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What's the worst disaster ever?

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Batman, Sep 4, 2007.

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What's the worst natural or man-made disaster in history?

  1. Chernobyl meltdown (1986)

    1 vote(s)
    2.2%

  2. Hurricane Katrina (2005)

    3 vote(s)
    6.5%

  3. San Francisco earthquake (1906)

    1 vote(s)
    2.2%

  4. Hurricane Mitch (1998)

    1 vote(s)
    2.2%

  5. Mount Vesuvius eruption (79 A.D.)

    2 vote(s)
    4.3%

  6. 1918 Flu outbreak

    7 vote(s)
    15.2%

  7. Indian Ocean tsunami (2004)

    2 vote(s)
    4.3%

  8. Bhopal chemical leak (1980-something)

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  9. Johnstown flood (1889)

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  10. Galveston hurricane (1900)

    3 vote(s)
    6.5%

  11. Titanic sinks (1912)

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  12. Michigan vs. Appalachian State (2007)

    9 vote(s)
    19.6%

  13. Bubonic plague (Europe, 1300s)

    13 vote(s)
    28.3%

  14. Hindenburg explodes (1936)

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  15. Krakatoa (1883?)

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  16. Other

    4 vote(s)
    8.7%
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  1. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    So I've got insomnia and end up watching Engineering Disasters on History Channel International at 1 a.m. Sunday. Good stuff. Got me to thinking about some of the worst disasters of all-time, and what a top-10 list would look like. Woke up this morning and it was still in my head so I figured I'd post a poll and see what SportsJournalists.com's list looks like.
    The rules are it can't be an intentional act (so no 9/11) or an act of war (like the Hiroshima and Nagasaki a-bombs). And the worst of the worst should have some major historical implications.
     
    Batman, Sep 4, 2007
    #1
  2. EStreetJoe

    EStreetJoe Well-Known Member

    Get Michigan-Appalachian State off the list and put the Hindenberg on the list. Don't know what I'm voting for yet.
     
    EStreetJoe, Sep 4, 2007
    #2
  3. spaceman

    spaceman Active Member

    what? No bubonic plague? sheesh. The plague gets NO love here.
     
    spaceman, Sep 4, 2007
    #3
  4. Flying Headbutt

    Flying Headbutt Moderator Staff Member

    To be fair, Spaceman, if it happened before ESPN it really didn't happen.
     
    Flying Headbutt, Sep 4, 2007
    #4
  5. Philosopher

    Philosopher Member

    The Holocaust? Black Plague?
     
    Philosopher, Sep 4, 2007
    #5
  6. jgmacg

    jgmacg Guest

    Why is Brown Shoes Worn With Tuxedo not on this list?
     
    jgmacg, Sep 4, 2007
    #6
  7. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    Isn't the Galveston hurricane the most deadly weather-related disaster in American history?
     
    Armchair_QB, Sep 4, 2007
    #7
  8. zeke12

    zeke12 Guest

    Krakatoa should surely be on the short list.
     
    zeke12, Sep 4, 2007
    #8
  9. Sxysprtswrtr

    Sxysprtswrtr Active Member

    Or Socks with Birks?

    ----

    I voted for the Galveston hurricane, especially after watching the History Channel special featuring it.
     
    Sxysprtswrtr, Sep 4, 2007
    #9
  10. 21

    21 Well-Known Member

    The invention of ringtones.
     
    21, Sep 4, 2007
    #10
  11. alleyallen

    alleyallen Guest

    That was my first thought.
     
    alleyallen, Sep 4, 2007
    #11
  12. PeteyPirate

    PeteyPirate Guest

    I'd still go with the tsunami. 283,000 dead, and it didn't take as long as the plague.
     
    PeteyPirate, Sep 4, 2007
    #12
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