Toe Jam Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Yes, it is, but there is very little going on over there right now that isn't. It's amazing that they're only reporting 50 dead at this point. I expect the number will be in the thousands by the time it's done. Japan had a quake back in the 1920s that killed 150,000 people. I think this will surpass that. The area is much more populated and the quake was a lot stronger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rictus58 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Japan had a quake back in the 1920s that killed 150,000 people.I think this will surpass that. The area is much more populated and the quake was a lot stronger. But the infrastructure is a lot better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikbug Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Looks like cellphones are coming back up for people. Facebook and twitter was the only way to get a hold of friends there for awhile. I'm really scared to know what the death toll ends up going up to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toe Jam Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 But the infrastructure is a lot better. Infrastucture don't mean **** against 15 to 30 foot waves coming out of nowhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Holy ****, this is terrible. Thoughts and prayers to the people on that side of the world. It's amazing that the death toll is only 50 right now. I'm hoping for the best for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDawg Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Holy ****, this is terrible. Thoughts and prayers to the people on that side of the world. It's amazing that the death toll is only 50 right now. I'm hoping for the best for them. My guess is that its much higher than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rictus58 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Infrastucture don't mean **** against 15 to 30 foot waves coming out of nowhere. I'm sorry. I thought we were talking from the quake itself. I'd guess 150k is a very high estimate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da'uud Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 coincidence the moon is at its closest point to the earth in years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xameil Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 coincidence the moon is at its closest point to the earth in years? maybe with regards to the tides... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDawg Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 The earthquake caused the tsunami... I don't think the moon is responsible for earthquakes... And if it is, the moon is the Death Star in disguise. Signed - Gwadk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanboyOf91 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Some charts to show how bad this is: What Does a Magnitude 8.9 Earthquake Look Like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 That map is crazy. Thoughts and prayers go out to all those affected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Solar events are tied to seismic ones in theory at least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Waves of tsunami hit residences in Natori, Miyagi prefecture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xameil Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Solar events are tied to seismic ones in theory at least If solar are then maybe the sun storm? Lunar events are the tides so perhaps that affected the Tsunami? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinalBeast Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I just read on Facebook that the valedictorian of my high school class was still in Tokyo when it happened. My prayers go out to her, her family, and everyone affected by this tragedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 My guess is that its much higher than that. I know, just hoping for the best. And 50 is still strikingly low considering what time it happened. But you're right, I'm expecting the toll to be much higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 coincidence the moon is at its closest point to the earth in years? Maybe' date=' maybe not: [url']http://www.extremeskins.com/showthread.php?345039-DM-Could-supermoon-next-week-disrupt-Earth-s-weather[/url] The tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands of people in Indonesia happened two weeks before the January 2005 supermoon. 'There will be no earthquakes or volcanoes erupting, unless they are to happen anyway,' he told news.com.au. Um, OK. 'Normal king tides are about all I would expect out of this supermoon prediction.' That's one hell of a tide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Geez, this is so ****ing bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teller Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Makes you realize how insignificant, tiny, and finite we humans are. God bless everyone affected, and still in the path of pending destruction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I saw Japan is under Nuclear Emergency as well since one of the Power Plants there has failed. Here's the link: http://gizmodo.com/#!5780925/japan-declares-nuclear-emergency-as-nuclear-plants-cooling-function-fails Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinz4Life12 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 i just saw some video on CNN of the water carrying away cars and boats. doesn't even look real! thoughts and prayers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterMP Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 The earthquake caused the tsunami... I don't think the moon is responsible for earthquakes... And if it is, the moon is the Death Star in disguise.Signed - Gwadk Whether the moon can cause earthquakes is somewhat controversial: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/05/0523_050523_moonquake.html I think we are going to find a number of things contribute to Earthquakes. The problem with this arguement: "According to Berkland, the U.S. Geological Survey said such a theory is ridiculous—the Earth is 82 times more massive than the moon. Though the Earth can trigger quakes on the moon, they said, the moon is too small to trigger any earthquakes." is that it isn't JUST the moon's gravity. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/10/041022103948.htm "ScienceDaily (Oct. 22, 2004) — Earthquakes can be triggered by the Earth's tides, UCLA scientists confirmed Oct. 21 in Science Express, the online journal of Science. Earth tides are produced by the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun on the Earth, causing the ocean's waters to slosh, which in turn raise and lower stress on faults roughly twice a day. Scientists have wondered about the effects of Earth tides for more than 100 years." The moon affects the water distribution on the Earth (i.e. tides), and that water also has gravity so with respect to the plate tectonics, it is a combination of the moon's gravity, the gravity the water that the moon's gravity has shifted along with the change in the actual mass distribution from the shift in the water (and this doesn't even get into electronic interactions between ocean currents and molten core currents). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpyaks3 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 http://www.ustream.tv/channel/foxtokimekitonight Feed going over part of Japan that is just fire and brimstone, stunning pictures. EDIT: Just cut to other cameras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss_Hogg Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 the user comments from the Fox News website are tasteless and disgusting. and yes, this is really, really bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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