Human history has a lot of fascinating highs and lows. It has had many great achievements that no other species on our planet has been able to accomplish. At the same time, there were way too many times when humanity came very close to self-destruction, usually due to someone’s unreasonable actions. In fact, when someone asked online to provide examples of these “way too close” moments inhistory, the netizens did not hold back and provided an extensive list of them. Today, let’s take a look at some of them.More info:RedditThis post may includeaffiliate links.
Human history has a lot of fascinating highs and lows. It has had many great achievements that no other species on our planet has been able to accomplish. At the same time, there were way too many times when humanity came very close to self-destruction, usually due to someone’s unreasonable actions. In fact, when someone asked online to provide examples of these “way too close” moments inhistory, the netizens did not hold back and provided an extensive list of them. Today, let’s take a look at some of them.
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2012 Coronal Mass EjectionThe most powerful solar storm in 150 years occurred on July 23rd 2012. Scientists claim that the storm could have knocked out the entire modern world if it had arrived nine days earlier. Luckily for us, it didn’t hit as the earth was in a different position along its orbit
When they thought that it might theoretically be possible that testing the atomic bomb would start a reaction that would ignite and burn the entire atmosphere of our planet and tested it anyway. I would say that was a big “PHEW” moment when it was over.
Apollo 13 in 1970 when an oxygen tank exploded. Astronauts were stranded in space with little hope. It was nearly a disaster, but their teamwork and clever thinking saved them.
Carol Becker also talked about how people tend to react to the possible destructive crises differently, so there’s no way to say how the majority of people would react without gross generalization. “There are so many cultures, nationalities, religious, spiritual, economic and social considerations that make individuals and groups unique.”Yet, we can guess that any of these kinds of situations are scary for people to live through. For this reason, somespecialistsprovide certain tips on how to deal with crisesemotionally. Here are some of them:Keep up yourroutine;Avoid stress triggers if possible;Sleepwell;Exercise;Contact family orfriendsfor moral support.
Carol Becker also talked about how people tend to react to the possible destructive crises differently, so there’s no way to say how the majority of people would react without gross generalization. “There are so many cultures, nationalities, religious, spiritual, economic and social considerations that make individuals and groups unique.”
Yet, we can guess that any of these kinds of situations are scary for people to live through. For this reason, somespecialistsprovide certain tips on how to deal with crisesemotionally. Here are some of them:
The oil well fires in Kuwait almost gave us a taste of what a nuclear winter would be like. Blowing the fires out with a MIG engine and dousing them with a gas turbine turned out to be the heavy hitters in fixing the issue.
Three Mile Island was way way worse than what the government revealed.Then there was a plan to lift the melted core out with the lift which hadn’t been used or tested since the accident. Had that failed, and dropped the core - which it probably would have - could have made most of the East Coast uninhabitable.There’s a very scary documentary on Netflix that reviews everything.
For example, the so-called “54321 method.” With this grounding method, you have to:
In 1797, HMS Minerve, a lone British frigate in the Mediterranean, blundered into an entire hostile Spanish fleet including 25 ships of the line in foggy weather. Fortunately, none of the Spaniards noticed her and she was able to escape, link up with the main British fleet and report the Spanish movements leading to a battle shortly afterwards.Minerve’s Captain was one Horatio Nelson.
Cuban missile crisis
Or the “five-count breath” exercise, which technically works as meditation: you inhale your breath for a count of 5, then hold your breath for a count of 5, and exhale for a count of 5. There are other similarvariationsof the technique. And if these don’t work, there are plenty of other anxiety-calming exercises to try out. As always, it’s up to the person to decide which fits them the best.
Europe declaring war on Napoleon.Not France…Napoleon.
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Our human ancestors nearly wentextinct930,000 years ago. There were 1280 breeding humans at one point and we all come from them.
Have you heard about the 1967 solar storm? It’s not as famous as some others, but it had the potential to kick off a nuclear war. The storm messed with the US air force’s radar systems, making them think they were under attack.
1973 the Yom Kippur War.Israel had their backs against the wall and they were ready to go nuclear. The US had to resupply them or else they would have gone nuclear. In retaliation for the US resupplying Israel, the Soviet Union deployed tactical nuclear weapons to Egypt.In retaliation the US deployed tactical nuclear weapons in Vietnam. With the intention of marching on Hanoi with full tactical nuclear support if Nuclear weapons were fired in the middle east.
Michael Jackson was supposed to be at the World Trade Center on the morning of 9/11, but he overslept.
The Toba Catastrophe reduced the human population to somewhere between 3,000-10,000 in number.
Battle of Verdun in the great war
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