# Japan hit by massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 10, 2011, 11:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296 "2011-03-10T23:16:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**Author:** ![AUDI\_JAY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@AUDI\_JAY](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AUDI_JAY)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 7:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/341 "2011-03-17T07:23:28Z")
os glad your family is ok ---
**Author:** ![Omega](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/omega/32/6425_2.png) [@Omega](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Omega)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 7:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/342 "2011-03-17T07:27:50Z")
> [@remote car starters... where to go?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/remote-car-starters-where-to-go/40351/16): > > Insane. Japanese work ethic has always been impressive. > > I think I read stories about Japanese men getting up and putting a suit on even though they were laid off or fired from their jobs so not to disgrace the family. Or something of that nature. Sorry if I misconstrued it. There are “clubs” that they go to and hang out at all day if they are in between jobs. There are also mirrors on the other side of subway platforms. At least these are stories I have heard as well. ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/343 "2011-03-17T07:34:10Z")
> [@FS: CRX/civic PARTs interior drivetrain + more](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-crx-civic-parts-interior-drivetrain-more/40304/19): > > No. Thankfully, my in-laws and friends there are fine. Some of our office buildings and parts of factories may be damaged from the earthquake. Some of my colleagues there have already returned to work (!!!) despite not having had water and gas for the past 5-6 days. > > If there is anything the Japanese have it is an undeterred discipline and ability to accept the hardship and then move on. This is sad and tragic but I know the country will make it through. > > I can give many examples, but one of them is that even when much of Tokyo was leveled in WWII, the trains were set up and running (albeit with limited service) within 36 hours. People could not stand to sit at home idle and most went back to work even though they were not going to be paid (or even if the boss was missing / dead), rebuilding whatever they could just to restore what was left. > > I am on the road though and am in the US- am actually sitting in a power plant as I type this. > > This one runs on coal though, one unit is running, one is down right now and **I got my boys here taking measurements on it…** Rollin deep with your crew, ya buddy Question: In all the diagrams of these reactors, I don’t see the actual power generation part. Is that located in another building? ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/344 "2011-03-17T07:34:48Z")
I really hope the dropping of seawater is much more effective than it looks on the video. I think it would be much more effective at a lower altitude but unfortunately without seriously risking the pilots/crew they have been giving an altitude to stick too. ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 7:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/345 "2011-03-17T07:36:19Z")
> [@Buffalo haters step inside.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-haters-step-inside/40383/2): > > Rollin deep with your crew, ya buddy > > Question: > > In all the diagrams of these reactors, I don’t see the actual power generation part. Is that located in another building? IIRC yes… When steam is let off from the reactor, it goes through pipes im assuming to a generator seperate from the reactor, then is condensed and returned. I saw 2-3 Diagrams that showed the power generators but how far they are from the actual reactor im not sure. ---
**Author:** ![Omega](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/omega/32/6425_2.png) [@Omega](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Omega)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/346 "2011-03-17T07:38:20Z")
> [@Buffalo haters step inside.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-haters-step-inside/40383/2): > > Rollin deep with your crew, ya buddy > > Question: > > In all the diagrams of these reactors, I don’t see the actual power generation part. Is that located in another building? From what I’ve always gathered, it’s really just a massive steam engine. The heated water powers turbines. I could be completely off. ---
**Author:** ![Omega](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/omega/32/6425_2.png) [@Omega](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Omega)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/347 "2011-03-17T07:39:01Z")
> [@12/15, is everyone getting their drift on?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/12-15-is-everyone-getting-their-drift-on/40323/38): > > I really hope the dropping of seawater is much more effective than it looks on the video. > > I think it would be much more effective at a lower altitude but unfortunately without seriously risking the pilots/crew they have been giving an altitude to stick too. Sea water has a higher boiling temperature doesn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![RTrac1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rtrac1/32/6312_2.png) [@RTrac1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RTrac1)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 7:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/348 "2011-03-17T07:40:58Z")
its fucking Japan, why dont they send in robots to spray water on that shit? ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/349 "2011-03-17T07:44:04Z")
> [@Fs: 97 talon tsi awd 2GB 3500$- SOLD](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-97-talon-tsi-awd-2gb-3500-sold/40120/47): > > Sea water has a higher boiling temperature doesn’t it? Yes but its not much iirc, maybe just a few degrees. That difference seems pretty minute when your talking about what did wayne say? Around 500 spent rods cooking at over 1,000\* if not more a piece ---
**Author:** ![Boxersix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxersix/32/6327_2.png) [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 7:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/350 "2011-03-17T07:48:09Z")
> [@Fs: 97 talon tsi awd 2GB 3500$- SOLD](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-97-talon-tsi-awd-2gb-3500-sold/40120/48): > > its fucking Japan, why dont they send in robots to spray water on that shit? and we’re the USA and should just be dropping water filled MOAB’s on the reactors to put them out. Go big or go the fuck home :haha ---
**Author:** ![Omega](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/omega/32/6425_2.png) [@Omega](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Omega)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 7:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/351 "2011-03-17T07:48:32Z")
> [@Buffalo haters step inside.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-haters-step-inside/40383/5): > > Yes but its not much iirc, maybe just a few degrees. > > That difference seems pretty minute when your talking about what did wayne say? Around 500 spent rods cooking at over 1,000\* if not more a piece Yeah I guess when your talking temperatures by that much. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Singh1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@Singh1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh1)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/352 "2011-03-17T07:51:48Z")
> [@Fs: 97 talon tsi awd 2GB 3500$- SOLD](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-97-talon-tsi-awd-2gb-3500-sold/40120/48): > > its fucking Japan, why dont they send in robots to spray water on that shit? because they got wiped out by a tsunami and the robots are sunk in the ocean ---
**Author:** ![RTrac1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rtrac1/32/6312_2.png) [@RTrac1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RTrac1)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/353 "2011-03-17T07:53:06Z")
liquid nitrogen bomb dropped via predator drone FTW. ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/354 "2011-03-17T07:55:24Z")
actually the japanese robots aren’t built to withstand radiation… ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 7:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/355 "2011-03-17T07:58:47Z")
:ahh ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/356 "2011-03-17T09:28:57Z")
The US is urging Private Americans in Japan to leave the country and is providing charters/flights out of Japan. One of the towns there doing this for is Nagoya which is where my friend Dave lives. They fear that if there is any more severe radiation leaks from the plant that the winds could carry it south. I know my friend Dave won’t leave but wish he would just in case ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 9:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/357 "2011-03-17T09:45:52Z")
Watching the videos of them pour/spray water on the reactors/spent fuel pool it seriously seems like there squirting a super soaker into a volcano ☹ ---
**Author:** ![RocketPunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rocketpunch/32/6429_2.png) [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 9:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/358 "2011-03-17T09:49:39Z")
At this point they are just throwing everything they have and the kitchen sink and just see what sticks. ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/359 "2011-03-17T10:10:12Z")
anyone see the video of the reactors from the helicopter up close?!?!?! SHIT IS FUCKED UP. ---
**Author:** ![KrazyKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krazykid/32/6371_2.png) [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296/360 "2011-03-17T10:11:56Z")
Every shitty ass business plans for disasters but since it cost money to plan for the unexpected, IE not being utilized at the moment… it seems like pissing money away uselessly. Therefore the emergency and disaster preparation and planing is usually halfassed and under budgeted. Or worse CEO’s know they wont live for ever and say FUCK it, money in my pocket, fuck my kids, and their kids, and their kids I wont be around. Building a shelter around the generators, with a ducted fresh air supply and exhaust system. Think 4wd snorkel kits for the intake and same for the exhaust… running out of the water tight housing 60 feet in the air with a J bend so rain doesn’t get forced in. or something to that nature. Think about heat suppression inside there and work that out. Nahh fuck it that costs too much put a CATc175 on a concrete pad a few hundred feet away and call it a day that’s cheaper and might work. Real life lesson, H0TWheels knows about too. Backup generator is on site. Hasnt had to be used thankfully for the company yet. One day they got the bright idea to take a look at it. IRC it had NO OIL or something to that effect! lol, Who would have thought about periodic testing and maintenance right? [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296.md?page=17) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japan-hit-by-massive-8-8-magnitude-earthquake/257296.md?page=19)