we're going hurricane for hurricane on the weather channel (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 years ago by DoctorKropotnik@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 26 points 2 years ago

It's two back to back record breaking hurricanes, how much could it be climate change? how-much-could-it-cost

[-] Frank@hexbear.net 26 points 2 years ago

How long until a gulf hurricane and an atlantic hurricane meet over florida to battle it out like angry gods and finally render the penninsula uninhabitable?

[-] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

I mean, it didn't happen exactly simultaneous like that, but the 2005 hurricane season was enough for me to leave forever and regard FL as uninhabitable.

[-] Pentacat@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago

I heard congress is going to outlaw the word “climate” when they come back to work in November.

[-] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago

If sports is okay - why can't Americans bet on the weather?

[-] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago

Insurance companies do.

[-] Frank@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

Can we bet on the weather? I don't really look at betting sites.

[-] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

I don't know anything about sports betting other than it exploded in size in the US after a supreme court ruling. I didn't know that until I saw some headlines and comments about it here. At this point if Trump wins - I won't be surprised if he created TrumpBetting.com and people were allowed to bet on not just Hurricane A vs Hurricane B but anything. He'd face instant lawsuits from the blue states but what would he care? AG Ted Nugent and FBI Director Kid Rock wouldn't exactly bring him to justice. They'd brag how much they, themselves, like to use the site.

[-] abc@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago

Sure, you can bet on anything although this is technically just buying options I'm not really that financially smart to intuitively know how you'd profit off this beyond buying low selling high (unless you live in the hurricane landfall area lmao).

https://www.hurlos.com

[-] ped_xing@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

Could you put up your house so that if the hurricane wins, the rubble is somebody else's problem?

[-] Feinsteins_Ghost@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

Discovery Animal Face-Off but for hurricanes instead, referee’d by Judge Mills Lane from Celebrity Death Match fame. Brought to you by Volvo and Amex Black.