# 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:** 9
**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, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/161 "2011-03-14T08:32:38Z")
> [@Wongger](#): > > 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.[COLOR=“Silver”] Not saying they are directly related, just saying it all has a part right? I mean, people complaining that our fish has mercury in it, global warming affecting water levels and the frequency of hurricanes and such. I’m not saying that we are the cause of all of this, just saying that we play a part and i think a lot of people are starting to realize the effects of what we do on a daily basis. And no I’m not saying that we (or some crazy government scheme) caused the earthquake. That would be crazy talk. I’m just saying that we do affect a lot of things we would rather not have to deal with. ---
**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 14, 2011, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/162 "2011-03-14T08:35:40Z")
People that think nuclear power is mega dangerous need to die. This doesn’t help. ---------- Post added at 11:35 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:34 AM ---------- Guarantee this sets back any plans the US had for new plants. ---
**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 14, 2011, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/163 "2011-03-14T08:40:35Z")
> [@bing](#): > > 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… well what do you expect to happen with a 8.9 quake that was in the ocean? huge shift if plates causes big tsunami causes mass power outages causes nuclear plant problem because they cant cool it and tsunami also causes businesses/houses being washed away. how is that combination anything but expected?? ---
**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, 9:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/164 "2011-03-14T09:59:04Z")
> [@Welmer](#): > > coincidence? > > is everyone taking this in… > > September 11th (NY) January 11th (Haiti) and March 11th (Japan)… > 12.21.2012… > 1+2+2+1+2+0+1+2=11 > > Luke 21:10-11 > then Jesus said to his disciples: " Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. there will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven. ’ Jesus says for behold i come quickly ’ > > 2012 is proven both scientifically and biblically, the Mayan calendars… 2012 is not going to be the end of the world, but it will lead to a new beginning of some sort…, massive depopulation is already happening and will continue… this is only the beginning, it is said that 2/3 of the worlds population will decease … i believe just so much bad things are going happen and that a new power will try to run the world… the world is already corrupt, and it will only get worst, i feel we are all basically sitting ducks in all of this… its messed up to see all this happen… but we will just have to wait and see …what will actually happen at the end of 2012… something ‘big’ is going to hit us, this is nothing… but the world will not end, i see it 2 ways, a new beginning ( not a good one tho ) and massive depopulation … i believe theres 2 big plans brewing good and evil. good in the sense ( if you believe ) that God ( or if you say a higher power ) will come and save us from this chaos. the evil brewing is by mankind itself, wanting to take over and cause suffering… > > this is only 1 persons opinion in all this, please do not judge me based on what i said. many have different beliefs… this is mine. i just wanted to share my thought in all this… OMG. I never thought of that… Numbers. They all have… Numbers! Wait, Arabic numbers, to be exact. Arabs. Muslims! Muslims caused this! Oh and if you interperet the Bible literally you are lazy. That passage doesn’t mean that Jesus himself is going to walk the Earth again when there are wars and earthquakes (which have been happening continuously since he died.) It means that his spirit of love and compassion and hope will and should always come quickly to those in dire need, so when you are in need hang in there and help will come. ---
**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, 10:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/165 "2011-03-14T10:07:51Z")
^^ too true. ---
**Author:** ![NYstanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6a8cbe/32.png) [@NYstanger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NYstanger)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/166 "2011-03-14T10:18:00Z")
> [@Welmer](#): > > coincidence? > > is everyone taking this in… > > September 11th (NY) January 11th (Haiti) and March 11th (Japan)… > 12.21.2012… > 1+2+2+1+2+0+1+2=11 By golly your right! Now Chile earthquake. February 27, 2010 27-11th day = 16 - 4 big disasters = 12. FUUUUUUUUU 12 as in 2012? FUUUUUUUU What does it all mean?🖕 This shit is getting real! ---
**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 14, 2011, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/167 "2011-03-14T10:19:26Z")
> [@Bigairskier1580](#): > > 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. Word. Also I read that the country is going so far beyond expectations in conserving energy since this started, based on the request from the government to do so, that they’ve managed to avoid blackouts from supply. You know that in the US asking people to stop using their big-screens, coffeepots, and swimming pools for awhile to help their neighbors, especially in different regions of the country, would be an exercise in futility. ---
**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 14, 2011, 10:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/168 "2011-03-14T10:23:01Z")
> [@bing](#): > > 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… It is a Natural disaster that happened and the related damage from said disaster. A small scale disaster compared to many of our history at that. Pink = All related, common to happen amongst each other. Fact based opinion with references already posted. Green = Man made, this is a risk we have when we make things, also really just news at this point not a disaster. Purple= This happens whenever there is a large disaster anywhere, it really does. Also being hyped by news, Japan will be fine economically(well as good as they were) outside of the immediate short term. **Talking about in bold** = To show that most of what you are reading is just that, talk; it is news and every news/media outlet is scrambling to print anything related to this that will attract readers. ---
**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, 10:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/169 "2011-03-14T10:23:25Z")
> [@Joe](#): > > Word. Also I read that the country is going so far beyond expectations in conserving energy since this started, based on the request from the government to do so, that they’ve managed to avoid blackouts from supply. You know that in the US asking people to stop using their big-screens, coffeepots, and swimming pools for awhile to help their neighbors, especially in different regions of the country, would be an exercise in futility. ^ Says the guy with the highest electric bill on NYSpeed… ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 10:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/170 "2011-03-14T10:25:27Z")
is everyone taking this in… 09/11/01 (NY) 01/11/10 (Haiti) and 03/11/11 (Japan)… 09+11+01+01+11+10+03+11+11 = 68 🖕 we almost got a 69 out of all of this. ---
**Author:** ![brent\_strong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brent_strong/32/7203_2.png) [@brent\_strong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brent_strong)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/171 "2011-03-14T10:28:46Z")
> [@Tunerfreak](#): > > well what do you expect to happen with a 8.9 quake that was in the ocean? > > huge shift if plates causes big tsunami causes mass power outages causes nuclear plant problem because they cant cool it and tsunami also causes businesses/houses being washed away. > > how is that combination anything but expected?? I don’t think he is surprised at the chain of events. He is looking for a similar situation from which the impact and fallout can be determined. Basically, looking for a history lesson, if one exists. ---
**Author:** ![NYstanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6a8cbe/32.png) [@NYstanger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NYstanger)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/172 "2011-03-14T10:34:06Z")
> [@tpgsr](#): > > is everyone taking this in… > > 09/11/01 (NY) 01/11/10 (Haiti) and 03/11/11 (Japan)… > > 09+11+01+01+11+10+03+11+11 = 68 🖕 we almost got a 69 out of all of this. you joke stealer ---
**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 14, 2011, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/173 "2011-03-14T10:43:30Z")
> [@brent\_strong](#): > > I don’t think he is surprised at the chain of events. He is looking for a similar situation from which the impact and fallout can be determined. Basically, looking for a history lesson, if one exists. Like a big earthquake devastating Japan??? Like one that killed 130,000 people? Happened > **[The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923](https://library.brown.edu/cds/kanto/denewa.html)** > > The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 ---
**Author:** ![brent\_strong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brent_strong/32/7203_2.png) [@brent\_strong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brent_strong)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/174 "2011-03-14T12:15:27Z")
> [@cougarspeed](#): > > Like a big earthquake devastating Japan??? Like one that killed 130,000 people? Happened > > [The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923](http://dl.lib.brown.edu/kanto/denewa.html) Possibly similar ecologically, but missing the nuclear and economic impact. ---
**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 14, 2011, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/175 "2011-03-14T12:26:53Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > ^ Says the guy with the highest electric bill on NYSpeed… If we were at risk of nuclear meltdowns I would lower the hot tub to 85 or so and only drink the free coffee at work. Also I would use the LED TV more since it’s energy star and not the 73" DLP. Shared sacrifice, ya know? :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 14, 2011, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/176 "2011-03-14T12:31:32Z")
> [@brent\_strong](#): > > Possibly similar ecologically, but missing the nuclear and economic impact. LOL you expect an exact replica to learn and understand how this will possibly play out? Also to correct you that is only missing nuclear. ---
**Author:** ![brent\_strong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brent_strong/32/7203_2.png) [@brent\_strong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brent_strong)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/177 "2011-03-14T13:01:19Z")
> [@cougarspeed](#): > > LOL you expect an exact replica to learn and understand how this will possibly play out? > > Also to correct you that is only missing nuclear. Because Japan 1923 was an economic power comparable to what it is today? LOL And I’m not the one wanting to see anything, just explaining what I think Bing was saying, since no one else seemed to get 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 14, 2011, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/178 "2011-03-14T13:06:44Z")
I understand what Bing was trying to say. Just think that he is letting the news and his immagination romanticise the importance of the correlation. It is unique for certain, just not any more disastrous then plenty of them before. How can you say the economic outcome of this? I assure you it is simply a short term dip in the already continuing cycle of economics in Japan. This is far from an economic disaster for them in the long term. Nothing changed fundamentally and bad fundamentals are what provokes economic instability/disaster. I don’t care what big scary numbers the news outlets toss round. ---
**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, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/179 "2011-03-14T13:51:42Z")
> [@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) Wonder if the guy in the minivan who hauled ass out of there as the water was coming in made it to high ground. ---------- Post added at 04:51 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:28 PM ---------- Boston’s “The Big Picture” has their photo journal up. [http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/03/japan\_-\_vast\_devastation.html](http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/03/japan_-_vast_devastation.html) Where do you even start with something like this: ![http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/japan_031411/bp30.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/d/e/de5f3806f09d9d3d3900f1eb74e134968f3a145a.jpeg) ![http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/japan_031411/bp40.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/0/1/016ce38b83fd4a15e52c78588fe875c15057402b.jpeg) ![http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/japan_031411/bp24.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/0/a/0af97f15901c60d93ca966f50244a8f7c1c6b02b.jpeg) ---
**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 14, 2011, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-8-9-quake-tsunami/209982/180 "2011-03-14T13:56:02Z")
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