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Is This The Big One?
Quivering Coward writes "There has been a marked increase in seismic activity in
southern California in the past several days," pointing to this map from Caltech Earthquake
Net, including a 5.2 and 3.6 this morning (2004/06/15).
"Could this be the big one? Is 'the big one' ever going to happen?
NASA is
doing their part to predict the future of Earthquakes."
Run go to another state. Just RUN. That is all Thank You.
NASA is "predicting" the earthquakes
-- 'The' Lord and Master Bitman On High, Master Of All
We simply cannot allow this to happen. Should the ground open up, then the land of the molemen, warlocks, and trolls will release their soldiers! We must defend ourselves!
...Later...
Therefore, I am introducing the MWTDA (Molemen, Warlock, and Troll Defense Act). All citizens are to be in posession of:
* Either a large water gun or a hose
* Trashbags
Military combat units are also under orders to be in posession of the forementioned weaponry.
[Obligatory Simpsons Quote]
[Homer] You're right. I'll deal with those murderous trolls.
[Bart] Huh?
[Homer] I mean - I'll deal with those murderous trolls.
[Homer] (Being chased) Marge! Lisa! Now!
* Marge and Lisa open fire on the jockeys with a watergun and hose - incapacitating them.
[Homer] Bart - Go get me a trashbag.
Frink: Nice try floyd, but you were designed for scrubbing, and scrubbing is what you shall do.
We just need to blow up a small tactical nuke deep within the fault line and we can save the west coast. Trust me I saw it in a movie once. It worked like a charm.
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Unless, of course, all this shakin' is weakening the underlying structure gradually. (Small shifts, crack propagation, etc). If that's the case then your "it hasn't broken under worse conditions before, therefore it won't fail now" conclusion is, if you'll excuse the pun, a bit shaky.
:)
Of course, this only matters if you actually consider west California "civilization". For me this is all strictly academic.
=Smidge=
Shhh...my wife thought it was me.
"Only one thing, is impossible for god: to find any sense in any copyright law on the planet." Mark Twain
So if California floats... like wood. And wood burns... like a witch... it's a witch!
Burn it! Burn it! Burn it! Burn! Burn!...
Let's go Hurricanes!!! 2006 Stanley Cup Champions!!!
I've an idea to keep you all occupied:
Learn to swim
Karma: It's not just a good idea. It's the law.
I'll see you down in Arizona Bay.
A couple of small quakes and /. starts worrying about the end of the world?
Southern Cali == world?? You must be American.
Apart from Californians themselves, I wonder for how many Americans this will literally be the end of the world as they actually die from depression when the output of mindless TV shows and movies slows down to a trickle.
-hadohk
Those "earthquakes" are actually just the collective sobbing and shaking of the Los Angeles Lakers fans.
Get off my lawn.
The real question is What happens if everyone clicks on an earthquake at the same time?"
Maybe if you left coast people unrolled some big rolls of duct tape from the coast up to the mountains you could hold it together and avert the worst of the disaster. If you have some extra, cover over the primary fault lines really well as well ....
O=='=++
Bah, that's far too much trouble for me. It is much easier to go for "If you keep reading other people's predictions, eventually you will find one that turned out to be true."
I predict an increase in the frequency and intensity of earthquake predictions.
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- - You can't take something off the Internet! That's like trying to take pee out of a swimming pool.
I am outraged that neither political party is doing anything about plate tectonics! How many earthquakes must occur before something is done about it?
Proverbs 21:19