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:And the hasty points, ok, lets see: | :And the hasty points, ok, lets see: | ||
;We know from at least four sources (console reports, Fuji article, airport poster and Hasegawa's diary) that the smog (smog, really??? ''geyser'') | ;We know from at least four sources (console reports, Fuji article, airport poster and Hasegawa's diary) that the smog (smog, really??? ''geyser'') | ||
:Smog. Yes... We could say polluted air but that's what smog is, too. In Oni's case most of the population is concentrated in cities, and that is where smog gets [[ | :Smog. Yes... We could say polluted air but that's what smog is, too. In Oni's case most of the population is concentrated in cities, and that is where smog gets [[wp:Smog#Health_effects|''heavy'' and poisonous]]. Now I wonder if the quarantine zones aren't cleaner. ^_^ | ||
::;paradox-01 | ::;paradox-01 | ||
:When I read "smog", I inevitably think of Victorian London. Or Mexico. Or Beijing. Fumes blocking the daylight. | :When I read "smog", I inevitably think of Victorian London. Or Mexico. Or Beijing. Fumes blocking the daylight. | ||
:It is certainly tempting to see smog in Oni, but I'd make a difference between ''clean'' air and ''clear'' air. | :It is certainly tempting to see smog in Oni, but I'd make a difference between ''clean'' air and ''clear'' air. | ||
:The city air in Oni is definitely not ''clean'', at least not all the time, and the air's [[ | :The city air in Oni is definitely not ''clean'', at least not all the time, and the air's [[wikt:toxicity|toxicity]] is an issue. | ||
:It is, however, remarkably ''clear'', even though late autumn is not the best period to scan a modern city for smog. | :It is, however, remarkably ''clear'', even though late autumn is not the best period to scan a modern city for smog. | ||
:Note the presence of ''solar panels'' (of course they might make as little plotwise sense as other furniture). | :Note the presence of ''solar panels'' (of course they might make as little plotwise sense as other furniture). | ||
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:We know from at least four sources (console reports, [[Talk:Hasegawa|Fuji article]], airport poster and Hasegawa's diary) that polluted air and/or quarantined zones had existed before the Big Bang (abnormal [[STURMANDERUNG]] pulse set off by Mai). The causes and direct consequences aren't mentioned. We can speculate that the citizens are often required to wear "[[:Image:TXMPPOSTER1.png|HAPEMASK]]" [[ | :We know from at least four sources (console reports, [[Talk:Hasegawa|Fuji article]], airport poster and Hasegawa's diary) that polluted air and/or quarantined zones had existed before the Big Bang (abnormal [[STURMANDERUNG]] pulse set off by Mai). The causes and direct consequences aren't mentioned. We can speculate that the citizens are often required to wear "[[:Image:TXMPPOSTER1.png|HAPEMASK]]" [[wp:Respirator|respirators]] as protection against airborne pollutants and that the natural environment is contaminated with [[wikt:virulent|virulent]] pathogens (toxins/bacteria/viruses). | ||
:152ppm was the last measured [[ | :152ppm was the last measured [[wp:Dioxin|dioxin]] level in the [[Quotes/Consoles/level_19c|Sturmanderung report]]; after the Big Bang the pollution and their symptoms will be much more and stronger. | ||
:According to an [[ACC]] report "Class 4 airborne toxins" can arise when inverting the cleaning process. Whatever this means isn't clear - at least, Konoko talked about "The dead and the dying now line the streets" in the outro, so the effect must be enormous. | :According to an [[ACC]] report "Class 4 airborne toxins" can arise when inverting the cleaning process. Whatever this means isn't clear - at least, Konoko talked about "The dead and the dying now line the streets" in the outro, so the effect must be enormous. | ||
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