• Magnitude 8.9 earthquake hits Japan. 20-foot tsunamis strike shores.
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I'm not one for numerology conspiracies, but does anyone else notice this? Today is 3/11/11. Revelations 11:13 reads: [quote=The Holy Bible]"At that very hour there was a severe earthquake and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the survivors were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven."[/quote] [editline]1[/editline] 3 dumb ratings in under a minute. meh.
[QUOTE=Orkel;28548450]How strong?[/QUOTE] No idea, I was watching the live stream when that came on; they just told the viewers to, "brace for impact.... please act calmly, etc"
[QUOTE=Kill001;28548474]There's a small radiation leak: [url]http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/11/japan-quake-reactor-idUSL3E7EB2GO20110311[/url][/QUOTE] Small? Pfft, thats what they said in Chernobyl.
Well I read somewhere that the one now was on 6.2 located 1km down in earth [url]http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php[/url]
Fuck this shit is bad, I'm really glad that Japan is well prepared for this kind of disaster. That water looks like it moved in-land awfully quick.
Shit sure is going down. Earthquakes, floods and now they have to also battle their powerplant.
[QUOTE=SPESSMEHREN;28548484]I'm not one for numerology conspiracies, but does anyone else notice this? Today is 3/11/11. Revelations 11:13 reads: [editline]1[/editline] 3 dumb ratings in under a minute. meh.[/QUOTE] If you're not one for numerological conspiracies, why did it even occur to you to suggest it?
My theory is all the whales around japan went "Fuck this shit", leapt out of the water and all splashed down at the same time. ...what, too soon?
[url]http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/12/world/asia/12codes.html?_r=4&hp[/url] Some good news if anyone needs cheering up. Edit for those you can't access it: [release]Japan’s Strict Building Codes Saved Lives From seawalls that line stretches of Japan’s coastline, to skyscrapers that sway to absorb earthquakes, to building codes that are among the world’s most rigorous, no country may be better prepared to withstand earthquakes than Japan. Had any other populous country suffered the 8.9 magnitude earthquake that shook Japan on Friday, tens of thousands of people might already be counted among the dead. So far, Japan’s death toll is in the hundreds, although it is certain to rise. Over the years, Japan has spent billions of dollars developing the most advanced technology against earthquakes and tsunamis. The Japanese, who regularly experience smaller earthquakes and have lived through major ones, know how to react to quakes and tsunamis because of regular drills — unlike Southeast Asians, many of whom died in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami because they lingered near the coast. Communities along Japan’s coastline, especially in areas that have been hit by tsunamis in the past, tend to be the best prepared. Local authorities can usually contact residents directly through warning systems set up in each home; footpaths and other escape routes leading to higher ground tend to be clearly marked. In the country that gave the world the word tsunami, Japan, especially in the 1980’s and 1990’s, built concrete seawalls in many communities, some as high as 40 feet. In addition, some coastal towns have set up networks of sensors that can sound alarms in every residence and automatically closed floodgates when an earthquake strikes to prevent waves from surging up rivers. Ports are sometimes equipped with raised platforms. Critics of the seawalls, however, say they are eyesores and bad for the environment. The seawalls, they say, can instill a false sense of security among coastal residents and discourage them from participating in regular evacuation drills. Moreover, by blocking residents’ view of the ocean, the seawalls reduce peoples’ ability to understand the sea by observing wave patterns, critics say. According to the national broadcaster NHK, waves from Friday’s tsunami spilled over some seawalls in the affected areas. But it was too soon to say whether other seawalls or regular evacuation drills — or a combination of the two — prevented casualty figures from climbing higher.[/release]
[QUOTE=Political Gamer;28548711][url]http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/12/world/asia/12codes.html?_r=4&hp[/url] Some good news if anyone needs cheering up.[/QUOTE] Need to be registered. Copypaste.
[img]http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/quake1/bp36.jpg[/img] WOW
[QUOTE=chris619;28548728][img_thumb]http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/quake1/bp36.jpg[/img_thumb] WOW[/QUOTE] Agreed.
[QUOTE=chris619;28548728][img_thumb]http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/quake1/bp36.jpg[/img_thumb] WOW[/QUOTE] Right in the middle? Even during an apocalypse Japan is organized as nothing else. :v:
Does anybody ever think how magnificent "natural disasters" would be if there was nothing it could harm? If nothing lived on this earth but the plants. Imagine a 20 foot wave washing over untouched land. No human debris or trash in the water only other plants. I just really thought how some would look and I am very intrigued by it.
[QUOTE=chris619;28548728][img_thumb]http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/quake1/bp36.jpg[/img_thumb] WOW[/QUOTE] WOW! Japanese people are so small.
[QUOTE=Mr. Sun;28548757]Does anybody ever think how magnificent "natural disasters" would be if there was nothing it could harm? If nothing lived on this earth but the plants. Imagine a 20 foot wave washing over untouched land. No human debris or trash in the water only other plants. I just really thought how some would look and I am very intrigued by it.[/QUOTE] Ask the dinosaurs.
[QUOTE=archangel125;28548725]Need to be registered. Copypaste.[/QUOTE]Works fine for me, guess its a US only thing. [release]Japan’s Strict Building Codes Saved Lives From seawalls that line stretches of Japan’s coastline, to skyscrapers that sway to absorb earthquakes, to building codes that are among the world’s most rigorous, no country may be better prepared to withstand earthquakes than Japan. Had any other populous country suffered the 8.9 magnitude earthquake that shook Japan on Friday, tens of thousands of people might already be counted among the dead. So far, Japan’s death toll is in the hundreds, although it is certain to rise. Over the years, Japan has spent billions of dollars developing the most advanced technology against earthquakes and tsunamis. The Japanese, who regularly experience smaller earthquakes and have lived through major ones, know how to react to quakes and tsunamis because of regular drills — unlike Southeast Asians, many of whom died in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami because they lingered near the coast. Communities along Japan’s coastline, especially in areas that have been hit by tsunamis in the past, tend to be the best prepared. Local authorities can usually contact residents directly through warning systems set up in each home; footpaths and other escape routes leading to higher ground tend to be clearly marked. In the country that gave the world the word tsunami, Japan, especially in the 1980’s and 1990’s, built concrete seawalls in many communities, some as high as 40 feet. In addition, some coastal towns have set up networks of sensors that can sound alarms in every residence and automatically closed floodgates when an earthquake strikes to prevent waves from surging up rivers. Ports are sometimes equipped with raised platforms. Critics of the seawalls, however, say they are eyesores and bad for the environment. The seawalls, they say, can instill a false sense of security among coastal residents and discourage them from participating in regular evacuation drills. Moreover, by blocking residents’ view of the ocean, the seawalls reduce peoples’ ability to understand the sea by observing wave patterns, critics say. According to the national broadcaster NHK, waves from Friday’s tsunami spilled over some seawalls in the affected areas. But it was too soon to say whether other seawalls or regular evacuation drills — or a combination of the two — prevented casualty figures from climbing higher.[/release]
[QUOTE=SPESSMEHREN;28548484]I'm not one for numerology conspiracies, but does anyone else notice this? Today is 3/11/11. Revelations 11:13 reads: [editline]1[/editline] 3 dumb ratings in under a minute. meh.[/QUOTE] Now is not the time for this shit.
[QUOTE=Kill001;28548474]There's a small radiation leak: [url]http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/11/japan-quake-reactor-idUSL3E7EB2GO20110311[/url][/QUOTE] They are saying it's getting worse. It seems the cooling system at that reactor is fucked up. U.S. is already trying to send some coolant to japan for it. [url]http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/11/japan.nuclear/index.html?hpt=T1[/url]
[IMG]http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f273/Cristian619/Misc%205/maru.png[/IMG] [url]http://www.boingboing.net/2011/03/11/breaking-news-from-j.html[/url]
[QUOTE=chris619;28548835][img_thumb]http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f273/Cristian619/Misc%205/maru.png[/img_thumb] [url]http://www.boingboing.net/2011/03/11/breaking-news-from-j.html[/url][/QUOTE] Oh thank you Jesus!
[QUOTE=chris619;28548728][img_thumb]http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/quake1/bp36.jpg[/img_thumb] WOW[/QUOTE] That picture is awesome. Damn.
[QUOTE=chris619;28548728][img_thumb]http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/quake1/bp36.jpg[/img_thumb] WOW[/QUOTE] Come to think of it, the way that's split exactly down the centre - that's because there won't be cars driving on the centreline. Could it really have been an actual design consideration? Deliberate?
[QUOTE=lead_farmer;28548434]Here come another Japanese earthquake[/QUOTE] That joke will never be the same. Specially if the reactor can't be stopped.
The huge Gundam robot thing is destroyed :( [IMG]http://i1083.photobucket.com/albums/j397/SoobeeWeell/gundammm.jpg[/IMG]
[QUOTE=chris619;28548916]The huge Gundam robot thing is destroyed :( [img_thumb]http://i1083.photobucket.com/albums/j397/SoobeeWeell/gundammm.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] :gonk:
[QUOTE=chris619;28548916]The huge Gundam robot thing is destroyed :( [img_thumb]http://i1083.photobucket.com/albums/j397/SoobeeWeell/gundammm.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] [img]http://www.soundonsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Noooooo.jpg[/img] It could only be adequately conveyed by a picture.
[QUOTE=chris619;28548916]The huge Gundam robot thing is destroyed :( [img_thumb]http://i1083.photobucket.com/albums/j397/SoobeeWeell/gundammm.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] Fake, picture from when it was being built/dismantled. [url]http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/25040/Gundam+Dismantle.html[/url]
JUST IN: magnitude 6 in Nagano, magnitude 4 at Niigata
[QUOTE=Marlamin;28548948]Fake, picture from when it was being built.[/QUOTE] Oh.
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