New York's subway may not survive tropical storm Nicole

[LouCipherr]

I didn't realize what a fragile situation the NY subway system was: http://gizmodo.com/5652348/new-yorks...l-storm-nicole There's a massive storm headed to New York, one that may flood the subway. What most people don't know is that we depend on just 700 fragile water pumps to keep the tunnels dry—some a century old. In fact, if someone powered down all these pumps tomorrow, the entire subway network would be inundated in just a few hours. To give you an idea of how complex and massive this system is, it pulls 13 million gallons of water out of the subway on any sunny day. No rain. Not even a single drop of water from the sky. On a rainy day, it is absolute madness. To the point where the MTA—NYC's Metropolitan Transportation Authority—lives in permanent panic, fearing events like Nicole, the tropical storm system that is approaching the little town blue right now. "At some point, it would be too much to handle," said the head of the hydraulics team back in 2006, Peter Velasquez Jr., "you've got rain plus wind. It basically would shut down the system. You hope not. You pray that it doesn't." Lots more info in that link.

[acealive1]

if people knew how many train lines lay dormant or were never used below nyc, they'd freak out at the amount of space water would fill

[blind2d]

Is it really like Spiderman 3 then? crazy...

[bassman]

Is it really like Spiderman 3 then? crazy... The subway flooded in Spiderman 3? It's been a long time since I've seen that flick, but I don't remember that... It could be worse. Rather than water it could be a RIVER OF SLIME!!!

[DjfunkmasterG]

[LouCipherr]

It could be worse. Rather than water it could be a RIVER OF SLIME!!! You can work GB into just about any conversation can't you?

[bassman]

You can work GB into just about any conversation can't you? Hey it fits. Subway, New York, Flooded. Get off my back, Lou! But yes....yes I can.

[DjfunkmasterG]

The Fall of New York http://www.scientificamerican.com/me...AB4D-timeline/

[LouCipherr]

Hey it fits. Subway, New York, Flooded. Get off my back, Lou! But yes....yes I can. That should be "Get off my balls" but I'll let ya slide.

[acealive1]

Is it really like Spiderman 3 then? crazy... kinda http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/abandoned/

[acealive1]

The subway flooded in Spiderman 3? It's been a long time since I've seen that flick, but I don't remember that... It could be worse. Rather than water it could be a RIVER OF SLIME!!! all things in movies are based on real life..... http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/abandoned/cityirt.html

[bassman]

all things in movies are based on real life..... You can't be serious...

[acealive1]

You can't be serious... so yea look at the picture before u do the regular thing like everyone here and laugh for nothing. the subway is very much like the one i linked.

[bassman]

so yea look at the picture before u do the regular thing like everyone here and laugh for nothing. the subway is very much like the one i linked. Pictures speak a thousand words, I'll give you that. The subway is similar? NO Shit? Most of them are... And the regular thing around here is to laugh?!? Shit...it must be horrible to laugh from time to time. What shall we do?

[acealive1]

Pictures speak a thousand words, I'll give you that. The subway is similar? NO Shit? Most of them are... And the regular thing around here is to laugh?!? Shit...it must be horrible to laugh from time to time. What shall we do? subways from 150 years ago resemble ones now? hmm...... theres alot in that link i posted, those damn things go on for miles and some are even NOT finished after at least a century