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This earthquake JUST happened.
Topic Started: Aug 23 2011, 09:11 PM (1,452 Views)
-Arem-
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Actually, there was some bad damage.

Via New York Times:

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He and his work crew climbed down and gathered outside the White House. None were injured, he said, but all were rattled. Reuters quoted Richard Weinberg, a spokesman for the National Cathedral in Washington, as saying “at least three pinnacles on the central tower have broken off” because of the earthquake.


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In Mineral, Va., a town about of about 500 people located four miles from the quake’s center, residents reported extensive damage to items inside homes. China shattered and pictures fell off walls. The Virginia epicenter was just miles from a decades-old nuclear power plant, the North Anna, operated by Dominion Power in Richmond, where two reactors were taken offline, although there were no reports of damage there.


Not listed, but what I found in another source was that the city hall roof caved in.
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Blacklightning
Nov 14 2011, 02:48 AM
I like it when people use the word "gay" in any context other than a homosexual one - it only proves that they have the maturity of a five year old, as if their obsession with shooters didn't already do a good job of pointing that out. It's also pretty amusing that he pointed out Skyrim considering the fact that, y'know, it's set in the bloody medival era and doesn't even have muskets, let alone generic modern firearms.

But just for fun, let's play around with his logic a bit.

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game + gun + Arem = ???


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Being desensitized and being sensible are two far different things. When I see that there's a tornado alert on the news, I don't immediately just brush it off. I plan escape routes in my head and ensure that I'm prepared for anything from a power outage to property damage.

Being stupid is a far worse affliction, because then you get a giant crowd of frantic people who can't even walk two steps without running into each other because they don't know how to handle an emergency situation. I think I take every right in assuming other people are stupid when it comes to making this out to be a far greater deal than it actually was. Have you ever actually talked to someone and had them just know absolutely nothing about what you're talking about, like the woman I spoke to who thought that it snowed even through Summer in Massachusetts? It's quite a common sight to see people that know nothing despite apparently having gone to college, so excuse me if the way I judge people seems like I'm 'desensitized' to the whole situation.

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In Mineral, Va., a town about of about 500 people located four miles from the quake’s center, residents reported extensive damage to items inside homes. China shattered and pictures fell off walls. The Virginia epicenter was just miles from a decades-old nuclear power plant, the North Anna, operated by Dominion Power in Richmond, where two reactors were taken offline, although there were no reports of damage there.


That's...not really that bad. We got hit with 3.0 earthquakes yearly in my county and that's pretty much the extent of it. Things shook, objects fell and broke.
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Then be sure not to lump us into the same category when you make such judgments.

And to be frank, I do not feel that being stupid is the worst. Being stupid means you are unaware, at least they can be taught. Being a fool means that you ARE aware, but do nothing. A fool cannot be taught.

While 5-magnitude earthquakes are considered mild, they still can do serious damage, and can still kill. Washington should be breathing contently; they narrowly missed a severe earthquake by 0.2 marks, which is a hell of a step up.

EDIT: Ah, I missed the part in the quote with the cracked walls in homes. Of course I would do that. -_-
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Blacklightning
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I like it when people use the word "gay" in any context other than a homosexual one - it only proves that they have the maturity of a five year old, as if their obsession with shooters didn't already do a good job of pointing that out. It's also pretty amusing that he pointed out Skyrim considering the fact that, y'know, it's set in the bloody medival era and doesn't even have muskets, let alone generic modern firearms.

But just for fun, let's play around with his logic a bit.

game - gun = gay
game + gun = -gay
game + gun + Arem = ???


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An earthquake of that magnitude is unusual for its location/geological context. It's worth studying. Some geology researchers on my college mailinglist were talking about it-- Sensationalizing popular culture aspects and geological anomalies aren't directly comparable.
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According to various sources I looked at, the Appalachian region is home to mini-faults which typically cause earthquakes no more then 3-magnitude. Anything higher then that is rare. The last one happened over 100 years ago, but that one was a 4.7.
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I like it when people use the word "gay" in any context other than a homosexual one - it only proves that they have the maturity of a five year old, as if their obsession with shooters didn't already do a good job of pointing that out. It's also pretty amusing that he pointed out Skyrim considering the fact that, y'know, it's set in the bloody medival era and doesn't even have muskets, let alone generic modern firearms.

But just for fun, let's play around with his logic a bit.

game - gun = gay
game + gun = -gay
game + gun + Arem = ???


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Aug 24 2011, 03:13 AM
That's...not really that bad. We got hit with 3.0 earthquakes yearly in my county and that's pretty much the extent of it. Things shook, objects fell and broke.
You argue that you get earthquakes all the time, so we shouldn't worry about ours?
When ours was almost one thousand times stronger than yours?
You shouldn't do that.


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There was actually some pretty major damage
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YCobb, I'm coming to kill you and your little dog too...
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Blacklightning
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I like it when people use the word "gay" in any context other than a homosexual one - it only proves that they have the maturity of a five year old, as if their obsession with shooters didn't already do a good job of pointing that out. It's also pretty amusing that he pointed out Skyrim considering the fact that, y'know, it's set in the bloody medival era and doesn't even have muskets, let alone generic modern firearms.

But just for fun, let's play around with his logic a bit.

game - gun = gay
game + gun = -gay
game + gun + Arem = ???


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I'm not sure I follow.
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Aug 24 2011, 03:13 AM
That's...not really that bad. We got hit with 3.0 earthquakes yearly in my county and that's pretty much the extent of it. Things shook, objects fell and broke.
You argue that you get earthquakes all the time, so we shouldn't worry about ours?
When ours was almost one thousand times stronger than yours?
You shouldn't do that.
I argue that if a 5.8 causes the same damage as a 3.0, then it wasn't all that terrible. That is, if you're taking my quote in context, which you're not. I hate when people do that.
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Perhaps you haven't stopped to consider that this time people were lucky? The shallow quake was in and out quickly because of its position in the earth's crust, The severe earthquakes tend to be deeper and therefore hang around more. Had this quake been deeper, perhaps the earthquake would have felt more like its number indicates. Earthquakes are unpredictable as the sky is blue. Even with its strength, it went in and out fast, causing a hard rumble, but relatively little damage...although I find it interesting people continually look over my comment about a FUCKING TOWN HALL ROOF COLLAPSING!!

Also, the Washington Monument was desecrated by a drunk merc also damaged structurally.

As well as some towns closer to the epicenter.

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Relatively minor damage was reported in a few Virginia counties, including Louisa, nearest to the epicenter.
Several school buildings had damage, as did town hall buildings, Louisa County spokeswoman Amanda Reidelbach told CNN. An unspecified number of minor injuries were reported in the county.


All minor, yes. Take chances with it, NO!!
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Blacklightning
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I like it when people use the word "gay" in any context other than a homosexual one - it only proves that they have the maturity of a five year old, as if their obsession with shooters didn't already do a good job of pointing that out. It's also pretty amusing that he pointed out Skyrim considering the fact that, y'know, it's set in the bloody medival era and doesn't even have muskets, let alone generic modern firearms.

But just for fun, let's play around with his logic a bit.

game - gun = gay
game + gun = -gay
game + gun + Arem = ???


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Earthquakes cause greater problems and panic here on the East Coast for obvious reasons. Not only are our emergency responders not as prepared to address the challenges a quake may present, but as our building codes are likely not as stringent when it comes to tremor resistance there's a greater likelihood for damage. So yes, earthquakes are just as big of a deal on our side of the country.
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You should see what happens when something as small as a 3.4 strike the Midwest, over 700 miles away from New Madrid. While no one panics, it becomes the talk of the town for a couple days.
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Nov 14 2011, 02:48 AM
I like it when people use the word "gay" in any context other than a homosexual one - it only proves that they have the maturity of a five year old, as if their obsession with shooters didn't already do a good job of pointing that out. It's also pretty amusing that he pointed out Skyrim considering the fact that, y'know, it's set in the bloody medival era and doesn't even have muskets, let alone generic modern firearms.

But just for fun, let's play around with his logic a bit.

game - gun = gay
game + gun = -gay
game + gun + Arem = ???


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Aug 24 2011, 04:57 AM
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Aug 24 2011, 04:30 AM
The Raging Zephyr
Aug 24 2011, 03:13 AM
That's...not really that bad. We got hit with 3.0 earthquakes yearly in my county and that's pretty much the extent of it. Things shook, objects fell and broke.
You argue that you get earthquakes all the time, so we shouldn't worry about ours?
When ours was almost one thousand times stronger than yours?
You shouldn't do that.
I argue that if a 5.8 causes the same damage as a 3.0, then it wasn't all that terrible. That is, if you're taking my quote in context, which you're not. I hate when people do that.
If you made better arguments people wouldn't give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you meant something else that made more sense.

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Aug 24 2011, 05:57 AM
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Aug 24 2011, 04:57 AM
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Aug 24 2011, 04:30 AM
The Raging Zephyr
Aug 24 2011, 03:13 AM
That's...not really that bad. We got hit with 3.0 earthquakes yearly in my county and that's pretty much the extent of it. Things shook, objects fell and broke.
You argue that you get earthquakes all the time, so we shouldn't worry about ours?
When ours was almost one thousand times stronger than yours?
You shouldn't do that.
I argue that if a 5.8 causes the same damage as a 3.0, then it wasn't all that terrible. That is, if you're taking my quote in context, which you're not. I hate when people do that.
If you made better arguments people wouldn't give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you meant something else that made more sense.
No, I see what he was saying, and I was taking it out of context. It's still not a very strong argument, but it at least makes sense.

He was saying that since it didn't really do much (although I guess it did?), we shouldn't freak out about, which I agree with.
But it's also pretty unusual, so I do think it should be looked into.
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Most of the damage amounted more to cracked walls in homes, as well as broken tiers on the church and the damage to the monument.
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Nov 14 2011, 02:48 AM
I like it when people use the word "gay" in any context other than a homosexual one - it only proves that they have the maturity of a five year old, as if their obsession with shooters didn't already do a good job of pointing that out. It's also pretty amusing that he pointed out Skyrim considering the fact that, y'know, it's set in the bloody medival era and doesn't even have muskets, let alone generic modern firearms.

But just for fun, let's play around with his logic a bit.

game - gun = gay
game + gun = -gay
game + gun + Arem = ???


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