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Japanese earthquake / tsunami discussion

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    #572
    fontanalis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,619 ✭✭✭fontanalis


    I wonder how long it will take the people who frequent the conspiracy theory forum to milk this tragedy?


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    #573
    JerryHandbag
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    I know Sky keep showing it but that footage of the wall of water hurtling across the ocean towards land is one seriously chilling sight. :(


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    #574
    Topper Harley01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 144 ✭✭Topper Harley01


    Smcgie wrote: »
    Remember the last time the animals all went funny and predicted it.. Any of this going on?


    There was speculation in the Daily Mail* last week that the moon would be at its closest to the Earth in years, and this might have an effect on natural disasters. Certainly food for thought after today...

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1365225/Japan-earthquake-tsunami-Was-today-s-natural-disaster-caused-supermoon.html


    *Yes I know it's the Daily Mail, don't bother with the condescending remarks please.


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    #575
    ilovesleep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,619 ✭✭✭ilovesleep


    bohsboy wrote: »
    Can somebody get that clown off the beach...wandering up and down....

    Hope it Brian Cowen on his holidays after all his hard work here. Although if a tsunami was to hit cowen, cowen would still be left behind afterwards alive and kicking.


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    #576
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users Posts: 22,080 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    The amount of ads on CNN is frightening - in the middle of a disaster like?:eek::eek::eek:


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    #577
    MrStuffins
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    fontanalis wrote: »
    I wonder how long it will take the people who frequent the conspiracy theory forum to milk this tragedy?

    Jim Corr is on route to Scandanavia to investigate those Tectonic Weapons the US used to cause the Earthquake in Haiti!


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    #578
    Korvanica
    Registered Users Posts: 3,992 ✭✭✭Korvanica


    dammit bloody cnn feed not buffering properly,,,


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    #579
    WallyGUFC
    Registered Users Posts: 2,053 ✭✭✭WallyGUFC


    http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/Global/category.asp?C=176904&nav=menu55_1_1

    Give it a min or two to load up but it's a good stream.


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    #580
    gman2k
    Registered Users Posts: 4,076 ✭✭✭gman2k


    ilovesleep wrote: »
    Hope it Brian Cowen on his holidays after all his hard work here. Although if a tsunami was to hit cowen, cowen would still be left behind afterwards alive and kicking.
    Yeah, he would just stand there watching the tsunami going forward


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    #581
    Smcgie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,379 ✭✭✭Smcgie


    Profit before people as usual


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    #582
    Overheal
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    digme wrote: »
    jesus you sound like you're all 5 years old, they said it already 2 feet high at the most.....................
    The waves get higher as they reach shore. The tsunami/shockwave travels on a long wavelength at high speeds across the ocean but when it hits shore it's speed is drastically shot down and it's frequency increases.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Propagation_du_tsunami_en_profondeur_variable.gif
    SeaFields wrote: »
    Thats what happened in the last big tsunami. The sea all but disappeared before coming back in a wall of water.

    It's a basic water mechanic: the water for the Swell has to come from somewhere. The fast water moving in has to be replaced. I lack a good diagram for this though.


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    #583
    pragmatic1
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    We're lucky as hell to live in Ireland. We dont get natural disasters.


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    #584
    Mister men
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    MCMLXXV wrote: »
    The amount of ads on CNN is frightening - in the middle of a disaster like?:eek::eek::eek:
    Money money. The news networks love this kind of stuff.


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    #585
    Leiva
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    pragmatic1 wrote: »
    We're lucky as hell to live in Ireland. We dont get natural disasters.

    No we just make them ourselves ... Anglo .


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    #586
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users Posts: 19,193 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    pragmatic1 wrote: »
    We're lucky as hell to live in Ireland. We dont get natural disasters.

    We don't need Earthquakes and Tsunamis to f*ck our country up though!


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    #587
    gman2k
    Registered Users Posts: 4,076 ✭✭✭gman2k


    pragmatic1 wrote: »
    We're lucky as hell to live in Ireland. We dont get natural disasters.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1755_Lisbon_earthquake

    Caused Tsunami effects and damage on Irish coastal areas


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    #588
    Ganymede Glow
    Registered Users Posts: 833 ✭✭✭Ganymede Glow


    pragmatic1 wrote: »
    We're lucky as hell to live in Ireland. We dont get natural disasters.

    We get economical ones


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    #589
    liah
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    Eugh, 'Dead Souls' by Joy Division just came up on my Last.fm (random playlist) as the CNN woman started talking about the death tolls.. Eerie..


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    #590
    enda1
    Registered Users Posts: 5,166 ✭✭✭enda1


    MrStuffins wrote: »
    We don't need Earthquakes and Tsunamis to f*ck our country up though!

    Yeah cause our recession is comparable to this!

    Get a bit of fucking perspective!

    p.s. Japan went through one of the most famous property crashes in economic history too.


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    #591
    Mister men
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    Guy on CNN says 6 foot wave will hit west coast of America within "two hours"


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    #592
    Overheal
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    fontanalis wrote: »
    I wonder how long it will take the people who frequent the conspiracy theory forum to milk this tragedy?
    >_>

    http://www.reformation.org/nuclear-tsunamis.html


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    #593
    SeaFields
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    Mister men wrote: »
    Guy on CNN says 6 foot wave will hit west coast of America within "two hours"

    He was annoying as fcuk wasn't he. Jumping around all excited.


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    #594
    oeb
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    I don't think it's a wave like you normally see on the beach, apparently, it's more like the entire sea level raises for a minute or two.

    A 2 meter wave would break on the beach, raising the water level by 2 meters for a minute or two causes a lot more damage.


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    #595
    Mister men
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,487 ✭✭✭Mister men


    SeaFields wrote: »
    He was annoying as fcuk wasn't he. Jumping around all excited.
    Nearly wet himself alright.


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    #596
    iguana
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    Topper Harley01 wrote: »
    There was speculation in the Daily Mail* last week that the moon would be at its closest to the Earth in years, and this might have an effect on natural disasters. Certainly food for thought after today...

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1365225/Japan-earthquake-tsunami-Was-today-s-natural-disaster-caused-supermoon.html


    *Yes I know it's the Daily Mail, don't bother with the condescending remarks please.

    From that article:
    "Astrologers predicted that on March 19 - a week tomorrow - the so-called 'supermoon' will be closer to Earth than at any time since 1992, just 221,567 miles away, and that its gravitational pull will bring chaos to Earth."

    Unless that's a typo I think we can safely say the article is bollocks.


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    #597
    tricky D
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    Topper Harley01 wrote: »
    There was speculation in the Daily Mail* last week that the moon would be at its closest to the Earth in years, and this might have an effect on natural disasters. Certainly food for thought after today...
    Very plausible. Moon's pull isn't confined to sea water.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_tide (last section)
    It is a matter of conjecture at present but there is some correlation between terrestrial tides and earthquake activity. [6]


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    #598
    dr.bollocko
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    The Hawaii news now feed is optimistic that they might have dodged a bullet at Hawaii.


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    #599
    SeaFields
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    oeb wrote: »
    I don't think it's a wave like you normally see on the beach, apparently, it's more like the entire sea level raises for a minute or two.

    A 2 meter wave would break on the beach, raising the water level by 2 meters for a minute or two causes a lot more damage.


    Yes, refering to it as a "wave" in the sense that we typically know waves at the sea is inaccurate. Its more like a wall of water or a surge of water across the land.


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    #600
    StereoLove
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    mixednuts wrote: »
    No we just make them ourselves ... Anglo .

    +1 to that


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    #601
    [Deleted User]
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    It really annoys me when Sky News say "Japan Tsunami - Continuous Coverage" - right before cutting to an add. Continuous, until we have to make our sponsors a lot of money.


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