Earthquake in Japan....9.0...ouch!

Curio · 11 Mar 2011 at 18:11

Andr3w said:
How would he help stabilise the reactor?

Yeah, I don't think he meant he was personally going to get in there with his Swiss Army knife and have a tinker

I assume, as well as the coolant, they're offering other technical assistance if needed.

Vita · 11 Mar 2011 at 18:12

Lot of people are blaming the "Supermoon" event for causing this. :\

Andr3w · 11 Mar 2011 at 18:13

Alpherah said:
They've been flying nuke coolant out to Japan all day.

Ah fair enough, thats good

leaskovski said:
Plus Obama is the coolest dude on the planet... just him being there will cool it down.

Curio said:
Yeah, I don't think he meant he was personally going to get in there with his Swiss Army knife and have a tinker I assume, as well as the coolant, they're offering other technical assistance if needed.

Haha I didn't mean he was going to fly out and fix it himself

Lysander · 11 Mar 2011 at 18:13

Vita said:
Lot of people are blaming the "Supermoon" event for causing this. :\

Though it didn't cause the tsunami, it could have intensified it.

Alex_6n2 · 11 Mar 2011 at 18:15

Vita said:
Lot of people are blaming the "Supermoon" event for causing this. :\

Wtf? Did people never do GCSE Geography?

Alpherah · 11 Mar 2011 at 18:16

Alex_6n2 said:
Wtf? Did people never do GCSE Geography?

I did (a time ago ..)
However it was mostly spent having to learn shopping trends and store placement

Not quite what i had in mind.

james.miller · 11 Mar 2011 at 18:18

Vita said:
Lot of people are blaming the "Supermoon" event for causing this. :\

supermoons occur 4-6 times a year. people blaming that tsunami on a supermoon are the people who think it happens once every 18 years. ie, people who dont know better.

like Lysander said, it probably intensified it, but thats about it.

Alex_6n2 · 11 Mar 2011 at 18:19

Alpherah said:
I did (a time ago ..)
However it was mostly spent having to learn shopping trends and store placement

Not quite what i had in mind.

Yea I know what you mean but we are still taught that shifting tectonic plates causes stuff to shake. Doomsday crap spouting idiots seem to be on the rise.

The sooner my birthday 2012 gets here and everyone realises their lives are still boring the better.

Westyfield2 · 11 Mar 2011 at 18:21

Andr3w said:
How would he help stabilise the reactor?

Obama can walk on water.

GJ02 · 11 Mar 2011 at 18:24

End of the day, there is lots of stuff we really don't know about how the earth works.
Super moon or not this sort of stuff is happening on a bigger scale than the last
I think things are only going to get worse I feel
And for people to talk about doomsday stuff are only looking at the facts of what's going on round the world

LOAM · 11 Mar 2011 at 18:25

Andr3w said:
How would he help stabilise the reactor?

Its America, they will probably bomb it

Alpherah · 11 Mar 2011 at 18:30

LOAM said:
Its America, they will probably bomb it

Well they have built them on fault lines ..
Minor ones, but still.

RomanNose · 11 Mar 2011 at 18:30

Kudos to all the Japanese engineers, you have saved many life's.

Embed · 11 Mar 2011 at 18:32

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1826: Boats in Santa Cruz harbour, California, have been damaged by waves generated by the tsunami, US broadcaster ABC reports. Water levels dropped by about 9ft (2.7m). Cliffs above Ocean Beach in San Francisco have been filled with spectators, it says.

Clipsey · 11 Mar 2011 at 18:33

Sorry if it's been posted but here are some great pics of the events in Japan:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42024158/displaymode/1247/?beginSlide=1

Raikiri · 11 Mar 2011 at 18:34

Vita said:
Lot of people are blaming the "Supermoon" event for causing this. :\

A lot of people are stupid.

GJ02 said:
End of the day, there is lots of stuff we really don't know about how the earth works.
Super moon or not this sort of stuff is happening on a bigger scale than the last
I think things are only going to get worse I feel
And for people to talk about doomsday stuff are only looking at the facts of what's going on round the world

The largest earthquake ever was over 50 years ago, the world didn't end then.

GJ02 · 11 Mar 2011 at 18:37

its all going off today
Indonesia volcano erupts

One of Indonesia's most active volcanos has erupted, sending lava and searing gas clouds tumbling down its slopes.

Raikiri said:
A lot of people are stupid.
The largest earthquake ever was over 50 years ago, the world didn't end then.

im talking about the frequency of stuff happening, within the past 8 years we have had 2 major tsunami events, loads of deadly earth quakes, and volcanoes waking up
the earth i feel is changing

Have a look at this site, disaster and alert map RSOE EDIS
RSOE EDIS

Azza · 11 Mar 2011 at 18:48

BBC via AP saying situation worsening at Fukushima power plant! Going to release radioactive gas to ease pressure.

RomanNose · 11 Mar 2011 at 18:53

GJ02 said:
its all going off today
Indonesia volcano erupts

im talking about the frequency of stuff happening, within the past 8 years we have had 2 major tsunami events, loads of deadly earth quakes, and volcanoes waking up
the earth i feel is changing

So because of an increase in Random events, you draw conclusions from that?
Anyhow, I want to know when the last time the world has not changed with time..

Embed · 11 Mar 2011 at 18:55

# 1851: More on the troubled nuclear plant: Japan's trade minister, Banri Kaieda, says authorities are nearing a decision to release radioactive steam from the Fukushima nuclear reactor in a bid to ease a build-up of pressure, AFP reports. Thousands of local residents have been evacuated.

1841: The situation at the nuclear reactor at Fukushima seems to be worsening. Japanese authorities are now to release radioactive vapour to ease pressure, AP news agency reports. Engineers are trying to fix the cooling system to the main reactor, damaged in the quake.

Earthquake in Japan....9.0...ouch!

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