The Tsunami!!!
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From: detroit rock city
it didn't matter for the majority of people, they wouldn't have had a whole lot of time to react.....500mph waves don't give you much time to pack up, although the sunbathers woulda pry been able to at least make it to higher ground....over 1million people without homes.......a 9.0 earthquake is freaking nuts!
here is another one
http://www.helicon.net/nailers/movies/tsunamiphuket.wmv
the earthquake was stong enough to slightly throw off the rotation of earth!!!!
http://www.helicon.net/nailers/movies/tsunamiphuket.wmv
the earthquake was stong enough to slightly throw off the rotation of earth!!!!
This video was shot in Thailand wow that was probably pretty much how it looked everywhere, depending on depth of the ocean floor at impact....
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From: Atlanta
Originally Posted by Debian Dog
The REALLY screwed up part was our scientest knew but did not know exactly who to call
By contrast, the rich nations of the Pacific rim already have extensive, high-tech warning systems in place.
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From: OK
Originally Posted by BadAndy
The footage I've seen so far is weak as ****. I guess if you were at the right(wrong) location to get the amazing shots, then you 're already dead.
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Originally Posted by BadAndy
The footage I've seen so far is weak as ****. I guess if you were at the right(wrong) location to get the amazing shots, then you 're already dead.
The highest waves where at 40 ft.....australia has the same size waves....they call the JAWS.......suffers with big enough ***** surf those things.....
but stilll it is a very sad day to have seen that many deaths....its a shame that these countrys dont have a warning system...or get along to let others know that a huge wave is coming!!!
but stilll it is a very sad day to have seen that many deaths....its a shame that these countrys dont have a warning system...or get along to let others know that a huge wave is coming!!!
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Originally Posted by Hot02SS
Yea, this will go down as one of the worst disasters in human history! No doubt that there will be 100,000+ thousand killed! Just imagine 100+ September 11ths in one day. Very sad time in history. 
I am getting quite annoyed about all the foreign leaders (like the under-secratary general of the UN) saying we (America) aren't giving enough money...
Maybe the government isn't giving as big percentage as France, but unlike the French, American citizens like to donate themselves and not have relief funds forcebly taxed on us and then given.
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Maybe the government isn't giving as big percentage as France, but unlike the French, American citizens like to donate themselves and not have relief funds forcebly taxed on us and then given.
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From: Atlanta
Originally Posted by Gloveperson
I am getting quite annoyed about all the foreign leaders (like the under-secratary general of the UN) saying we (America) aren't giving enough money...
Maybe the government isn't giving as big percentage as France, but unlike the French, American citizens like to donate themselves and not have relief funds forcebly taxed on us and then given.
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Maybe the government isn't giving as big percentage as France, but unlike the French, American citizens like to donate themselves and not have relief funds forcebly taxed on us and then given.
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From: Atlanta
Originally Posted by Red Shift
You have seen to many movies.
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Originally Posted by BadAndy
Nope, I haven't seen enough. I understand that you don't need a 100ft wall of water to do damage. All I said was that I hadn't seen anything more than 3-5ft storm surges resulting in zero damage to infrastructure. Just enough to carry a few cars off and clean the streets.
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Originally Posted by jdustu
just enough to kill 50k+ people..........it wasn't just the "wave" that you are seeing, it's the water level rising up to 60ft. + the little white caps and riptides in the videos........water rushing through the streets isn't enough to damage a coastal country's infrastructure? water that never before came within 100 yards of the streets all of a sudden burrying them in 5+ feet of white water is enough to do some serious damage....but what YOU have seen doens't really matter, what matters is what actually happened, and that is a lot of damage was done, whether it looks like it on video or not......