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- The energy released in this monster quake was equivalent to more than 300 Hiroshima A-bombs!
Posted by kermitF
I suspect 300 is vast underestimate.
Given the damage caused in Kobe and SF (1989) I personally would rather not be in SF downtown in a 7.9 quake. New buildings might be OK (post 1972) the older ones are still likely to collapse. - Reply to this comment
- bdrlnt4rl..brilliant let me file your blog under "lost in digital space"!
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- zorar
wish you would bury your head deep in the sand. i prefer not to judge anybody because of their government they were born in. these people need the worlds support more than ever because of the poor government they were born in.
it is too bad and very sad that since you claim you have walked with these people in china, that you have no feelings for them in their time of tragedy.
you are pathetic and your silence is a must. - Reply to this comment
- Hey kermitF,
BINGO! You hit the nail with the hammer. Open your heart and help. Be a human being at least. - Reply to this comment
- Take a look at the 1995 6.9 Kobe quake in Japan:
http://www.ce.washington.edu/~liquefaction/html/quakes/kobe/kobe.html
The Japanese are experts in building quake proof structures. The China quake had 10 times the shake amplitude and 31.6 times more energy than the Kobe one! The energy released in this monster quake was equivalent to more than 300 Hiroshima A-bombs!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_magnitude_scale
Pointing finger is easy to do but at least some of you could have said something nicer or better still, open your wallet and donate. We Americans can do better. - Reply to this comment
- Hey bdrlnt4rl,
''... lot of times it appears governments act like 16 year old.''
You are absolutely correct. My grandfather used to tell me "Government is a Rear-View Image of WE THE PEOPLE"
I never voted for president Bush but millions of Americans did TWICE. - Reply to this comment
- bdrlnt4rl...try not bury your head in the sand to far you might have trouble breathing...until you walk in my shoes as I have in China see upfront how ethnic minorities are treated.. your silence would be golden..it''s easy for people like yourself to believe they comprehend China through a digital porthole..Will talk again after you go there...
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- lovegetpeace
in the eyes of a 16 year old, we are invincible. in the eyes of a realistic mind, we are very vulnerable
a lot of times it appears governments act like 16 year olds - Reply to this comment
- Hey justinlz,
In October 17, 1989, there was a 6.9 earthquake near San Francisco. About 5 miles of 2 major freeways collapsed. According to your analysis, was there major corruptions when those 2 freeways were constructed just 35 years ago? - Reply to this comment
- Hey justinlz,
So your analysis means a 7.9 earthquake in downtown San Francisco will results in no buildings collapsing because our Capitalism Capital society got no corruption.
Incredible that in time of tragedies, some will not unite for humanity but find something to bite on just for a little hype.
When San Francisco does get the BIG one soon, I hope China will come to help us in the name of humanity instead of criticizing us. - Reply to this comment
- suppose the rebuilding of cities will have to be done with seismic standards set in place. Of course the standards would have to be tested and inspected with sanctions on contractors that cheat.
Posted by nrgmizer
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I really do hope that the chinese government will build with high standards. people deserve it. even here in america, in tornado alley, the only time rebuild takes place is when a tornado levels your house. i am just glad that we have the higher standards on new construction.
i also know that there are several churches that build in the way you are speaking of.
in the eyes of a 16 year old, we are invincible. in the eyes of a realistic mind, we are very vulnerable. - Reply to this comment
- Hey justinlz,
So your analyst means a 7.9 earthquake in downtown San Francisco means no buildings will collapse because our Capitalist society got no corruption.
Incredible that in time of tragedies, some will not unite for humanity but find something to bite on just for a little hype.
When San Francisco does get the BIG one soon, I hope China will come to help us instead of critizing us. - Reply to this comment
- nrgmizer
saving one child from the hands of a sadistic killer, saddam, who orders his troops to cut out his tongue in front of the parents, is worth it. and i will tell you that the majority of the US soldiers will say the same. even the ones who unfortunately lost their lives.
just had a friend rejoin so he could go back to iraq. hmmm, and he is not the first to do so. - Reply to this comment
- China is a bloody and corrupted caplism country today rather than a communism.
This is why so many buildings are built crisply and ruined in the earthquake while real estate developers earn big money. - Reply to this comment
- killtheliars: No known fault lines in China?
Your screen name betrays your ignorance.
Freaky! - Reply to this comment
- Don''t say CRACK too loudly or Bush will fly there in a heartbeat!
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- Posted by bdrlnt4rl at 11:33 AM : May 14, 2008
Posted by bdrlnt4rl at 12:34 PM : May 14, 2008
Good posts.
"i am glad that america captured saddam..."
I am also glad. - Reply to this comment
- zorar
i am glad that i am not as narrow minded as you are. i am glad that i am able to put aside governmental issues to feel for thousands of people that have no control over their government or their natural tragedy.
i am glad that america captured saddam and that we are helping another group of helpless people gain their freedom of speech. i hope we are never under those circumstance, however if we are, including your sorry assss, i hope that other nations will also put aside their governmental issues and offer aid if we need it.
and no, the hurricanes and tornadoes do not even come close to the great tragedy as hundreds and thousands of people loosing their lives.
our tragedies are horrible here in america. and i am glad we are able to pick ourselves back up and move forward. well, except for new orleans. but that is another story. - Reply to this comment
- China has known fault lines and unknown ones do appear, its nature, not global warming or whatever. These are people and not the government nor its policies so the fact that so many Tibetans died is not relative to the story and the fact that Tibet is not free or that many Tibetans died is not altered, affected or involved in this. I believe that Tibet deserves freedom but I will not blame this on God as punishment for a policy that the ordinary person had no part in or control of.
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- What amazes me is how US reacted to this. Even countries like Japan and Taiwan which are in bad terms w/ China donated millions of USD, yet the US announced only a paltry $500,000 thus far. That''s way below everyone''s expectations.
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