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[–] 103 points 2 years ago (5 children)

How you going to become a Pokemon master if you don't accept the challenges?

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  • [–] 95 points 2 years ago (18 children)

    As a European, I find it insane to have an app that warns you about gunshots, like wtf

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  • [–] 40 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

    As a Chicago resident so do I. Just listen for the screams and shot reverberation off the nearby buildings. It doesn't take much practice to hone it down within 50yards or so. Don't need no app.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    I've been to Chicago once (visiting a family member), it's absolutely crazy. I could never even imagine living like that. Never before in my life have I been genuinely scared that if I left the house at night, I wouldn't come back alive.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    I've also been to Chicago once (going to an Anime con up there; was a meet up for AMV creators worldwide, and while I wasn't one my brother was), but it was a chill and nice experience for me. The last time I heard gunshots was actually this past new years, when my neighbor fired off like 12-15 shots during fireworks (GA, not in Atlanta but not too far either).

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  • [+] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    It's not like the app only does that. It warns you about all emergency alerts in your area. https://citizen.com/

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Yeah I know, but god damn just getting a notification about gunshots is fucking crazy

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Not an app, but here in Germany we have a public warning system that broadcasts an alert to all phones in an area in case of catastrophic events. Happened twice in my city since I moved here two years ago. Once for a mass shooting, and once for an accident at a chemical plant.

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  • [–] 45 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Go PIKACHU, I choose you!

    Shooter uses BULLETS! It's super effective!

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  • [–] 40 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Do you live in a war zone? Or just USA things?

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  • [+] 31 points 2 years ago
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    Did shooting at the tornado work?

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    But the tornado that's shooting people IS the rare Pokemon.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Once you add 'shooting' I'm pretty sure it becomes a Digimon.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    Nevermind the turtle with cannons coming out of its shell.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago
    [–] 16 points 2 years ago

    Pokemon Go To The Storm Bunker

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    to be fair, Pokemon was first

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    Damn, did you emulate Pokemon red or smth?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    When the hell did Philly have a tornado warning?

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Climate change

    I read why, not when.

    Apparently May 6, 2024 @ 4:24 am.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    This was from 2 years ago by the looks of it (found a Reddit post of this from 2y ago, can't see the date on mobile though). It just was coincidental there was another one literally today too in the early morning hours.

    Also a tornado warning will never last that long (over 15 hours), it's generally 15 to 30 min and very location specific. It may be longer if there's a long chain of storms all showing signs of active circulation on the way through, but anything over an hour is pretty rare, even in tornado alley.

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