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STLantny
03-28-2005, 12:55 PM
cnn.com or any site i guess.
whiskeytown
03-28-2005, 12:56 PM
hoo boy...

tsunumi, take 2, I fear...

RB
STLantny
03-28-2005, 12:57 PM
yes, it has the potential, from what im hearing, but there is warning this time I guess.
wacki
03-28-2005, 01:03 PM
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yes, it has the potential, from what im hearing, but there is warning this time I guess.

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I'd grab a surfboard.
kerssens
03-28-2005, 01:03 PM
So I suppose here in Seattle we'll be hearing about how its not if but when we'll be getting the "big one" here.
TheCleverOne
03-28-2005, 01:10 PM
Cant find any good info yet? But lets hope this time 270 000 ppl wont die there. /images/graemlins/frown.gif
2planka
03-28-2005, 01:14 PM
Odd. I'm a non-believer, but the day after Christmas (that's when the first one happened, right?) and the day after Easter? Very strange.
wacki
03-28-2005, 01:14 PM
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Cant find any good info yet? But lets hope this time 270 000 ppl wont die there. /images/graemlins/frown.gif

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If that many people do die, I will lose a lot of respect for the general human life.
wacki
03-28-2005, 01:15 PM
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Odd. I'm a non-believer, but the day after Christmas and the day after Easter? Very strange.

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And muslims are the ones dying? Super strange....
theBruiser500
03-28-2005, 01:19 PM
Wacki you are completely owning this thread. Well done sir.
LALDAAS
03-28-2005, 01:43 PM
How long does it take for all that water to move?
partygirluk
03-28-2005, 03:04 PM
REuters are reporting casualties (from the earthquake, not a tsunami)
Boris
03-28-2005, 03:09 PM
Wouldn't that be awesome to see a tsunami in person?
crownjules
03-28-2005, 03:09 PM
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How long does it take for all that water to move?

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Tsuanamis can travel upwards of 500mph I believe. Basically, people MAY get a few hours warning, depending on their distance from the epicenter of the quake.
Bluffoon
03-28-2005, 03:10 PM
Ill Pass
crownjules
03-28-2005, 03:26 PM
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Wouldn't that be awesome to see a tsunami in person?

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Yeah. Seeing a 100+ foot tall wall of water rushing towards me would be awesome...
wacki
03-28-2005, 03:42 PM
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Wouldn't that be awesome to see a tsunami in person?

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Yeah. Seeing a 100+ foot tall wall of water rushing towards me would be awesome...

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The indonesian tsunami is more of a 30 foot swell. I wasn't kidding when I said I'd grab a surfboard. There were a lot of people that were on the beaches that survived. The ocean floor is a gentle slope so there is no break.

People are evacuating so it looks like at least some of the people learned their lesson. I can only hope the US has as well.

It you want a wall of water, check out this tsunami:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/956280.stm

1,640 feet high.

Alaska gets hit by large tsunami's all the time. 100-200 footers are rather common up there.