• The scariest first-person video of the Japan Tsunami yet
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[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3rqPPJPwLg[/media] :ohdear:
JESUS, it just keeps rising and rising. That's fucking terrifying how easily those buildings are getting swept away.
I can only imagine the dread and fear that the cameraman probably felt as he watched the buildings right next to the ones he was on crumble and collapse before his eyes. Shit is fucked up.
"OHSHIT, my towns getting flooded! Get the camera!"
those buildings are re-enforced against mid level earthquakes and they are tossed aside as if child's playthings. Worst of all, nothing could have ever prevented this.
[IMG]http://i398.photobucket.com/albums/pp62/San-Tsai/HoryShet.jpg[/IMG] No but seriously, this is crazy. Imagine seeing your home being swept away and destroyed. [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Image macro" - Swebonny))[/highlight]
DAMN NATURE YOU SCARY /c
Man, earthquakes, tsunami and nuclear plant breakdowns. March is just not a good month for Japan. My condolences go out to all those affected by the disasters.
I can't imagine how terrifying it must be to be caught up in the middle of it all, especially when minutes ago it was pretty much a clear street. When the buildings began to peel away my jaw dropped. It's one thing to read about it but to actually see it is totally different. Physically being there though, I can't even begin to imagine.
Seriously... This is so fucked up
I really feel for those people standing there and watching helplessly as their cars, homes and businesses are just swept away and there's not one thing they can do about it.
All i can think about is how many people couldn't get out of their cars in time. Just horrible.
That Japanese warning sound is eerie as hell.
I hope those people who drive away at the beginning are okay. Judging by the speed the water came down the street at though, I fear it probably wasn't a good ending. My feelings go out to Japan.
Well, fuck.
Fuck that would be scary
Those sirens man, at the beginning. :ohdear:
If anyone has ever visited rapids before, you can back me up when I say the sound of rushing water is very overwhelming. So, imagine that water rising up about 20 feet in the course of a few minutes, with a huge roaring noise in your ears. Combine that with that siren and you ca probably barely hear. Now you have to also realize that while those people were safe on that high ground, theyre CONFINED to it, meaning they were stuck on a small island with limited resources. THEN on top of that take into consideration the pressure of those rapids, anyone in them would be sucked under instantly. EVEN THEN, you must not forget that this is ocean water and that there will be sea life in this water, life that is regularly used to Japanese ships hunting and leaving carcasses of animals in the water. ON TOP of all this, you have to consider the sanitation of the water as this is affecting an entire population who in a time of crisis become ignorant to their own needs. (i.e. pissing and shitting in the water to keep it away from their small area of safety) plus the dangers of large standing water will attract water diseases and water breeding insects. Oh and lets not forget that these are only a tiny amount of the issues faced by the tsunami, there are even more dangers such as seen in the video where a power line topples, probably still full of electricity. Oh, and there is an earthquake with all its' issues and a nuclear power meltdown. But my point wasnt to tell you about those dangers, as many can be assumed, they were simply an introduction to what I have to say. These horrible disasters above, have occurred before in this area many times and these societies are still rapidly becoming the major world powers.We have to look not at the magnitude of the disaster, but the will power of these people to survive and rebuild even after all of this. I envy the japenese and other areas always placed in the way of natural disasters as the are a stronger race because of it. USA citizens may remember hurricane Katrina, compare that to what happened here. For foreigners, hurricane Katrina hit a city called New Orleans and broke the flood walls and flooded the city. What happened was national coverage, people fleeing from the state and huge recovery plans created to help overcome the issue. So what does that have to do with anything? Several years later, a great deal of New Orleans still remains completely trashed and even then the "repaired" parts are left ghost towns as a vast majority of people did not return. They simply migrated and ditched their homes, their right to that ground where they worked so hard to survive and grow. The Japanese do not have this luxury since they are on an island (though because of their ingenious urban planning they still have plenty of space to continue expanding their population) and stay put in their flooded towns and cities and will rebuild. This is not an insult to the USA, as I am a proud citizen myself, but more of an appreciation to a race that does not get much credit to its' name in the eyes of the public. People will look at them and say "those poor japanese people, I am glad were not them!" They will feel compassion and sorrow for the race, seeing them as helpless in this disaster. But me, I see each disaster as an opportunity for them to grow, much like how forest fires naturally occur to refresh the land. Natural selection affects these people still to some degree and in combination with the eqaul, some could argue even more, technological skill they possess with first world powers, they are set to become one of the most hardened and advanced races. Through this hardship they endure and because of it they grow stronger.
Holy shit...
[QUOTE=Nitro836;28599470]"OHSHIT, my towns getting flooded! Get the camera!"[/QUOTE] I would definitely grab a camera if it was happening to me, if i had the time of course. If I'm gonna stand around watching my city get destroyed may aswell get it on camera.
Any day now there will be a documentary full of awesome videos.
Was the car at 2:48 the same car as at the start?
How are these videos "awesome" ?
[QUOTE=Killuah;28601202]How are these videos "awesome" ?[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://i53.tinypic.com/2im05cw.jpg[/IMG]
[QUOTE=Killuah;28601202]How are these videos "awesome" ?[/QUOTE] I think when most people describe the tsunami footage as "incredible" "amazing" or "awesome", they're just referring to the quality and power that this kind of footage holds. Obviously no one thinks this kind of thing is cool or whatever.
Forbidden Siren 4
I'm just sad about all the pets that must have been left behind
Makes me see tsunamis in a whole new way
[QUOTE=Vox;28601506]I'm just sad about all the pets that must have been left behind[/QUOTE] Yeah fuck the 10,000+ people, what about the pets.
[QUOTE=Vox;28601506]I'm just sad about all the pets that must have been left behind[/QUOTE] Seriously? Fucking seriously?! Of all the people who are missing/dead/injured/homeless, you're only fucking sad about the pets?
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