Daggers Posted 8 August 2011 Posted 8 August 2011 For anyone interested in fluid dynamics and how it appertains to this situation: Mark Buchanan has covered how events like this break out in his book Ubiquity They say: "Scientists have recently discovered a new law of nature. Its footprints are virtually everywhere - in the spread of forest fires, mass extinctions, traffic jams, earthquakes, stock-market fluctuations, the rise and fall of nations, and even trends in fashion, music and art. Wherever we look, the world is modelled on a simple template: like a steep pile of sand, it is poised on the brink of instability, with avalanches - in events, ideas or whatever - following a universal pattern of change. This remarkable discovery heralds what Mark Buchanan calls the new science of 'ubiquity', a science whose secret lies in the stuff of the everyday world. Combining literary flair with scientific rigour, this book documents the coming revolution by telling the story of the researchers' exploration of the law, their ingenious work and unexpected insights. Mark Buchanan reveals how the principle of ubiquity will help us to manage, control and predict the future. This book, the world's first on the topic, will change how we think about the world and our place in it." Me? I reckon he makes the best pizzas in Northern France so maybe I'm a bit bias. It's an outstanding coverage of the subject and the piece concerning the outbreak of WW1 couldn't be more relevant to the current events.
Phube Posted 8 August 2011 Posted 8 August 2011 Are any cities in the UK free from 'Twitter Riots" tonight?
Daggers Posted 8 August 2011 Posted 8 August 2011 Anyone else seen this video? Cracking work Nope - unavailable.
ramboacdc Posted 8 August 2011 Posted 8 August 2011 Just heard confirmation rioters/looters have started at Bentley Bridge retail park in Wolverhampton. Perry Barr Shopping Centre being attacked. Tesco at Five Ways too. Reports of Bullring being broken into, not too sure on that one, will try and find more information. LOTS of reports about serious trouble kicking off in Wolverhampton city centre…. Nope - unavailable. i had that problem. just keep trying its getting so much traffic the site is crashing.
Alexikokopops Posted 8 August 2011 Posted 8 August 2011 Nope - unavailable. It's being retweeted be everyone on Twitter. It took about 10 minutes for it to load for me so maybe try again later. It's a lady shouting in the middle of the riots in Hackney and condemning people for what they're doing and stuff.
ScouseFox Posted 8 August 2011 Posted 8 August 2011 Right, hold on a second, where is it that there is no confirmed reports of rioting? Oh yeah, Liverpool. Why are we the punchline of all these jokes?!
Zingari Posted 8 August 2011 Posted 8 August 2011 Anyone else seen this video? Cracking work if my mum was black that would've been her , she never had any fear
ramboacdc Posted 8 August 2011 Posted 8 August 2011 @robnixoncity Rob Nixon Pls don't listen to rumours! No riots/damage in Leicester we have placed additional staff as a precaution only. I will keep you updated PRT
Chairman of the Bored Posted 8 August 2011 Posted 8 August 2011 Theresa May well out of her depth on BBC interview. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14449675
ScouseFox Posted 8 August 2011 Posted 8 August 2011 Definitely nothing going on in Liverpool despite the rumours. It's nice and peaceful bar the usual few cop cars.
Chairman of the Bored Posted 8 August 2011 Posted 8 August 2011 Just heard confirmation rioters/looters have started at Bentley Bridge retail park in Wolverhampton. Perry Barr Shopping Centre being attacked. Tesco at Five Ways too. Reports of Bullring being broken into, not too sure on that one, will try and find more information. LOTS of reports about serious trouble kicking off in Wolverhampton city centre…. i had that problem. just keep trying its getting so much traffic the site is crashing. Have you got a source for this? The Wolverhampton story.
ramboacdc Posted 8 August 2011 Posted 8 August 2011 as i just said to my mate. if this is what its like tonight. tomorrow is going to be 10x worse or nothing.
Austin Posted 8 August 2011 Posted 8 August 2011 Regardless of whether there's younger kids out and about "being part of it" they should get the ****ing rubber bullets out, if you're big enough to think this is all fun and games then you deserve to be caught up in how the Riot police respond to whats going on! ****ing idiots.
Bellend Sebastian Posted 8 August 2011 Posted 8 August 2011 But what about Dublin, Dundee and Humberside?
Bugg Posted 8 August 2011 Posted 8 August 2011 Right, hold on a second, where is it that there is no confirmed reports of rioting? Oh yeah, Liverpool. Why are we the punchline of all these jokes?! :D
Alexikokopops Posted 8 August 2011 Posted 8 August 2011 But what about Dublin, Dundee and Humberside? That's something I wonder to myself.
ramboacdc Posted 8 August 2011 Posted 8 August 2011 ROADS: The Aston Expressway is now closed inbound – thats from the motorway into the city centre itself. BUSES: National Express are telling us that West Midlands buses are stopping at the inner ring road of Birmingham City Centre. TRAINS: Birmingham New Street – travellers are being advised to use the main entrance ONLY as all other entrances are closed.
Daggers Posted 8 August 2011 Posted 8 August 2011 It's being retweeted be everyone on Twitter. It took about 10 minutes for it to load for me so maybe try again later. It's a lady shouting in the middle of the riots in Hackney and condemning people for what they're doing and stuff. Yep. Just like I got into the Smiths after they broke up, I've now, finally, seen this video as people finished wearing it as a T-shirt.
Daggers Posted 8 August 2011 Posted 8 August 2011 But what about Dublin, Dundee and Humberside? If only we had someone who was good with polls so we could vote on which DJ to hang.
Fosse Boy Posted 8 August 2011 Posted 8 August 2011 But what about Dublin, Dundee and Humberside? I've been living off that joke for the past two hours. Think it's wearing thin will all my mates now. Anybody thinking about searching for Highfields on Twitter, don't bother. Unless you happen to enjoy reading tedious unfounded speculation of course...
ScouseFox Posted 8 August 2011 Posted 8 August 2011 But what about Dublin, Dundee and Humberside? That's something I wonder to myself. DJ Campbell where are you?
Chairman of the Bored Posted 8 August 2011 Posted 8 August 2011 Nothing in Wolverhampton. Thought so or would have heard from mate there. https://twitter.com/#!/SuptPayneWMP/status/100676431964676096
Bellend Sebastian Posted 8 August 2011 Posted 8 August 2011 ROADS: The Aston Expressway is now closed inbound – thats from the motorway into the city centre itself. Guess who needs to go down there to get home? Piss sticks
dave the caveman Posted 8 August 2011 Posted 8 August 2011 This is getting ridiculous now. If the police can't keep law and order on the streets, then the army need to be brought in. Spray these scummy little twats with rubber bullets, knock them out with tazers and choke them with pepper spray. They'll all **** off within an hour. Then absolutely destroy them in the courts. Give them a decade inside each.
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