Doomsday Seed Vault Design Unveiled 293
in2mind writes "The BBC News is reporting on the completion of a design for a 'doomsday' vault ... that will house seeds. All known varieties of food crops will be represented in the structure, which will be constructed by the Norwegian government. The vault aims to safeguard the world's agriculture from future catastrophes by building into the side of a mountain. On a remote island. Near the North pole. The Svalbard International Seed Vault will house the seed samples at a preservative -18C (0F), and could be used by post-apocalyptic people to feed a hungry planet."
How long will a post-apocalyptic population last (Score:5, Funny)
Oh Great. (Score:4, Funny)
The north pole? (Score:3, Funny)
yeah. (Score:5, Funny)
I don't think Unicron likes seeds.
Here's a sci-fi plot (Score:5, Funny)
o_O
Ah, shoot... (Score:2, Funny)
What standards are used? (Score:3, Funny)
It would make a good movie. (Score:5, Funny)
Kind of like a cross between "The Postman" and "Waterworld".
Okay, I lied about the "good" part.
Post-Apocalyptic Giant Mutant Birds Say THANK YOU! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:It would make a good movie. (Score:3, Funny)
The seven continents are destroyed by robots we created and must set out in a rag tag fleet of ships across the world in search of a mythological place called SeedVault.
Along the way there will be plenty of wobbling cameras and infighting and they might even find a temporary home along the way.
or book, or game... (Score:5, Funny)
Imagine, it starts out in some desolate village, with people scraping by on a few mutant crops and canned goods. Every year, the situation becomes a little more desperate as the crops produce few viable seeds and the canned goods are running out. Our intrepid hero (probably a moon-headed youth out exploring some old ruins instead of working) finds a fragment of an ancient magazine mentioning the seed-vault. He has some difficulty convincing his elders to invest any of the villages precious food-stuffs in his hair-brained scheme, but then the village seed stocks are plundered by raiders, leaving no choice. Of course, the raiders find out about the seed-vault and thus become recurring bad-guys throughout the rest of the story.
The journey to the seed-vault would be fraught with danger. Mutants, savages, the ever-present raiders, hot-zones and weather run amok all dog our heros on their journey. I say heros, because of course we need a team. There has to be the strong and capable ranger-type who doesn't quite trust the kid; the plucky heroine, tomboyish until she lets her hair down and we discover just how beautiful she is; the kid's geeky friend who knows how to fix things; the brawny muscle-type with a secret heart of gold who sacrifices himself when all seems lost, and the sneaky one who turns out to be a traitor like we always suspected he would.
When they finally get there, they discover... well, it could go lots of ways here. I'll leave it up to the imagination.
Re:Version control for botany (Score:2, Funny)
Re:yeah. (Score:4, Funny)
Oooohhhh... I was wondering why scientists were in such a hurry to change the classification of Pluto to a non-planet last year...
Re:Here's a sci-fi plot (Score:1, Funny)
Seed Vault Gap (Score:3, Funny)
Re:The north pole? (Score:3, Funny)
"How am I supposed to get to these seeds in a post-apocalyptic world?"
With this [snowcrest.net].Re:Heck, how long will the SEEDS last. (Score:3, Funny)
Sneaky Norwegians... (Score:5, Funny)
2) Cause Apocalypse
3) Profit!!
Re:Seed Variety A Very Big Issue (Score:1, Funny)
Do they want some of mine? If they'll supply some Scandanavian blonde to help me out, that is.
Re:The north pole? (Score:2, Funny)
You get to fight for them inside the ThunderDome.
Re:Heck, how long will the SEEDS last. (Score:4, Funny)
So, if there's a major apocalypse, then there will no longer be chocolate? That's one way to make an apocalypse even more apocalyptic...
Re:How long will a post-apocalyptic population las (Score:1, Funny)
(Scene from "The Germinator")
Re:I hope they chose wisely (Score:3, Funny)
Re:National Center for Genetic Resources Preservat (Score:2, Funny)
Apparently, they aren't yet interested in Slashdot semen, so this doesn't appear to be a tax deductible donation opportunity for you...