Remember the post from last week featuring a cartoon from xkcd.com? The one titled “Sometimes This Guy Hits It Right On The Head”? The cartoon spoofed the moronic comments people make on YouTube. I laughed so hard when I saw that cartoon ‘cause, like the artist, I too have been around the block on the Internet and am quite familiar with the soapbox for idiots it provides. (Remember the good ol’ days of massive strings of Usenet posts and BBS systems?) But like he says in the cartoon, there’s just no match to the stupidity level of YouTube comments. No match…
Browsing around on YouTube today, I found some prime examples of what I’m talking about. I’ve selected a few from the comments section of just one sample video.
Of course, to get the juiciest of the juicy watermelon patch that is YouTube comment idiocy, you have to pick a controversial video. Hmmm, how about videos exposing supposed 9/11 conspiracies? Gee, I hope there is a variety to choose from. Oh, yup. There are thousands of them!
We begin with chronik24’s “well-phrased” opinion, albeit with a total lack of even glancing at the “spellcheck” button, of course:
chronik24
it was not bomb stop thinking that you see clearly the dame planes fly into the too towers and that was the coz of the collaps not no f...ing bombs if canada and the usa stops letting foren ppl in are countrys then we would not have this problem anymore
So now iconoclast911 responds to this with the following statement. And, at first, I’m thinking…”Oh good, someone criticizing chronik24 for his anti-immigrant rant.”…but his criticism is not about that, it’s about the fact chronik24 doesn’t believe it was a pre-planned conspiracy:
iconoclast911
you are practically illiterate. The fact that huge explosions went off in the basement levels of both towers and 7WTC is a known fact beyond dispute. Go watch some 9/11 videos. Mini, upward directed hydrogen bombs turned the concrete, office furniture, computers, telephones, etc. to a fine dust. The pools of molten steel found under all three buildings were the result of a nuclear reaction. "scalar weaponry" that liquified the core steel collums instantly, just prior to each collapse.
Well, that’s a new one…nuclear bombs, eh? Hydrogen bombs, no less. And did they have a "Magic Sponge" that absorbed all the radiation? Hmmm. Okie Dokie.
Here, mickdee06 mentions that he has “done research” on the equipment that was used in the buildings. Hmm. So he was one of the scientists analyzing the “equipment”? (And doesn’t he mean “materials”?) Yes, I’m sure structural engineers or chemical researchers are roving YouTube all the time, looking to add their two cents to all kinds of videos:
mickdee06
the heat generated by the fire could not have created enough heat to melt the steel structure i have done research on the equipment that was used in these buildings and the steel that was used could well withstand the fire im not saying it was bombs but it could have been even though there was no residue plus the speed the buildings fell at was way faster than possible if it was just the plane that did the damage
Here’s what sounds a little bit more like a rational person:
MNWildfan72
What a boring and utterly lame argument you pose--I mean really. Has there been any physical evidence (forensics showing plastic explosives or bomb residue) from the rubble? They picked through that stuff with a fine-tooth comb. Those planes were going nearly 400 MPH, loaded with 10,000+ gallons of fuel. Makes perfect sense to me that the impact plus incredible prolonged heat weakens structures, structures crumble. Go back and hit that bong again, and try to be more creative next time.
Oh oh, though. He insulted potheads! On YouTube? Can you say “Flamewar”?
mwhfucker
it was not search through with a fine tooth comb they were loading the ruble up within days of the colapse selling the steel to scrap yards in china and dumping the shit they couldn't sell. oh and btw maybe you sould hit the bong once... don't knock it untill you try it.
Oh yes, mwhfucker…let’s get China in there. Maybe they were in on it. That’s it! They wanted to buy the steel from the towers so they orchestrated the whole thing!
Well, at least these ravings are not as bad as the BS on this blog:
http://killtown.blogspot.com/2007/05/why-they-didnt-use-planes-to-hit-wtc.html
According to this site, there were no planes. It was all smoke and mirrors.
I guess when it comes right down to it, we all see what we want to see.
Browsing around on YouTube today, I found some prime examples of what I’m talking about. I’ve selected a few from the comments section of just one sample video.
Of course, to get the juiciest of the juicy watermelon patch that is YouTube comment idiocy, you have to pick a controversial video. Hmmm, how about videos exposing supposed 9/11 conspiracies? Gee, I hope there is a variety to choose from. Oh, yup. There are thousands of them!
We begin with chronik24’s “well-phrased” opinion, albeit with a total lack of even glancing at the “spellcheck” button, of course:
chronik24
it was not bomb stop thinking that you see clearly the dame planes fly into the too towers and that was the coz of the collaps not no f...ing bombs if canada and the usa stops letting foren ppl in are countrys then we would not have this problem anymore
So now iconoclast911 responds to this with the following statement. And, at first, I’m thinking…”Oh good, someone criticizing chronik24 for his anti-immigrant rant.”…but his criticism is not about that, it’s about the fact chronik24 doesn’t believe it was a pre-planned conspiracy:
iconoclast911
you are practically illiterate. The fact that huge explosions went off in the basement levels of both towers and 7WTC is a known fact beyond dispute. Go watch some 9/11 videos. Mini, upward directed hydrogen bombs turned the concrete, office furniture, computers, telephones, etc. to a fine dust. The pools of molten steel found under all three buildings were the result of a nuclear reaction. "scalar weaponry" that liquified the core steel collums instantly, just prior to each collapse.
Well, that’s a new one…nuclear bombs, eh? Hydrogen bombs, no less. And did they have a "Magic Sponge" that absorbed all the radiation? Hmmm. Okie Dokie.
Here, mickdee06 mentions that he has “done research” on the equipment that was used in the buildings. Hmm. So he was one of the scientists analyzing the “equipment”? (And doesn’t he mean “materials”?) Yes, I’m sure structural engineers or chemical researchers are roving YouTube all the time, looking to add their two cents to all kinds of videos:
mickdee06
the heat generated by the fire could not have created enough heat to melt the steel structure i have done research on the equipment that was used in these buildings and the steel that was used could well withstand the fire im not saying it was bombs but it could have been even though there was no residue plus the speed the buildings fell at was way faster than possible if it was just the plane that did the damage
Here’s what sounds a little bit more like a rational person:
MNWildfan72
What a boring and utterly lame argument you pose--I mean really. Has there been any physical evidence (forensics showing plastic explosives or bomb residue) from the rubble? They picked through that stuff with a fine-tooth comb. Those planes were going nearly 400 MPH, loaded with 10,000+ gallons of fuel. Makes perfect sense to me that the impact plus incredible prolonged heat weakens structures, structures crumble. Go back and hit that bong again, and try to be more creative next time.
Oh oh, though. He insulted potheads! On YouTube? Can you say “Flamewar”?
mwhfucker
it was not search through with a fine tooth comb they were loading the ruble up within days of the colapse selling the steel to scrap yards in china and dumping the shit they couldn't sell. oh and btw maybe you sould hit the bong once... don't knock it untill you try it.
Oh yes, mwhfucker…let’s get China in there. Maybe they were in on it. That’s it! They wanted to buy the steel from the towers so they orchestrated the whole thing!
Well, at least these ravings are not as bad as the BS on this blog:
http://killtown.blogspot.com/2007/05/why-they-didnt-use-planes-to-hit-wtc.html
According to this site, there were no planes. It was all smoke and mirrors.
I guess when it comes right down to it, we all see what we want to see.