# Japan 8.9 quake - Tsunami **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 11, 2011, 12:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982 "2011-03-11T00:55:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 8:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/201 "2011-03-15T08:33:48Z")
Meh, there are more annoying voices, architecurally… Wait, no, there really aren’t. ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 8:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/202 "2011-03-15T08:34:58Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > hmmm ok > > it’s not that you’re wrong. “sticks and stones…blah blah blah”, but that doesn’t make it OK. I’m not gonna jump on some high horse and preach, but clearly he said it KNOWING full and well that he had a large audience. He has 65,000 followers, that is hardly a “personal account”. It’s not like he sent a private message to friends, he broadcasted his insensitivity to 65,000 people ON PURPOSE. > > So yeah, it doesn’t make the situation any worse physically, but I am sure that he has further upset at least a handful of people that are actually DIRECTLY affected by what is happening in Japan. That is fucking class-less. You realize he is a slap stick style comedian right? LoL Japan hasn’t partied this hard since 1945! ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 8:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/203 "2011-03-15T08:44:48Z")
![http://www.badassoftheweek.com/godzilla.jpg](http://www.badassoftheweek.com/godzilla.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 8:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/204 "2011-03-15T08:52:28Z")
[http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/03/15/japanese-nuclear-panic-rises-agency-says-radiation-leaking-atmosphere/](http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/03/15/japanese-nuclear-panic-rises-agency-says-radiation-leaking-atmosphere/) > Nuclear officials say they may seek U.S. and Japanese military help to spray water from helicopters into an overheating spent fuel storage pool at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant. > Tokyo Electric Power says it may use helicopters because of the risk of radiation contamination from approaching the pool directly. Air drops may also be more effective. Seriously? You’re JAPAN for crying out loud. You have robot toilets that clean your ass. You have a car company that invented a walking robot just for the fuck of it. You can’t figure out some way to have robot carry a hose over there? ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 8:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/205 "2011-03-15T08:53:19Z")
LOL. ---
**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/206 "2011-03-15T11:27:30Z")
> [@bing](#): > > i think brent and josh picked up on what i was saying… > > looking forward to seeing which of you guys make some timely investments and book a tidy profit off this with the predictable trends that will result form japanese markets as a result… didnt some of you dudes book double digit returns on BP? I got it… Just don’t agree with it being a worthwhile observation… ---------- Post added at 10:27 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:23 AM ---------- You guys to do know that Aflac although US based does more business in Japan then here right? They are also pioneering new products and styles of insurance in Japan that cater to an elderly population that is going to help us greatly with our baby boomer situation shortly. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/207 "2011-03-15T12:31:38Z")
> [@Joe](#): > > Shorted EWJ this morning And? ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/208 "2011-03-15T12:49:01Z")
> [@cougarspeed](#): > > I got it… > > Just don’t agree with it being a worthwhile observation… It’s not worthwhile to reinforce how unprecedented this is? [Radiator released and travelling towards tokyo](http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/15/us-japan-quake-idUSTRE72A0SS20110315) causing people to flee the capital and signalling long-term economic challenges… thailand, haiti etc… yes they were devastating but they were not Japan. This is a singular, ‘act of god’ event that precipitated a sequence of catastrophic events that may very well cripple one of the most developed nations in the world for the rest of our generation… i think it’s worth pointing our how significant it is 🙂 i really can’t believe how crazy this is getting. moreover, it’s going to be a boon for the Canadian natural resource economy and Japan rebuilds given that they purchase so much timber and other raw materials from Canada. I guess i’m mixing up the tradegy / opportunity aspect a little bit now though. but yes, very interested to see how some of you guys pull a tidy profit off this. EDIT: > [@Reuters"](#): > > Japan’s Nikkei index fell as much as 14 percent before ending down 10.6 percent, compounding a slide of 6.2 percent the day before. The two-day fall has wiped some $620 billion off the market. ORLY!!! ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/209 "2011-03-15T13:04:15Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > And? I’m down a little right now. About 90 bucks. I did it by buying out of the money puts so they didn’t move too much. Basically they will go to 0 and I’ll lose a couple hundred bucks if it stays the same or goes up, or make a lot more if it crashes further. US markets bought the shit out of Japan today trying to get value, we’ll see what the locals think. EDIT: I’ll post up my trade for the hell of it. Bought 10 EWJ 4/16/2011 9 puts @ $.30. For those of you that don’t know, that means I have the option to sell 1000 shares for $9 each. Total invested was $300. If EWJ cracks 9 within the next month, which would be about another 10% drop, these guys should soar and I will make $1000 or more. Right now you could get into the same trade for $210. ---
**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 3:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/210 "2011-03-15T15:41:00Z")
I can not help but laugh at how people react to this stuff. I had a professor of International Economics today tell me that the world is coming to an end. I told him that professor Cookfair teaches a wonderful class on the study of Natural Disasters that he should take. Why do so many people insist on forming ignorant opinions on things they do not understand? That is the real question. LOL Bing yes when disaster strikes your nation the market is deff going down. This certainly has economic impact, my point is that it will play out as a pump in the graph…not a slope. I would trade it but I only really trade oil these days. Going to but my future children through college on that shit. ---
**Author:** ![Penfold](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/penfold/32/5007_2.png) [@Penfold](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Penfold)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 5:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/211 "2011-03-15T17:02:01Z")
Looks like a pool used to store spent fuel rods has lost it’s water supply and there is a real threat of the water boiling out and radiation being sent into the atmosphere. This time it appears to be a real emergency with people’s lives in serious danger. Hopefully they can find a way to get water in the spent fuel rod pool. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/212 "2011-03-16T15:26:45Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > He has 65,000 followers, that is hardly a “personal account”. It’s not like he sent a private message to friends, he broadcasted his insensitivity to 65,000 people ON PURPOSE. i cant believe that guy has 65,000 followers. [**mass exodus from Japan.** …](http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/16/japan.tokyo.notebook.lah/index.html?hpt=P1&iref=NS1) ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/213 "2011-03-16T18:52:25Z")
incredible scroll-bar pictures from NYTimes: [**_LINK_**](http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/13/world/asia/satellite-photos-japan-before-and-after-tsunami.html?hp%3Fsrc=ISMR_AP_LO_MST_FB) lets you scroll over before and after satellite images of Sendai ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/214 "2011-03-17T18:34:35Z")
People buying iodine tablets in the US = :ham: But [THIS (link)](https://twitter.com/#!/ealvarezgibson/status/48433580023623680) = :ham: x 10000000 ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 6:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/215 "2011-03-17T18:37:00Z")
> [@Onyx Z32](#): > > But [THIS (link)](https://twitter.com/#!/ealvarezgibson/status/48433580023623680) = :ham: x 10000000 > [@That Link"](#): > > Friend who works for Japanese car company is now fielding calls from _ **American idiots** _ who think the cars are radioactive. No words, people. who here is surprised? /stirs pot 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 6:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/216 "2011-03-17T18:38:08Z")
I’m going to pull your net-wide access, lol. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/217 "2011-03-17T18:43:58Z")
no please dont 🙂 red states… i meant from red states… ---
**Author:** ![KhoiFish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/khoifish/32/5409_2.png) [@KhoiFish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KhoiFish)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/218 "2011-03-17T18:50:59Z")
some people will believe the most ridiculous things ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 6:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/219 "2011-03-18T06:07:03Z")
Not to be a smart ass but I got a dose of mass media this morning and they were talking about how cold people are because there is no fuel. Ummmmmmm I am pretty sure I saw huge piles of stuff that would burn. Don’t the Japanese know about camping? Oh and the mass media was also talking about how bad the nuke situation is getting. Should I believe them? Who knows, right? ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 6:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/220 "2011-03-18T06:23:25Z")
i’ve noticed cnn take a very US-centric position witih reuters being much less so. BBC / CBC more of an international flavour and less dramatic about the nuclear situation. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982.md?page=10) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982.md?page=12)