'Doomsday' seed vault opens in Norway

[loco]

Story Highlights

• Ultimate safety net for the world's seed collections has opened in Norway
• The vault received inaugural shipments of 100 million seeds in total
• Norwegian govt. paid to build vault in mountainside between Norway and North Pole

A vast underground vault storing millions of seeds from around the world took delivery of its first shipment Tuesday.

Dubbed the "Doomsday Vault," the seed bank on a remote island near the Arctic Ocean is considered the ultimate safety net for the world's seed collections, protecting them from a wide range of threats including war, natural disasters, lack of funding or simply poor agricultural management.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/02/26/norway.seeds/index.html#cnnSTCText

[Purple Aki]

I store my seed in a sock at the bottom of my bed.

Just in case anything ever happens to me and scientists need to clone my good self.

[Diesel1]

A sock doesn't sound like a very safe place at all Mr Aki. Nordic Supermans rectum makes an ideal storage place for ones seed, and he doesn't even charge for the service.

[Nordic Superman]

Haha lads! Quality

[Purple Aki]

A sock doesn't sound like a very safe place at all Mr Aki. Nordic Supermans rectum makes an ideal storage place for ones seed, and he doesn't even charge for the service.

Diesel, I fear the scientists would not be able to find my seed amongst the litres of "Harry Monk" swilling around in Nordic's cavernous colon.

It's like a veritable DNA database down there!

[Nordic Superman]

Diesel, I fear the scientists would not be able to find my seed amongst the litres of "Harry Monk" swilling around in Nordic's cavernous colon.

It's like a veritable DNA database down there!

Delicious imagery.

[Diesel1]

Enough about bumming Nordick. Did you guys feel the 'earthquake' t'other night?

I did, it was great 

[Nordic Superman]

Enough about bumming Nordick. Did you guys feel the 'earthquake' t'other night?

I did, it was great 

Aye, pretty impressive!

Bet it was just like being at home for the pakis!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4324534.stm

[Purple Aki]

Did not feel a thing. My girlfriend claimed that the cats went a bit mental back home in the Midlands.