# 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:** 8
**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 13, 2011, 9:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/141 "2011-03-13T21:34:18Z")
lets keep this on topic please… ---
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2011, 9:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/142 "2011-03-13T21:51:44Z")
lol in before 240sx\_nismo, welmer and jdm\_only create a suicide cult for 2012 anyway back on topic looks like they think the probability of a nuclear meltdown is pretty low, hope that is true for japans sake ---
**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 13, 2011, 10:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/143 "2011-03-13T22:22:00Z")
[http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/13/japan.nuclear.reactors/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1](http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/13/japan.nuclear.reactors/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1) another explosion at the plant 3 injured and 7 missing in explosion says Time: [http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2058679,00.html](http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2058679,00.html) ---------- Post added at 01:05 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:56 AM ---------- > [@cougarspeed](#): > > First three are related and common to occur together. > > So earthquake(and related) + nuclear, I would say yes? i struggle to find a suitable precedent for this, however, you can add another catastrophe to the mix now… the economic impact. key manufacturing or refining or other industrial enterprises shutting down as a result of the disaster: [LINK](http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/13/us-japan-quake-companies-idUSTRE72C28Z20110313) Japan to release $183,000,000,000 into the market: [LINK](http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/14/us-japan-economy-boj-idUSTRE72D02J20110314) Oh… and 2,000 bodies found on the coast: [LINK](http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/14/us-japan-quake-idUSTRE72A0SS20110314) ---------- Post added at 01:22 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:05 AM ---------- OMG::: [Gizmodo | The Future Is Here](http://gizmodo.com/#!5781566/this-is-the-scariest-first+person-video-of-the-japan-tsunami-yet) insane video ---
**Author:** ![k.man](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/k.man/32/5790_2.png) [@k.man](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/k.man)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/144 "2011-03-13T23:04:46Z")
we bitch about unexpected rain and snow here. to experience that degree of devastation in such short amount of time in person, watching everything literally wash away. that moment will give you a whole new perspective to the meaning “life is precious”. its truly sad to watch this unfold before us, while some people don’t even realize or have a clue about how good they got it. ---
**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 13, 2011, 11:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/145 "2011-03-13T23:32:33Z")
> [@bing](#): > > [http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/13/japan.nuclear.reactors/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1](http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/13/japan.nuclear.reactors/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1) > > another explosion at the plant > > 3 injured and 7 missing in explosion says Time: [http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2058679,00.html](http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2058679,00.html) > > ---------- Post added at 01:05 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:56 AM ---------- > > i struggle to find a suitable precedent for this, however, you can add another catastrophe to the mix now… the economic impact. > > key manufacturing or refining or other industrial enterprises shutting down as a result of the disaster: [LINK](http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/13/us-japan-quake-companies-idUSTRE72C28Z20110313) > > Japan to release $183,000,000,000 into the market: [LINK](http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/14/us-japan-economy-boj-idUSTRE72D02J20110314) > > Oh… and 2,000 bodies found on the coast: [LINK](http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/14/us-japan-quake-idUSTRE72A0SS20110314) > > ---------- Post added at 01:22 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:05 AM ---------- > > OMG::: [Gizmodo | The Future Is Here](http://gizmodo.com/#!5781566/this-is-the-scariest-first+person-video-of-the-japan-tsunami-yet) > > insane video Are you trying to say you don’t find evidence that earthquakes cause tsunamis and after a major plate shift(earthquake) it is followed by many aftershock quakes? Well it is in here ![http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61y6k025gEL._SS500_.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/f/9/f9d517fb190eac14a3a2e98bf0d4181574de730b.jpeg) I have a copy of 7th edition here if you want to borrow it sometime. Also the economic aspect is certainly terrible but economic hardship following disaster is hardly a new concept. The nuclear potential disaster is simply a link between man made existence and the natural disaster. Also a common link in severity of the disasters impact on man is his planning and existence in the effected area. The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 is a great example of how our short sight is cause for the real disaster in relation to the disaster itself. > **[The Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake](https://www.infoplease.com/disasters/earthquakes/great-1906-san-francisco-earthquake)** > > The worst natural disaster in U.S. history Info on what causes a tsunami > **[What Causes a Tsunami? - Tsunami Geology](https://geology.com/articles/tsunami-geology.shtml)** > > What Causes a Tsunami - by Geology.com Explanation of aftershocks [http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/step/explain.php](http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/step/explain.php) ---------- Post added at 10:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:21 PM ---------- If you want some quick info about natural disasters shoot me your e-mail. I have a bunch of my completed homework from the class still. Hands down one of the coolest classes I have ever taken.[COLOR=“Silver”] ---
**Author:** ![Maverick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Maverick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Maverick)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 12:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/146 "2011-03-14T00:37:16Z")
I think the scariest part of this whole thing is that when this event is over, most of us will forget about it untill the next major disaster. Hopefully though the masses are learning to recognise the consequences that are associated with our actions. I don’t think the world is gonna end by any means, but i think this is a really good “wake up” to those who previously thought it was ok to dump mercury into the ocean or release toxic waste into the seafloor. Tis time to recycle and buy toyota prius’. But hey, we all got our own opinions on the matter, but i think we can all agree (yes even you weird dude talking about the economy being the cause of a natural disaster) that this quake, along with the haiti quake and the tsunami a few years back, really change our views on what is necessary and what we need to do if we wanna live on this earth much longer. Either that or we all dump our money into space exploration RnD so that we can go fuck up another planet when this one breaksdown lol ---
**Author:** ![k.man](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/k.man/32/5790_2.png) [@k.man](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/k.man)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 1:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/147 "2011-03-14T01:17:11Z")
““Either that or we all dump our money into space exploration RnD so that we can go fuck up another planet when this one breaksdown lol”” i dont think thats gponna happen any time soon, cuz nasa is on a stand still with exploration, we are dependong on other nations to go explore for us… FFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU wtfery ---
**Author:** ![Wongger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/41988e/32.png) [@Wongger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wongger)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 1:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/148 "2011-03-14T01:20:37Z")
> [@240sx\_nismo](#): > > this shit is whats really going on and this earth quake was also man made to ruin the economy and reduce the population of the earth cause these bastards think they can do what ever they want and people like us will just sit back and take it up the ass cause we are there slaves and would not dare fight back and rise up against the new world order and there evil plans to have a one world leader, one world currency, everyone forced to wear microchips in there hands so that they may not buy nor sell without it (the mark of the beast) and the Antichrist aka satin will rule the world and there will be only rich as in billionaires who will live in paradise like Dubai and the Caribbean and everyone else slaves making just enough to have bread and water at the end of a hard days work in a unit were you and your family will live and it will be around only 250-350 square feet and you may not leave this place unless you are going to your a signed job. this is what there plan is and ask your self this. would you just let it happen or fight back not with signs and gay shit like they did at the g 20 like blowing bubbles, but with aks and m16s against the new world order police aka FEMA!!! You realize that you didn’t have ONE period in that entire thing… I don’t even bother reading such poorly written bullshit. Keep your conspiracies theories to yourself, they make you look crazy. Back on topic, my uncle was supposed to be in Tokyo right now teaching English, lucky he didn’t go. ---
**Author:** ![Maverick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Maverick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Maverick)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 1:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/149 "2011-03-14T01:23:18Z")
> [@k.man](#): > > ““Either that or we all dump our money into space exploration RnD so that we can go fuck up another planet when this one breaksdown lol”” > i dont think thats gponna happen any time soon, cuz nasa is on a stand still with exploration, we are dependong on other nations to go explore for us… FFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU wtfery We’re fucked… ---
**Author:** ![Wongger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/41988e/32.png) [@Wongger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wongger)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 1:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/150 "2011-03-14T01:34:26Z")
> [@Maverick](#): > > I think the scariest part of this whole thing is that when this event is over, most of us will forget about it untill the next major disaster. Hopefully though the masses are learning to recognise the consequences that are associated with our actions. I don’t think the world is gonna end by any means, but i think this is a really good “wake up” to those who previously thought it was ok to dump mercury into the ocean or release toxic waste into the seafloor. > > Tis time to recycle and buy toyota prius’. > > But hey, we all got our own opinions on the matter, but i think we can all agree (yes even you weird dude talking about the economy being the cause of a natural disaster) that this quake, along with the haiti quake and the tsunami a few years back, really change our views on what is necessary and what we need to do if we wanna live on this earth much longer. > > Either that or we all dump our money into space exploration RnD so that we can go fuck up another planet when this one breaksdown lol Please explain how dumping toxic waste into the ocean would cause an earthquake. Cause my understanding is that the plates of the Earth moving, has nothing to do with pollution. ---------- Post added at 04:34 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:24 AM ---------- Also, satellite images. [http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/13/world/asia/satellite-photos-japan-before-and-after-tsunami.html](http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/13/world/asia/satellite-photos-japan-before-and-after-tsunami.html) ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 4:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/151 "2011-03-14T04:17:27Z")
Incredible First Hand Video > **[Gizmodo - We come from the future.](https://gizmodo.com/)** > > We come from the future. ---
**Author:** ![Jagermeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jagermeister](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jagermeister)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 5:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/152 "2011-03-14T05:45:47Z")
> [@ProgRocker](#): > > Incredible First Hand Video > > [Gizmodo | The Future Is Here](http://gizmodo.com/#!5781566/this-is-the-scariest-first+person-video-of-the-japan-tsunami-yet) WOW. ---
**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 14, 2011, 6:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/153 "2011-03-14T06:06:50Z")
This quake was not caused by pollution, global warming, man, mickey mouse or any other lunacy. I seriously can’t fathom that anyone would believe it was anything other then tectonic plates moving. It is sad to see the severity of this disaster. The videos are all real eye openers and very shocking they almost look like movie footage. ---
**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 14, 2011, 6:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/154 "2011-03-14T06:08:43Z")
> [@cougarspeed](#): > > Are you trying to say you don’t find evidence that earthquakes cause tsunamis and after a major plate shift(earthquake) it is followed by many aftershock quakes? Well it is in here i meant the combination of earthquake, tsunami, nuclear, now economic impact… on a developed nation… heck, people are even talking about the volcano’s being upset there now… ---
**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 14, 2011, 7:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/155 "2011-03-14T07:19:27Z")
> **[Official: Damaged Japan Nuclear Fuel Rods Were Fully Exposed](https://www.foxnews.com/world/official-damaged-japan-nuclear-fuel-rods-were-fully-exposed)** > > The second hydrogen explosion in three days rocked a Japanese nuclear plant Monday, sending a massive cloud of smoke into the air and injuring 11 workers. The blast was felt 25 miles away, but the plant's operator said the radiation levels at the... > Most attention, though, has been focused on Dai-ichi units 1 and 3, where operators have been funneling in sea water in a last-ditch measure to cool the reactors. A complete meltdown – the melting of the radioactive core – could release radioactive contaminants into the environment and pose major, widespread health risks. > Edano said no Fukushima reactor was near that point, and he was confident of escaping the worst scenarios. > **International scientists say there are serious dangers but little risk of a Chernobyl-style catastrophe. Chernobyl, they note, had no containment shell around the reactor.** > “The likelihood there will be a huge fire like at Chernobyl or a major environmental release like at Chernobyl, I think that’s basically impossible,” said James F. Stubbins, a nuclear energy professor at the University of Illinois. First good news I’ve read about the nuclear plant problems. ---
**Author:** ![08GT500](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/08gt500/32/5417_2.png) [@08GT500](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/08GT500)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 7:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/156 "2011-03-14T07:21:54Z")
That is good news. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 7:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/157 "2011-03-14T07:23:39Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > [http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/03/14/japanese-official-damaged-reactor-fuel-rods-temporarily-exposed/](http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/03/14/japanese-official-damaged-reactor-fuel-rods-temporarily-exposed/) > > First good news I’ve read about the nuclear plant problems. Yeah the waste gases can explode all they want as long as the fuel rods don’t melt their way out. Chernobyl was just retarded. Thankfully the Japanese are way smarter than the Russians. Even then the prevailing winds will just disperse it out over the Pacific so there still won’t be 2012 type disasters. Maybe some 3 eyed sushi specials but that’s about it. ---
**Author:** ![Bigairskier1580](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigairskier1580/32/7612_2.png) [@Bigairskier1580](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bigairskier1580)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 7:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/158 "2011-03-14T07:37:45Z")
Unreal images still rolling. In it all though, the nobelity of Japanese society is truly admirable though. You’d expect the country to be in utter chaos with looting, rioting and violence, yet they remain remarkably composed. Guess that’s what happens when your culture revolves around respecting others. HUGE respect to them. The death toll may not be as staggering as some other major disasters (I’m looking at you 2004 Tsunami), but they have a LONG road ahead of them with so much of their country decimated and left non-existant. ---
**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 14, 2011, 7:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/159 "2011-03-14T07:40:57Z")
very good news about the nuclear plants. important distinction to make since there is so much negativity about nuclear power out there right now. ---
**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 14, 2011, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/160 "2011-03-14T07:54:48Z")
Yeah, the news keeps throwing the word “meltdown” around and 99% of people assume that means Chernobyl and that’s clearly not the case. The ratings aren’t as good if people aren’t thinking Chernobyl though. Already you’re seeing a nuclear power backlash in the US. [http://money.cnn.com/2011/03/13/news/economy/nuclear\_power\_plants/index.htm](http://money.cnn.com/2011/03/13/news/economy/nuclear_power_plants/index.htm) [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982.md?page=7) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982.md?page=9)