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From: shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com>
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Subject: Re: Eclipse Emergency Plans?
Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2024 22:27:22 -0400
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On Sun, 7 Apr 2024 19:23:39 -0700, "Ian J. Ball" <ijball@mac.invalid>
wrote:

>On 4/7/24 5:51 PM, shawn wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 08 Apr 2024 00:30:46 +0000, BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> America Solar Eclipse Warning
>>>
>>> - frequently top up your gas tanks
>>> - charge your electric car
>>> - have a preparedness kit
>>> - items like paper maps, snacks, drinks and cellphone chargers
>>> - have a communications plan
>>> - know where to take shelter if there's an event
>>> - having these conversations ahead of time is important
>>>
>>> All this just for a shadow? Is this just one massive psyop or do they know
>>> something?
>>>
>>>
>>> https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1776896328196325376/vid/avc1/320x692/fTTAUbruLPpK8OCP.mp4?tag=14
>> 
>> Clearly they are worried about the mobs going mad if the sun
>> disappears, for fear that the sun will never appear again.
>
>That's actually one of my favorite conceits from an episode of the 
>2003(?) "Twilight Zone" series...
>

The classic story was one from Isaac Asimov, NIGHTFALL in 1941.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightfall_(Asimov_novelette_and_novel)