.
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Prodigal
11-15-2007, 10:31
What's really worrying is that he got his hands on 600Kg of explosives, you'd think that in the current "climate" the authorities would take an active interest in monitoring explosives, or at least enquire what they're going to be used for.
We don't have these units here so I am not an expert, but detonating explosives on active vulcanoe's, isn't that kinda stupid?
What's really worrying is that he got his hands on 600Kg of explosives, you'd think that in the current "climate" the authorities would take an active interest in monitoring explosives, or at least enquire what they're going to be used for.
Not really. Auckland is far away from where all the terrorist **** is going on. And as far as I know the explosives were mostly just big fireworks and stuff designed to burn so it would look like a volcano. It'd have been great, if people had of known before hand. But instead he chose to be an idiot.
Rangitoto is the large volcano island just off the coast in this photo for those wondering how close it is to Auckland:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Auckland_City_From_the_Sky_Tower.png
So you see that if it were billowing massive plumes of smoke lots of people in the city would be able to see it.
We don't have these units here so I am not an expert, but detonating explosives on active vulcanoe's, isn't that kinda stupid?
Not really, there are sometimes fireworks displays off volcanos here. Though we don't consider volcanos anything unusual. There are 50 volcanos in and around Auckland and quite a few around my city too. In fact my city of Rotorua is located INSIDE the crater of a volcanic eruption and has already been completely destroyed once by a volcanic eruption in 1886 then it was rebuilt in the same area. ~D
So 'reactivating' the volcano is not one of the concerns. It's more the people of Auckland, wild life and native trees that are of concern. :2thumbsup:
What a funny world, someone complains about a cheerleading cheerleader teacher and she gets thrown out of sorts and someone else scares a whole city, endangers a big, protected forest and many animals but since noone files a complaint with the police, he can go free? :laugh4:
Louis VI the Fat
11-16-2007, 14:41
as far as I know the explosives were mostly just big fireworks and stuff designed to burn so it would look like a volcano. It'd have been great, if people had of known before hand. My evil side is having a right good laugh over this prank...:laugh4:
I get your point, it must've caused some panic and all, but, I'm sorry...a volcano, in the middle of the city, and then a lavish amount of high-tech pyrotechnics to make it look like it is exploding...:laugh4: :laugh4:
Papewaio
11-19-2007, 02:34
600kg of explosives would not set off a volcano.
Major earth quakes generate more energy then nuclear devices and they don't set off volcanos.
It needs to be the correct sequence for it to go off... including having magma in the chamber... can't squeeze a pus free pimple after all... and without the magma you just have a mountain... and even with the magma it requires an enormous amount of energy to push it out... you would need to take the top off the volcano (and probably go down quite a bit) with explosives to expose the loaded magma chamber below to have it go off... also this would if anything release the pressure before critical point so at most it would bubble out in a tepid fashion...
CrossLOPER
11-19-2007, 19:07
That is the most awesome prank I have ever seen.
El Diablo
11-26-2007, 05:11
To put this perspctive to a few orgahs who do not know of Marc Ellis..he is an ex All Black and has a mischevious streak that seems to have no bounds.
He was a presenter on a sports programme called Sports Cafe and whilst on there managed to get New Zealand an Unoffical "National Nude Day".
Now running around the streets naked is not allowed here but the Police did not (as far as I know) arrest anyone - unless they were causing excessive nuicence.
It was a practical joke - yes not in the best taste - but still a joke.
New Zealand has a pretty good reputation as a safe place (baring earthquakes and volcanic eruptions) and we also have a repuitation for laughing at a good joke. Hepcat it is up to you if you think it funny. I do but I am also a bit too relaxed at times.
Yeah, I know this is a safe place. Yeah I know it was a joke. At first I thought it was hilarious but then started to wonder if there'll be people trying to copy it.
I think I was still bitter over the stupidity of our new anti-terrorism laws and I've never really liked Mark Ellis at all. Had it been a different day and a different person I'd have found it more funny. Also if he'd have gotten permission it wouldn't have annoyed me so much. After all, if other people aren't allowed fireworks on the island, why should he be allowed 600kg of fireworks there?
A couple of times my friends and I have joked about how funny it would be if somebody made it look like Tarawera (one of Rotorua's local volcanos) was erupting. But we were never going to do it because we knew we'd get into lots of trouble. Well apparently we were wrong and you don't get into trouble for that sort of thing.
El Diablo
11-27-2007, 20:59
Totally agree and I must confess that Marc "teflon" Ellis is not my favourite person either. It think it would have been "funnier" to send up some sort of smokescreen thing rather than an explosion.
Can not think that the fire brigade would have been too happy with him had it caused a fire.
But you must commend the way he keeps getting away with things! - and always coming up smelling of roses.
But you must commend the way he keeps getting away with things! - and always coming up smelling of roses.
Yeah, I know. I'm quite a bit jealous about that to be honest. :laugh4:
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