As the world watches what looks to be a meltdown at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility, the Wall Street Journal reports the site’s tested threshold for earthquakes was only 7.9—well below what transpired last week. More »
An official with Japan’s nuclear and industrial safety agency told CNN that “a meltdown may be under way at one of Fukushima Daiichi’s nuclear power reactors” (the plant that exploded). Earlier, it looked like things would be under control but the company began to experience difficulty cooling the reactor, even attempting to solve the issue by dumping seawater. [CNN]
Well, things aren’t looking too great economy-wise. We might just be headed for a depression, which means you’ll need to start changing your lifestyle. While you may start out by changing your lifestyle in subtle ways, you need to be mentally prepared for the fact that more, well, drastic measures may be necessary in the not-too-distant future. Luckily, I’ve hand-picked 10 gadgets that may be necessary in our frightening, Lehman-Brothersless future.
