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AMF · #1 January 12th, 2005, 05:25 PM

Because of Gojira?

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tesco samoa said:
only thing i know is city of destruction.... aka Toyko... a ticking time bomb....

dogscoff · #2 January 12th, 2005, 05:49 PM

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Alarikf said:
Because of Gojira?

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tesco samoa said:
only thing i know is city of destruction.... aka Toyko... a ticking time bomb....

Actually, because it's due for a massively massive earthquake about, oooh, five or ten years ago. Tokyo is built with earthquakes in mind, but even so the destruction will be huge.

It's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when. I just hope the recent Indian Ocean earthquake doesn't kick off the Tokyo one.

Isn't California due as well?

Will · #3 January 12th, 2005, 05:58 PM

Ok, story time. As you can see from my location, I go to USC. We have this rivalry thing going with UCLA, we're supposed to hate each other.

So anyway, "The Daily Bruin" is UCLA's student newspaper. A few months ago -- I think around October -- it had a minor headline saying there would be an earthquake somewhere in the Southern California area. On Friday. The article was published on a Tuesday or a Wednesday... So, anyway, if one took the time to read into the article, the justification for this claim was this: Several years ago, scientists predicted that there would be another big quake in SoCal between a certain set of dates spanning a few years. The Friday that the article claimed was the date the quake would hit was the Last day of that few-year span. That was the ONLY justification.

Needless to say, Friday came. Friday went. Not so much as a jiggle felt by anyone, or any siesmometer (sp?). So much for public school journalism

But anyway, I guess we're technically overdue.

DarkHorse · #4 January 12th, 2005, 05:58 PM

With a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound
He pulls the spitting high tension wires down

Helpless people on a subway train
Scream bug-eyed as he looks in on them

He picks up a bus and he throws it back down
As he wades through the buildings toward the center of town

Oh no, they say he�s got to go
Go go godzilla, yeah
Oh no, there goes tokyo
Go go godzilla, yeah

Rinji news o moshiagemasu!
Rinji news o moshiagemasu!
Godzilla ga ginza hoomen e mukatte imasu!
Daishkyu hinan ****e kudasai!
Daishkyu hinan ****e kudasai!

Oh no, they say he�s got to go
Go go godzilla, yeah
Oh no, there goes tokyo
Go go godzilla, yeah

History shows again and again
How nature points up the folly of men
Godzilla!

[classic song

]

David E. Gervais · #5 January 12th, 2005, 06:01 PM

"I believe, I Believe!" (it's just the when that is 'Iffy')

Cheers!

Nodachi · #6 January 12th, 2005, 06:48 PM

If you want to see just how active southern California is check out this link.

bearclaw · #7 January 12th, 2005, 09:14 PM

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Nodachi said:
If you want to see just how active southern California is check out this link.

Uh, now that's kind of scary.

I actually live in a Northern BC (Canada) town in which the same fault line as the San Andres runs right through down town. It's well known to locals here about it too. IIRC, the estimate is that when the BIG ONE hits California, it will cause our end to become much more active. In the 30 years I've lived here, I've felt 3 minor tremors. Enough to wake me up at night but nothing major than to shake the pictures on the walls.

NarfsCompIsBack · #8 January 12th, 2005, 09:59 PM

Heh. Vancouver has been due for a big one for years now.

Kamog · #9 January 13th, 2005, 01:09 AM

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NarfsCompDied said:
Heh. Vancouver has been due for a big one for years now.

Yeah, I keep hearing that too and we're not ready for one. Fortunately, Vancouver is safe from tsunamis because the island will get hit and block them from reaching Vancouver.

Starhawk · #10 January 13th, 2005, 01:23 AM

Hey folks I hope not to sound to arrogant here as I am really not trying too and am not even trying to be offensive but anyway:

Ever notice scientists preach death and hellfire and destruction "within ten years" or so? They've always done this since the time of Darwin they seem to enjoy making simple minded or uninformed people terrified because without those terrified people their research money would dry up and there'd be a lot fewer "scientists" then there are.

Scienctists are the same folks that tell you one year X food will kill you and then the year after tell you X food is not actually that bad for you, but now Y food will kill you. Watch the news anyone? Scientists have changed their minds about things so dang often but it's always just a depressing thing.

Like for example they say that the US milk supply is tainted with rocket fuel, any proof? not really but it's massive speculation and they provided no further answers beyond "It's not quite something to panic about but you should worry." why? Because if your scared you'll keep paying attention to their research I mean for once I'd like to hear a scientist say "Hey folks everything is okay." but you never will

Science is the tool of the pessimistic sot in the wrong hands and with mass media the way it is these same "sots" get more attention then the "real" scientists who are trying to cure cancer or help mankind.

Bad news and scary news gets more attention then good news so until the end of the world we'll be seeing bad news with only a smigin of good news mixed in to throw you off lol.