The Y2K Bug - An Alternate History EAS Scenario (#32)

In 1999, it was believed an oversight in computer programming, nicknamed the "Y2K Bug", would cause mass computer failure. In real life, nothing really happened when the year rolled over to 2000. But what if things went as wrong as what was feared?
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[@TheGenderVoid200]

James Bold is an SCP I'm sure of it. The man has lived through world-ending events and just deals with it. He just carries on reporting. think he might of "died" a few times, but he just rocks up the next day for work

[@andy.1027]

Damn your right 😀

[@anabominationagainstman3597]

He is the Eternal Harbinger.

[@MangaEnthusiast]

17:17 Me:*looks at timer(7:11AM)* Me also: I actually chuckled at that? I guess this is why I'll never have a sense of humor again.

[@MambaForever24]

I agree with you. Ever since I have been watching his videos, whether it’s treacherous situations, James Bold is still on the weather channel and I now believe he is an SCP.

[@aloafoftoast7160]

@@anabominationagainstman3597 he is the reluctant embodiment of death and chaos who simply wishes to report on the weather

[@TempleofBrendaSong]

When I was a kid in 1999 I legit thought that once midnight struck in 2000, monsters would come out of closets and get kids.

[@EAceS]

Honestly, that sounds scarier than what was supposedly going to happen. When I was 9, my family was on vacation up in New York. Remember how people were saying 2012 was going to be the end times? On New Years Eve, we watched the ball drop from a family members house and I genuinely thought the world was gonna end.

[@newsuperhdgraphic]

so you predicted monsters inc right?

[@user-cy2bz3ei8w]

"Be on the lookout for falling airplanes" Typical day in Virginia. (great scenario, btw)

[@andy.1027]

👏bravo ✨

[@MartinLeong25]

omg no

[@CxsmicKiller]

Bro no.

[@sweebow5288]

Year 2000: *exists* Computers: My time has come

[@aocglazer]

Computers: Casually overdoses on computer turn off

[@TheSkyGuy77]

Year counter: (flips to 1970)

[@smartpanda12]

One time we were cleaning things around the house and in a pile of old papers I found a pamphlet from the Red Cross on what to do in the case of Y2K actually occurring. It was really interesting because it shows just how scared people were about this.

[@EAceS]

That's really cool actually. Y2K was just a little bit before my time, so its interesting to think about what things were like back then.

[@thefilipinesefamilychennel58]

@@EAceS is this real

[@awhahoo]

@@thefilipinesefamilychennel58 ?

[@SnowPea07]

@@thefilipinesefamilychennel58 y2k is real but the plane crashes are not real

[@brenão4951]

“Did i forget that melody?”

[@fluffyboi974]

POV: If software engineers for vital systems was extremely dumb

[@blackhawks81H]

Hey, Boeing outsourced the code on the AOA sensors for the 737MAX to some coders in India for 9 dollars an hour to save money and they wrote awful sloppy code. Also, the problems Boeing has been having with their new space capsule... And how it went off course last test? Yeah, same offshore cheapo coding to save a couple bucks. Have SKILLED AMERICANS who are properly write this code, and many of these problems could have been avoided. And don't accuse me of any racism shit..I said have properly paid Americans do the work. That means properly paid Americans of ANY race.. The specific thing I'm calling for is people we know had proper training and get paid what they deserve for such critical jobs. You simply cannot outsource life critical applications. Happy new year everyone

[@mayjirita]

A fellow fluffy boy PfP. We welcome you to the family.

[@miyuslittlechannel5785]

Have you tried turning it off and then turning it back on again

[@cnnpp4428]

@@blackhawks81H shloppy or not to worked in the plane But good code isn’t working properly witch is wierd

[@Rejistania]

Let's call a spade a spade: not dumb, just not supported by their orgs

[@colemak3]

The best one yet. Super immersive, the last part sent chills down my spine.

[@unoreversecard1997]

Sent shivers downy spine

[@unoreversecard1997]

Bodys achin all the time

[@unoreversecard1997]

Mamaaa

[@unoreversecard1997]

Life had just begun

[@unoreversecard1997]

But now ive gone and thrown it all awaaay

[@blackhawks81H]

Watching all these alternate history or disaster scenarios where everything goes completely to hell, or the world even ends completely at some point before this year... I'm kinda like "well, shit. We still got the bad timeline" Stop screwing with me universe, and Bring on that apocalypse any time now.

[@Mr.Apples]

IKR

[@peterevans3504]

No scenario can predict what's next with covid. If it carries on in india the way it is it will mutate into something far worse

[@yesez8902]

*The Universe responds by flipping both of their middle finger and continues to screw with us*

[@Idkwhattoput151]

@@peterevans3504I’m from the future and nothing happened

[@silverstar8868]

Would've been cool if instead of it showing 2000, it would be 19100

[@Nikki04Leverkusen]

Ah we're in the future now

[@garrettrector3953]

But wouldn't it just jump to 1/1/1900?

[@TheSkyGuy77]

It would've reset to Unix time code 0 or 1/1/1970

[@redenginner]

Looking forward to the 2038 bug actually causing problems because the public doesn’t think Y2K could have been that bad when things like 32 bit Android won’t boot after January 1st 2038. The good news is 64 bit programming languages&hardware have no issue with time and date due to having a high integer limits. Currently the maximum date a modern 64 bit computer can track is over 282 billion years from now,which is more then enough to last the entire history of mankind. Buuuut banks might be fucked. 95% of ATMs still have COBOL lying around in their backend systems.

[@joelfrom08]

32bit time will run out on January 19th, 2038 at 03:14:07AM British time so you will still have 18 days and some hours in 2038 with your good ol' 32 bit devices

[@tritonia_]

I feel bad for those who love nostalgia and old technology when that happens, but I will be surprised if anyone still uses 32bit by that point

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

@Demo_man So, you are officially drawing the line and saying humans will all be extinct billion years from now? ☹️

[@championCynthia2348]

I learned about this recently! Unix Timecodes will break, and I'm honestly quite interested to see what it will be like Maybe the pandemic will be over by then

[@RougeSanta]

Ok smart man so should I start doom prepping all over again or not

[@mjallen1308]

I was 12 yo when Y2K happened. I was in my room playing Sonic Adventure on the Dreamcast I had just gotten for Christmas. In the back of my mind, I imagined what it would be like to hear about and see planes falling out of the sky and the end of the world coming to fruition, but I just didn’t think that would happened because I had a huge book report due after the holidays and I’m just not that lucky. So I just continued on enjoying SA.

[@surrealdestroyer854]

Absolutely bone chilling. That ending especially caught me off guard.

[@zoltek6507]

Here is your new-years day forcast: "Today, It will be snowy and cold... with a cloudy chance of airplanes" Wait wha...

[@andy.1027]

👏👏👏

[@SLINGSH07]

PLSS-

[@BubbaBearGames]

Well, that can't be good! I can already hear Ol' Man Jenkins shouting at us, "I told you no good would come from city folk and their flyin' machines!"

[@SLINGSH07]

@@BubbaBearGames true

[@Eduardo-zw9dz]

Forecast for new years day: Raining Airplanes With a side of computer failure.

[@wyattmarkey6563]

special weather statement: ITS RAINING AIR PLANES WATCH OUT

[@h.opted2264]

This was insane, fucking good job man

[@EAceS]

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you!

[@idadood2278]

I think this one is in need of a remaster, due to how sudden the ending is. It just cuts off on a cliffhanger. We need to know what happens after this. We _need_ to.

[@05-REDACTED317]

Probably new computer systems are built for the ones that are passed repairs and the ones that can be saved repared

[@Brotherline]

to be honest, this was one of the tamer eas scenarios

[@EAceS]

It definitely was. It was more to show of an interesting concept, rather than to be scaring or compelling.

[@FreedTapestry21]

"Be on the lookout for falling airplanes" Me when I see a bird on the ground not even flying or falling out of the sky: *AHHHHH-*

[@InvasionAnimation]

From what I hear this even could have actually happened, but a bunch of scientists actually fixed it before the bad came!

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

"A bunch of scientists"? Everyone who owned / operated a medium to large sized computer network had people working on it!

[@cartoonlizardtheanimator6701]

I like you Emergency Alert System Scenarios, keep up the great work, 🤗

[@amystill8219]

We're gonna party like its 1999

[@cntm51]

Y2K.. I remember this being a topic back when I was a kid lol

[@EASAustraliaNSW]

16:51 literally the only time eaces uses sirens (besides overgrown)

[@sorxas6146]

And the Goldsboro incident

[@WildMustangxt_09]

"Be on the lookout for falling airplanes" Okay.

[@BombyEAS]

This scenario kinda reminds me of that Old Family Guy episode

[@roxannestudios9117]

Omfg near the end my lights flickered a bit 😭

[@knkjchannel55]

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[@ItzBIULD]

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[@SPCWinnebagoCounty]

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[@maxanderson6216]

This is great, but wouldn’t the US find out about the results of the bug early since most of the Eastern world would’ve already been in the new year?

[@user-jr8cz3if6n]

after 21 years James Bold is still rocking

[@Kaiser_TheGreat]

Good video but wouldn't Europe and Asia report computers going haywire over 6 hours before y2k hit North America?

[@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim]

So. There were a few funny bugs that actually happened because of Y2k bugs. XD Like computers showing the year "19100"

[@notjebbutstillakerbal]

LOL

[@ItzBIULD]

Ah yes, *19100* was one of the best years in history

[@747boy8]

Amazing scenario, that last part was really spooky….

[@ArgentuTA164-2]

"Next doomsday event" I'm becoming increasingly sure that humanity has some minor knowledge of other EAS Scenarios.

[@Tristanstar360]

I'm freaking horrified of the EAS but researching y2k led me to this I watched with volume down and captions on

[@theyoyofool1959]

lol this is me too

[@endtimeslastdays7777]

I remember when people were taking about Y2K...

[@joelfrom08]

Crazy to think it was 21 years ago

[@charlotteshenkenberger345]

Possible alternate solution to Y2K bug: Manually changing the date over. Might work? Anyone else have an idea?

[@kristinepfs]

Aaaaah .... this takes me back!

[@icegamingfiregaming5441]

Hmm Bill Clinton sounds like the EAS guy

[@chmclglckz]

BAHAHAHHAHAHA

[@leoschneider3570]

Whenever the scenario starts with James Bold, I get excited and know that the scenario will be great

[@Thneed2003]

I had to be at work that new year's eve just in case. We must have done things right because went home less than two hours later as I remember.

[@sturmtruppenofthemidwest]

I don't think a computer bug would be life threatening. Nevermind, I take it back, I just heard about everything that would be affected.

[@Skokapus]

you think y2k is bad? just wait 14 years for the year 2038 bug, that'll literally fuck everything all up.

[@strrrbrst1788]

The be on the lookout for falling airplanes alert sent chills down my spine for some reason

[@ThatCyberpunkGuy]

If this happened irl I would be terrified, I wonder if it would happen during the change from the year 2999 to 3000

[@scrimshawmassacre]

nothing would happen. for humans, anyway. we're not gonna last that long

[@ItzBIULD]

@@scrimshawmassacre we might. Either way, I don't think a Y2K-like event would happen as computers would likely be advanced enough to not be affected.

[@METALMAN4Wii]

I remember buying 60 cans of soup on December 30th 1999 because of fear.

[@christianethic]

Damn, that disclaimer at the start hits hard.

[@TempleofBrendaSong]

The y2k devil unleashed the hordes of the Apocalypse

[@big_and_bookish]

I love listening to these, but I wasn’t expecting to hear my county’s name being said in the EAS message and it made me jump when I heard it lol

[@jm61004]

0:29 That's where SRGFWD980 lives!

[@Comic3665]

did airplanes have autopilot/other computer functions in 2000?

[@FastCarsNoRules220]

If planes really did fall out the sky, it would've happened in Asia first because of the different time zones, and America would've grounded all planes while they are still in December 31st, 1999.

[@mikeandreach3777]

It’s raining planes Hallelujah it’s raining planes

[@FlyingRobloxMan123]

And then 20 years later....

[@TheSkyGuy77]

*38

[@mikegeorge5354]

The tv broadcast was still going on?

[@softkapifnf7779]

jeez, that's a lot to read

[@mynameisnotcringe4118]

"this is a not a test"

[@Artifacter]

Had this actually happened, we in the states would have known it was going to happen at least 14 hours in advance because of time zones, not sure how it would help though.

[@elusivedesert8530]

9:01 imma assume this is supposed to be a detail that stuff IS glitching out. Or a screw up during recording

[@jennifertucker1496]

Can you give me a list of all the imminent risk factors?

[@dougiebell9944]

13:31 aka, don’t have an emergency.

[@aaaa-sw6ho]

8:48 i was born there!

[@dapperblaze2]

ive watched so many of these.. im going insane.. my head hurts.. whos with me and how do i fix this

[@andrewc6755]

Idk

[@CertifiedWeirdass]

Watch some cat vids.

[@notjebbutstillakerbal]

How to survive: Play indoors with some toys. No electronics needed.

[@gamecubeguy214]

This would have been TERRIBLE for the GameCube's development

[@oropendola01]

As someone from the Central Coast, the idea of a meltdown of Diablo Canyon is absolutely terrifying in every way imaginable

[@darthslain]

oh yeah...this was a thing we were worried about back then. in case you cant tell it turned out to be nothing XD

[@CoasterMan13Official]

Could've changed the FCWN host, you know, it could've had a history behind it. Great scenario tho.

[@EAceS]

Yeah I could've. I admittedly procrastinated a bit on making this video so I didn't really feel like setting up a new screen and shit like that.

[@CoasterMan13Official]

@@EAceS I can help you with that.

[@kiand9433]

0:24 First Coast Weather & News 2:15 Emergency Action Notification 4:46 Civil Danger Warning 6:48 Local Area Emergency 8:45 Special Weather Statement 10:53 Boil Water Advisory 12:21 911 Outage Emergency 13:36 Power Outage Emergency 15:03 Nuclear Plant Warning 16:47 Immediate Evacuation

[@wilsonanderson1415]

While Gen X and Millennials watched Y2K bug, my generation (Gen Z) and Alphas would soon watching 2038 slowly coming over.

[@TheCakeIsNotLie]

wait, but it eas is electronics based itself, how is it still working with y2k bug causing havoc? or is just one of those times i ought to have suspension of disbelief?

[@EAceS]

Its a suspension of disbelief thing. There really isn't a way around it that I can think of.

[@TheCakeIsNotLie]

@@EAceS maybe EAS systems were among the first (and only) to be rolled way back in terms of inside time to prevent this from happening

[@CoasterMan13Official]

The cake is a lie. The cake is a lie. The cake is a lie. The cake is a lie.

[@RAZORBACK_BELIEVER]

@@CoasterMan13Official tf

[@codyspradley6277]

@@RAZORBACK_BELIEVER Ya know, the cake? Ya it's a lie

[@JERealize]

15:02-end Whew. Tulare County is safe. Barely.

[@mekatrele2134]

But this had little chance to happen when chips was everywhere

[@presentbox9913]

14:22 how do they see this?

[@WednesdayAddamsMW]

17:26 Haha, no. That's how a nuclear warhead functions, not a reactor. Nuclear warheads are developed around the basis of prompt criticality, whereas a reactor is developed around the principle of having a controlled fission reaction. A meltdown could very well result in a steam explosion similar to what happened at Reactor #4. However, it likely wouldn't be as bad because western reactors are encased within containment units from the start, whereas RBMKs were not. The remaining RBMKs were retrofitted; some received partial containment units.

[@CHANNELCLOSED-qp5sp]

It’s like the Roblox outage occoured 2 months ago

[@KxrbonTh30ry]

I dont think there would be an eas because everything would shut down immediately

[@User71956]

This is what happens when you don't update Windows! Or update your BIOs--a lot of people forget the bios.

[@user-ze3ui8ur9h]

I don't think you need to really update the BIOS.

[@itzdylan7665]

Realistically, it would be impossible for a plane to just simply stall mid flight for these reasons. 1st reason: Planes run off hydraulics 2nd reason: The engines are fuel powered, not electrical, power would definitely not be lost because of this scenario. The planes would most probably have lost some flight instruments, but the plane wouldn’t just stall out of the sky.

[@leboiofbois1005]

Who asked

[@robo-jesus6602]

@@leboiofbois1005 I did

[@ruskiwaffle1991]

Worst that may happen is that the instruments (if fully electrical) will go funky

[@reesetube]

Beat me to it.

[@valentinapimentelcoronado4557]

give meaning to the beginning of the 21st century: 9/11: that will be us Y2K bug: fu-

[@sammybaca4547]

If they knew this was possible, why didn’t they just ground all airplanes

[@bananalol2170]

then comes 2012 :)

[@wyattmarkey6563]

y2k is taking over technology

[@EAceS]

I think you’re about 21 years too late to that party😅

[@hungaryhippo7294]

Date: December 32 1999

[@katybeechan5163]

I was only 5 months old at the time of the new millennium

[@KawaiiCoringAlriaTrash-oc8vw]

Imagine if it's real on 2024 hell no were out of here and will not die

[@alyssagree]

its like that one family guy episode

[@mikegeorge5354]

That would be no nuclear explosion is a power plant melts down. There have been three meltdowns Three Mile Island, Fukajima, and Chernobyl. None of those wound up involved in a nuclear explosion.

[@UntalentedBrick]

wait...if y2k did happen how is the EAS broadcasting?

[@notjebbutstillakerbal]

[REDACTED]

[@lnterIinkedd]

WHY IS IT ALWAYS JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA LOL

[@ARXWXLandlines]

I have some errors Let me know if I have errors that are missed because I have not watched the full video yet 1. The new Paul voice didn’t come out until 2016 2. The old Paul voice was in use at the time it was supposed to happen 3. BOIL WATER ADVISORY?!?! Since when was there a Boil Water Advisory?!?! Exactly. It’s supposed to be warning, not advisory. 4. Again?! It’s advisory, not emergency. (Talking about power outage)

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

4:24 He forgot to mention some of the people who had been sentenced to over a hundred years in prison getting scheduled to be released way too early! Oh, and biggest of all, numerous Blockbuster videos accumulating late fees for ninety nine years, eleven months, and two to three months!

[@HanamaruAnimeGame]

Isurugi Snow: ahhhh! Y2K! Uhhhh oh yes! Oh god I better got to get it

[@cleveryoutubename4445]

According to The Simpsons this is all Homers fault.

[@ThatOneAngryTuga]

Mileniun bug isn't it?

[@EAceS]

That’s one of the names, the shortening is Y2K Bug

[@zay_1223]

17:17 711 haha

[@Mr.Apples]

The 711 shop right |)

[@yousef9625]

Y2k..

[@farmerupbeat]

GIVE JAMES BOLD A PROMOTION

[@Torikushion]

Soulution make new chips

[@Comic3665]

and then replace EVERY single malfunctioning device on the entire planet? wouldnt work

[@syntax1235]

Common misconception: a nuclear power plant explosion is not a nuclear explosion. It has a very limited destructive range, as it is usually a steam explosion. The majority of the danger comes from radioactive fuel being sprayed out as shrapnel.

[@LamBosco]

What happened to the world after the California nuclear meltdown?????