*promote for awareness. This quake went on and on and on.

Self promoting this video and sending it back into the queue for one more try; last queued Friday, March 11th, 2011 2:29am PST - promote requested by original submitter DerHasisttot.

Is it really shallow of me to be thinking, throughout the video, "wow, they have a really beautiful home"?

They have a lovely home, but I'm not sure if I'm quite convinced to learn Japanese and move just yet.

News story here: http://videosift.com/video/Unforgettable-Japan-Tsunami-sweeps-across-Roads-Towns


>> ^braindonut:

Is it really shallow of me to be thinking, throughout the video, "wow, they have a really beautiful home"?

>> ^DerHasisttot:

promote for awareness. This quake went on and on and on.


They can last minutes. I can't even handle 30 seconds on a sixth floor L.A. area. I got dizzy easily. I am so frakked with the big one hits.

I wonder why they didn't take cover under a doorway (didn't see one though), table, etc. You can get killed outside.

Also, it is 8.9 now. Not 8.8.

*fear

Adding video to channels (Fear) - requested by ant.

My news-sources say 8.8, previously 8.9. Although the (I guess) mercalli-scale is not sooo good either. In the end, soil, humidity and other geological factors outweigh the accuracy of such a scale any day. AS seen here vis-vis tsunami. But if you give me a source i'll change it of course.

>> ^ant:

>> ^DerHasisttot:
promote for awareness. This quake went on and on and on.

They can last minutes. I can't even handle 30 seconds on a sixth floor L.A. area. I got dizzy easily. I am so frakked with the big one hits.
I wonder why they didn't take cover under a doorway (didn't see one though), table, etc. You can get killed outside.
Also, it is 8.9 now. Not 8.8.

>> ^DerHasisttot:

My news-sources say 8.8, previously 8.9. Although the (I guess) mercalli-scale is not sooo good either. In the end, soil, humidity and other geological factors outweigh the accuracy of such a scale any day. AS seen here vis-vis tsunami. But if you give me a source i'll change it of course.
>> ^ant:
>> ^DerHasisttot:
promote for awareness. This quake went on and on and on.

They can last minutes. I can't even handle 30 seconds on a sixth floor L.A. area. I got dizzy easily. I am so frakked with the big one hits.
I wonder why they didn't take cover under a doorway (didn't see one though), table, etc. You can get killed outside.
Also, it is 8.9 now. Not 8.8.



http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0001xgp.php

if this isn't a *horrorshow, I don't know what is.

Adding video to channels (Horrorshow) - requested by kasinator.

what do you mean by "soil, humidity and other factors outweigh the scale accuracy?" the richter scale is just the quantitative product of readings from seismometers. mercalli scale records qualitative damage from structures

>> ^DerHasisttot:

My news-sources say 8.8, previously 8.9. Although the (I guess) mercalli-scale is not sooo good either. In the end, soil, humidity and other geological factors outweigh the accuracy of such a scale any day. AS seen here vis-vis tsunami. But if you give me a source i'll change it of course.

I mean: The Scales are almost meaningless at the point when human beings are in danger: The released energy denoted in the antiquated Richter scale can have immensely different effects from place to place. The Mercalli-scale measures damages at one specific point, if referred to in the media. (And the media often forgest to say which scale is being used.)

For example, the Christchurch earthquakes: The first earthquake had the same amount of points as the catastrophic Haiti earthquake, and was compared by the NZ media, which enraged me at the time: The quake's proximity to densely populated areas, the geology, ground water-levels and building-density+height were not taken into account. Additionally, for example, paved roads, gas-lines and other infrasctructure weigh immensely on the aid-efforts and damages.

To give accurate information using the Mercalli-scale, the media would have to tell the exact place and radius of the referred number. If they tell the Richter scale, it's only relevant for seismologists and scientists, the actual damages and consequences vary too much.

>> ^residue:

what do you mean by "soil, humidity and other factors outweigh the scale accuracy?" the richter scale is just the quantitative product of readings from seismometers. mercalli scale records qualitative damage from structures
>> ^DerHasisttot:
My news-sources say 8.8, previously 8.9. Although the (I guess) mercalli-scale is not sooo good either. In the end, soil, humidity and other geological factors outweigh the accuracy of such a scale any day. AS seen here vis-vis tsunami. But if you give me a source i'll change it of course.

I think I see what you mean: It's hard to compare Mercalli readings from different places due to the differences in structural integrity, population density, etc. ie: a mercalli intensity of VI in one place could be read as II for an earthquake of the same magnitude in a less populated area.

Similarly, an earthquake with magnitude 7 may not even cause any damage (though unlikely in a populated area).



>> ^DerHasisttot:

I mean: The Scales are almost meaningless at the point when human beings are in danger: The released energy denoted in the antiquated Richter scale can have immensely different effects from place to place. The Mercalli-scale measures damages at one specific point, if referred to in the media. (And the media often forgest to say which scale is being used.)
For example, the Christchurch earthquakes: The first earthquake had the same amount of points as the catastrophic Haiti earthquake, and was compared by the NZ media, which enraged me at the time: The quake's proximity to densely populated areas, the geology, ground water-levels and building-density+height were not taken into account. Additionally, for example, paved roads, gas-lines and other infrasctructure weigh immensely on the aid-efforts and damages.
To give accurate information using the Mercalli-scale, the media would have to tell the exact place and radius of the referred number. If they tell the Richter scale, it's only relevant for seismologists and scientists, the actual damages and consequences vary too much.

NEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!

The part that amazes me is how well the buildings are built to withstand the shaking, if that happened anywhere in The States it would have been much more devastating to structures!

Stop shaking the camera all over, you jackass!

Two things came to mind, one is that I am curious as to how much of this really is the ground shaking, and how much is the person filming it shaking from being scared..


..and two, and I'm going to hell for this, but I kept expecting to see Godzilla.

...also, did they leave the safety of their house to stand underneath POWER LINES!?

Most terrifying was the constantly being chased by Garthim from Dark Crystal
http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&safe=off&biw=1459&bih=837&gbv=2&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=garthim&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=

At 3:30 you can tell the giant beetles are right on their tail. Their pincer noise is horrifying!

Must be hard to ride around on a horse during an earthquake..

Comment hidden because you are ignoring dag.(show it anyway)

Thank goodness the Macs are OK.

I'm all, Whew they made it outside....man.. .that was clo--OH GET AWAY FROM THE POWER LINES!! You're RIGHT UNDER THEM! GAH!