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Apr 25, 2020 3:49 AM
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LookForAnInsultHarder
Flu stopped WW I. #positivism2.0
hunterhavard9000
I didn't know it was mid July 1918
QUOLL37
did the USA have a spiteful, narcissistic moron as president in 1918?
Wootnessmonster
On the upside we have the knowledge to prepare ahead of time and at least one political candidate who does take healthcare seriously
LordGeneralHammerSmash
Halloween gonna be lit
Clemptor
Yes, because we've made no advancements in medicine since then.
Gorilla50s
The incompetence and greed of trump's administration is stunning. How many solvent companies got the SBA bailout while people starve?
Gantzz321
America will learn when all counties close it's boarders to them because they have it under control and America still doesn't.
RobMx80
I think we might be in the second wave. That’s highly anecdotal though.
simpleman502
We still haven't reached the peak of the first wave. The numbers are steadily climbing each day
somerandomtwat
depends where you live.
kroks
kroks
No need for vaccine... it will mutate to less lethal form.
hmitch92
Ireland has completely flattened its curve.. but we won't be back up and running until all the other countries actually listen and do as /2
hmitch92
They're told by the medical professionals..stay at home people!
gowild
Just by looking at what everyone's doing, it seems highly probable
DaisyfromDownunder
Now we have injections of Dettol and chlorine and fish tank cleaners and UV rectal implants and a demented one-term president.
thoushaltnotpass
At this time we have no fucking idea if there will be a noticeable second wave
wolf387465
as opposed to people in that graph, we have the slight advantage of not having ww1 coning to an end and soldiers moving across continent.
Jonathan11111
1918 was the pre-antibiotic era - they had no idea what a virus was and treated people with laxatives, champagne, and bloodletting.
JollyJokzr
You don't think Trump will recommend that?
akki14
... antibiotics are for bacteria...
hedcase
Sounds like a normal Saturday night.
NotAgainRichard
we have anti-vaxxers and meme duped idiots with social media pushing them. So id say its on par.
fiddlewheelx
nozel
We love drama nowadays. I miss the old days when we could laugh about almost everything.
TongueTiedLabourerfromtheLandoftheLittlePeople
https://imgur.com/5pPgSVi
blackholevoid10011
how long have you been on imgur?
MightestGlowCloud
Oh awesome, at least we have three months of quiet to look forward to
kgnzpfwws
The very first wave was much earlier. “Passage” likely happened. People were also saying “this is just the flu, we’ve had this forever.”
NocturnalPigeon
Also the end of the Great War and tens of thousands of returning soldiers also happened in this period, hence the massive spike.
malakim
Well, we have plenty of people saying "yeah but the flu is killing 20k people a year and we don't do lockdowns for that". Same thing.
PiffTheMagicDildo
So by this graph, we should shut everything down for 9 months?
elfunkybandito
Not in NZ we almost got it gone!
IHateCakeDays
You are at 9/21. All good, lets party, we won. Same with many other countries.
elfunkybandito
somerandomtwat
you may still get a 2nd wave (most likely smaller tn the first based on the amount of people that have already had it).
Inmate45
Yeah, was gonna say, here in Australia we're pretty close to eradication too. Hence the trans-Tasman travel bubble plan :).
elfunkybandito
Went hard went early. Crazy looking at the states as a comparison to us, it’s so politicised.
somerandomtwat
a very different pandemic. this one is far more contagious but way less deadly , a large amount of the population have already been
somerandomtwat
infected, we still need to keep protected to minimise the death count but our second peak will not be 5x the size. also the 2nd
somerandomtwat
peak in that graph was caused by other causes (the massive movement of people during and around the war.
Zinamatic
Not for Australia. So I hope that relieved some anxiety for the aussies
NocturnalPigeon
262 comments and not one referencing the end of the Great War and the massive celebrations and troop movements causing the second wave.
wolf387465
yeah, that is important to understand. also they were generally in pretty bad shape, injured and malnourished. those in worst shape (1/3)
wolf387465
were going home from front first. so their ability to resist any illness was nonexistent and they were all moving across the (2/3)
wolf387465
continent. (3/3)
DaintyDinosaur
westsidewizard
Huuuhuhuhuhuu .. wipeout. drums*
NutellaJar0
Surfer : I'm gonna make it ! Wave : Not on my watch !
NdotGreeze
^how prepared we will be for the next wave
Lisossoma
Crazy footage. In my country people do quite a bit of reef surf but surf helmets are sometimes used.
TripUpStairs
Where is this?
paganfears
It’s Cape Solander in Sydney. For years it was simply called the point until the bra boys claimed it as their own and called it ours
shovethis
Thanks
TripUpStairs
Cool.
MrWizzzard
In the water
idownvoteyouruglycats
Gotem
ItsMorphinTimeIdiot
mzjp
I think its in Australia. A break called 'ours' i think. Check out the red bull cape fear event from there. Madness
graehall
It might be the one just near Sydney Airport. Looks similar.
paganfears
It’s the same spot. It breaks even when it’s pretty small. This is when people first started surfing it. This is well over 10 years ago now
TripUpStairs
Thanks! I have heard of it. There's a break called Suicides here, that from the shore looks like they are going to ride straight into rock,
TripUpStairs
but they pull back at the last second. Its next to Makapu'u on Oahu.
Affablesea9917
Yeah but they didn't have any Lysol to inject in their veins in 1918
Shrike99
Lysol was introduced in 1889, and was actually used during the 1918 pandemic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysol
eigeress
Radium?
martian086
Not gonna happen, we have bleach and Uv light, in our veins and up our ass
PicassoCT
Listen, he is a idiot, he will not change. But is he worth your time? Our time? He has nothing to offer, so just ignore the pain..
martian086
Do you realise he is one the most powerful men on earth and his decisions affect many people globally? It’s frightening
PicassoCT
No, no, he is no longer. He disassembled that status. That is history now.
PicassoCT
Just another weird fat guy, who runs a country, nobody listens to anymore, except as a bad example.
martian086
Yes he took the presidency and made a sad worldwide joke of it.
PicassoCT
No, this is permanent damage. Not only to the office, but to the whole magnetic fields of politics, that aligned to the us-view of the world
neilwatkinsfromaccounting
The population has quadrupled since then
Oprean
the scale is per 1000 people, population doesn't matter
neilwatkinsfromaccounting
Population always matters
BlankMage
If the population density is higher, people are more likely to spread disease, and you can expect higher mortality rates.
bourbonandbaddecisions
Poppycock. We’re smarter then they were and have better technology. History won’t repeat itself if we make the same mistakes. Again... right
Pyronixcore
Sure. Why not. You live your best dream
orngeturtl
Best use of poppycock I have seen in a while +1
vestamortus
History never repeats because the circumstances are never the same. There are too many variables.
parrotPositivityDog
You forget the highest rating show on Earth: “Trump: the Equaliser”
indyjones2010
Did someone say cock?
MyUserNameWasTakenBySomeSonofaB1tch
Your inbox
nonCanadianGoose
The scientists are smarter. Ppl don’t want to listen to them
BESTtaylorINAUSTRALIA
Medical expert Trump will help continue the virus in the States.
ThongsAreFootwear
*than
CarlSagensDog
This isn't 1918 this is Las Vegas, Nevada
harrison100012
Fake assed on the Desert
NinjaCongo
Balderdash!
LuminousExpanse
mass government censorship over the fact it was even happening.......... which DIDN'T happen again
TheRealArclight
but look who is in charge......
SpaceballsTheComment
We have better technology. We have more knowledge and information. We are definitely not smarter.
Jillymaree76
That second wave was from the virus mutating and the war ending with all the soldiers going home. You can't predict this one with that.
ThoughtSandwich
looking at folks protesting in US, I think it will surely happen.
lilmookieesquire
smarter *than, and sometimes I have my doubts
hollanderpolder
Tell that to Trump and his Trumpeteers.
BrazilianThunderPanda
Trumpster Fires
kamkor1
It won't repeat. But it will rhyme
holyhummingbirds10
Dang well said
Psionickitten
Yeah! America has a tide pod eating president researching how to inject disinfectant in our lungs and shove UV light up out butts!
Sarcasticbombastic
KrondorMocker
Thewhitestranger
Just for reference everyone should look up something called the Healight created by Cedars-Siani.
LurkerOfDarkness
If him and his followers all did that it would solve a lot of problems...
TurdBurglar3000
Most countries are acting reasonably though, just because the US continues being a dumpster fire doesn't mean others wouldn't take action.
Psionickitten
Guess which country I won the lottery of being born into?
canadaMonster
Also the Spanish flu had a way higher death rate.
amundost
The hospitals are better. The death rates will be much higher if the hospitals gets wildly overcrowded
canadaMonster
Oh yea. I agree. I just don’t think we are going to see Spanish flu numbers (god I hope)
cantbelievethisisstillavailable
And we're so much more mobile than most people 100 years ago.
RevolutionOnHerLips
We are, but we're also lucky that we live in an age where so many can telecommute.
thatsecondweirdguy
Yeah, we'll get it around to everyone Much faster
IFoundOutThatYouCanHave63CharactersOntheUsernameHowCoolIsThat
not to mention we can outrun the virus now!
thatsecondweirdguy
Sure! That's probably how that works
ColClone54
Fearless Leader is dumber than moose and squirrel. Especially dumber than moose.
chisox22
not any smarter than Boris, either