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RedTeam
RedTeam
Virus in the Rain , snow, lakes?!
Jul 1 2009, 4:14 AM EDT | Post edited: Jul 1 2009, 4:14 AM EDT
What if the virus makes it into lakes, then water evaporates into the sky, then it rains infecting more people? whats your opinion Do you find this valuable?    
andyroo89
andyroo89
1. RE: Virus in the Rain , snow, lakes?!
Jul 1 2009, 4:16 AM EDT | Post edited: Jul 1 2009, 4:17 AM EDT
"What if the virus makes it into lakes, then water evaporates into the sky, then it rains infecting more people? whats your opinion"
Maybe the acid in the rain will kill the virus? Most likely the virus will to die in the snow from the cold weather if not the virus will be frozen. Do you find this valuable?    
3DayAsylum
3DayAsylum
2. RE: Virus in the Rain , snow, lakes?!
Jul 1 2009, 4:17 AM EDT | Post edited: Jul 1 2009, 4:17 AM EDT
If that happens, we're fucked.

Plain and simple. 4  out of 4 found this valuable. Do you?    
RedTeam
RedTeam
3. RE: Virus in the Rain , snow, lakes?!
Jul 1 2009, 4:22 AM EDT | Post edited: Jul 1 2009, 4:22 AM EDT
"Maybe the acid in the rain will kill the virus?"
Think of the virus 20 times more durable and stronger than the swine flu, bird flu, and aids put together. and a mix of acid rain and the virus with kill it? i dont think so Do you find this valuable?    
andyroo89
andyroo89
4. RE: Virus in the Rain , snow, lakes?!
Jul 1 2009, 5:04 AM EDT | Post edited: Jul 1 2009, 5:04 AM EDT
"Think of the virus 20 times more durable and stronger than the swine flu, bird flu, and aids put together. and a mix of acid rain and the virus with kill it? i dont think so"
Good point. Do you find this valuable?    
Whybother08
Whybother08
5. RE: Virus in the Rain , snow, lakes?!
Jul 1 2009, 8:43 AM EDT | Post edited: Jul 1 2009, 8:43 AM EDT
Where did this "20 times as strong as any virus known to man" come from? Do you find this valuable?    
RedTeam
RedTeam
6. RE: Virus in the Rain , snow, lakes?!
Jul 1 2009, 1:48 PM EDT | Post edited: Jul 1 2009, 1:48 PM EDT
"Where did this "20 times as strong as any virus known to man" come from?"
i'm saying "what if?" Do you find this valuable?    
TheNightFox
TheNightFox
7. RE: Virus in the Rain , snow, lakes?!
Jul 5 2009, 11:03 AM EDT | Post edited: Jul 5 2009, 11:03 AM EDT
"If that happens, we're fucked."
That seems pretty likely to me.
I don't know, maybe it would happen from corpses decaying in lakes and rivers...perhaps it would cause zombie fishes! Now THEY would be scary. Lol.
Perhaps bacteria in the water would kill the virus? Or it wouldn't evaporate with the water? We have no clue what the virus would be like. Do you find this valuable?    
snowyjoe
snowyjoe
8. RE: Virus in the Rain , snow, lakes?!
Aug 16 2009, 2:58 AM EDT | Post edited: Aug 16 2009, 2:58 AM EDT
but isnt evaporated water practically pure? if the virus was denser it wouldnt evaporate... would it? Do you find this valuable?    
PedroAsani
PedroAsani
9. RE: Virus in the Rain , snow, lakes?!
Aug 16 2009, 7:01 AM EDT | Post edited: Aug 16 2009, 7:01 AM EDT
Well the snow being cold won't kill the virus, just slow it down to stop it from reproducing. But really it depends on how long the virus can survive outside of a host. Most die within hours, and the evaporation cycle can take days to go from a lake to rain. Do you find this valuable?    
snowyjoe
snowyjoe
10. RE: Virus in the Rain , snow, lakes?!
Aug 16 2009, 9:03 AM EDT | Post edited: Aug 16 2009, 9:03 AM EDT
so would it just be a matter of boiling your water? Do you find this valuable?    
PedroAsani
PedroAsani
11. RE: Virus in the Rain , snow, lakes?!
Aug 16 2009, 9:19 AM EDT | Post edited: Aug 16 2009, 9:19 AM EDT
"so would it just be a matter of boiling your water?"
Again, depends on the virus. There are some that can survive boiling.

I think if you do everything possible to filter and purify the water using bleach, idodine and boiling, then you will be as safe as possible. Do you find this valuable?    
snowyjoe
snowyjoe
12. RE: Virus in the Rain , snow, lakes?!
Aug 16 2009, 7:06 PM EDT | Post edited: Aug 16 2009, 7:06 PM EDT
"Again, depends on the virus. There are some that can survive boiling.

I think if you do everything possible to filter and purify the water using bleach, idodine and boiling, then you will be as safe as possible."
better safe than zombie. Do you find this valuable?    
PedroAsani
PedroAsani
13. RE: Virus in the Rain , snow, lakes?!
Aug 16 2009, 8:00 PM EDT | Post edited: Aug 16 2009, 8:00 PM EDT
"better safe than zombie."
Up to a point. There is a risk of airborne contamination at any time, but you can't spend your life hooked up to a sterile air unit, sealing yourself inside a hazmat suit until the end of time.

Howard Hughes is not the best role model. Do you find this valuable?    
kyallroad
kyallroad
14. RE: Virus in the Rain , snow, lakes?!
Aug 16 2009, 8:32 PM EDT | Post edited: Aug 16 2009, 8:32 PM EDT
Thankfully there is a gigantic sterilization unit at the center of our solar system. It's called the sun and it emits ultraviolet waves. These waves sterilize everything they hit and will break down any organic material pretty quickly. This leads to sunburns if you're not careful but it helps keep the planet from being overrun by bacteria and viruses. Do you find this valuable?