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Is This The Big One?

Posted by timothy on from the shaky-ground dept.

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."

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  1. Run by Isosonys · · Score: 5, Funny

    Run go to another state. Just RUN. That is all Thank You.

    1. Re:Run by troon · · Score: 4, Funny

      "Nitpick" is one word. "Paragee" is a two-letter misspelling of "perigee", although "mispelling" is a one-letter misspelling of "misspelling".

      Oh, and it's "insignificant", not "insignifigant".

      I had to be so careful not to make any typos in this post! ;-)

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  2. Yeah, sure.. by Lord+Bitman · · Score: 4, Funny

    NASA is "predicting" the earthquakes

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    -- 'The' Lord and Master Bitman On High, Master Of All
  3. The future... is now by Jorkapp · · Score: 5, Funny

    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!

    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. ...Later...

    [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.

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    Frink: Nice try floyd, but you were designed for scrubbing, and scrubbing is what you shall do.
  4. All we have to do is ... by LennyDotCom · · Score: 4, Funny

    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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    http://Lenny.com
    1. Re:All we have to do is ... by CamMac · · Score: 3, Funny

      The small tactical nuke encourages the fault line to shift earlier and with more force than it would have naturally.

      Most of California, despite heroic attempts by the Govinator, violently slips into the pages of History.

      Washington and all other civilization on the west coast is saved.

      --Cam
      PS The Church rewrites the Soddom and Gamora tale to reflect current events.

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      All jocks think about is sports. All nerds think about is sex.
    2. Re:All we have to do is ... by KnightStalker · · Score: 3, Funny

      Oh, I see you've somehow become aware of the secret state of Quincy, the east border of which extends from Vancouver, B.C. all the way to Cannon Beach, OR, and which (to the untrained eye) looks remarkably like the Pacific Ocean. *holds up mysterious chrome rod* Look over here, please...

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      * And remember, it's spelled N-e-t-s-c-a-p-e, but it's pronounced "Mozilla."
  5. Re:What happens when I click on an earthquake? by Smidge204 · · Score: 5, Funny

    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=

  6. Earth moved by sckeener · · Score: 4, Funny

    Shhh...my wife thought it was me.

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    "Only one thing, is impossible for god: to find any sense in any copyright law on the planet." Mark Twain
    1. Re:Earth moved by pavlov112 · · Score: 3, Funny

      What about "wife" implies regular sex? I rather thought it was the opposite...

    2. Re:Earth moved by el-spectre · · Score: 3, Funny

      Heh... I like how a 6 digit # is '5, give or take'. Imprecise to an order of magnitude!

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      "Faith: Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel." - A.B.
  7. One great big, festering neon distraction by georgewad · · Score: 3, Funny

    I've an idea to keep you all occupied:
    Learn to swim

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    Karma: It's not just a good idea. It's the law.
  8. Learn to swim by Discoflamingo13 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'll see you down in Arizona Bay.

  9. Re:What happens when I click on an earthquake? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    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

  10. Sorry about that.... by clintp · · Score: 4, Funny

    Those "earthquakes" are actually just the collective sobbing and shaking of the Los Angeles Lakers fans.

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    Get off my lawn.
  11. Re:What happens when I click on an earthquake? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    The real question is What happens if everyone clicks on an earthquake at the same time?"

  12. Re:If you keep making predictions... by bw5353 · · Score: 3, Funny
    "If you keep making predictions, eventually one of them will come true."

    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."