Perhaps you've seen it on the Google homepage.
An earthquake registering an 8.9 hit the coast of northeastern Japan. The resulting tsunami pretty much wiped out Sendai.
Articles:
LA Times article
Herald Online article
A collection of photos, courtesy of Atom's shoutbox post
Videos:
Footage of first wave
Oil refinery on fire
Montage of footage
8.9 Earthquake Hits Northern Japan
Created 13 years ago2011-03-11 15:36:23 UTC by
Soup Miner
Created 13 years ago2011-03-11 15:36:23 UTC by
Soup Miner
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-11 15:42:57 UTC
Post #291454
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-11 15:47:27 UTC
Post #291455
Thank God, Maru is ok. 
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-11 17:00:19 UTC
Post #291458
Not something to joke about.
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-11 17:05:31 UTC
Post #291459
Damn O_o
Hate to say it, but Japan got ownd.
I hope they get well soon.
Hate to say it, but Japan got ownd.
I hope they get well soon.
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-11 17:19:17 UTC
Post #291461
Saw it at the news(I don't watch TV, but the TV was opened this morning when I was getting ready for school so I saw it). Seems terrible. I hope they get well over this.
It's almost as a huge palm slapped the earth.
It's almost as a huge palm slapped the earth.
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-11 17:36:32 UTC
Post #291464
v_v I'll be joining the fine citizens in Osaka city square tonight to prey for the families of those we have lost.
.... more scientifically (or whatever), didn't the same thing happen just last year as well? I'm seeing a pattern of life here.. our earth is changing. Some body should really do something for those island folks over there next to that shifting plate.. or soon we're (EARTH) going to have a lot of homeless walking around.
.... more scientifically (or whatever), didn't the same thing happen just last year as well? I'm seeing a pattern of life here.. our earth is changing. Some body should really do something for those island folks over there next to that shifting plate.. or soon we're (EARTH) going to have a lot of homeless walking around.
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-11 17:43:25 UTC
Post #291465
I'm seeing a pattern of life here.. our earth is changing.Yeah. Has been doing that for about 4 billion years.
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-11 18:28:28 UTC
Post #291466
Some idiot reporter said it's caused by the earth's rotation axis shifting or something like that. What the fuck are reporters on? They're always talking bullshit. It's like they train to make up the bond villain kind of shit explanations. I generally end up muting it and just looking at the pretty moving pictures.
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-11 18:30:29 UTC
Post #291467
Was it by chance Fox?
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-11 19:59:38 UTC
Post #291472
But I like Japan. 
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-11 20:43:47 UTC
Post #291475
Don't forget that if anyone can take this quake, it's Japan. They have intense building regulations and brilliant engineers designed the cities to withstand quakes and tsunamis. Because the whole country regularly practices drills for this, the death tolls are fortunately low relative to the massive scale of this quake. Nothing like what happened in southeast Asia is going on here, where everyone was lingering around where the tsunamis come in.
So yeah, it really sucks but it could have been a lot worse. Oil fires are tough, but every nuclear plant went into auto shut down just as they were supposed to.
So yeah, it really sucks but it could have been a lot worse. Oil fires are tough, but every nuclear plant went into auto shut down just as they were supposed to.
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-11 21:35:07 UTC
Post #291479
But I like Japan.qfe.
@Blitzkrieg - It's still kind of lame.. I mean.. not like Japan is in any real major term-oil with anyone else in the world right now, though they still don't need shit like this toppling down on them.
Not to go all green-peace on the subject.. but if earth spent a little more time into biological/geological/chemical/bio-mechanical/ect.whathaveyou study.. and a little less time into.. let's see if we can poke fun at the sand-dried crack-heads enough to cause them to stray around to our side of the argument..
we would all be a little more prepared for these OBVIOUSLY per-destined events.
lastly, you'll have to excuse my grammar/vocabular usage... for I have began drinking.
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-12 00:02:15 UTC
Post #291490
Psilous, our Earth is changing? An earthquake of this magnitude would have started building pressure around one thousand years ago!
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-13 23:01:29 UTC
Post #291634
And now a volcano has erupted in Japan. Boy howdy, my future is just looking brighter by the second 
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-13 23:28:26 UTC
Post #291635
Perhaps you should consider an alternative holiday destination.
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-14 06:16:58 UTC
Post #291640
And a nuclear meltdown is imminent...
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-14 08:32:27 UTC
Post #291643
Yeah.. the channel 3 news here said that American's are being advised not to take trips to Japan any time soon.
Also, that the next quake is going to be on the San Andrea's.
Also, that the next quake is going to be on the San Andrea's.
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-14 09:33:16 UTC
Post #291645
Some idiot reporter said it's caused by the earth's rotation axis shifting or something like that. What the fuck are reporters on? They're always talking bullshit. It's like they train to make up the bond villain kind of shit explanations. I generally end up muting it and just looking at the pretty moving pictures.Actually it did, I think it offset our days by like 1.3 microseconds or something.
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-14 10:15:03 UTC
Post #291647
My pops was telling me that we lost 3 seconds that day. Also that, Japan had got pushed 8 feet or so closer to China.
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-14 16:14:26 UTC
Post #291672
Good business for airlines. They fly 8 feet shorter and sell tickets for the same price as before. Improved margins, this should happen more often.
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-16 20:27:20 UTC
Post #291832
Tell me if i'm understanding this correctly.
The reactors are melting down because the water pumps are not pumping coolant, becasue the diesel generators which provide emergency power for them were taken out by the waves, after external power was lost.
My question is, If this is a nuclear power plant and creates enough electricity to power cities, then WHY ON EARTH would they have any need for external power to operate to begin with, MUCH LESS diesel generators for carl's sake!
Japanese are wizards of Engineering and innovation, how on earth did they design a nuclear power plant(not one, but 3!) that could be so easily broken?
What am i missing here?
The reactors are melting down because the water pumps are not pumping coolant, becasue the diesel generators which provide emergency power for them were taken out by the waves, after external power was lost.
My question is, If this is a nuclear power plant and creates enough electricity to power cities, then WHY ON EARTH would they have any need for external power to operate to begin with, MUCH LESS diesel generators for carl's sake!
Japanese are wizards of Engineering and innovation, how on earth did they design a nuclear power plant(not one, but 3!) that could be so easily broken?
What am i missing here?
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-16 20:29:13 UTC
Post #291833
The roods are lowered into coolant which is flowed by pumps to keep it cool.
Thats why you need external power.
The plant works by heating up water that drives the turbines and rotates large magnets that generate electricity.
And yes i think the same, why the hell design a plant thats not secured against a hurricane?! Its japan FFS.
Thats why you need external power.
The plant works by heating up water that drives the turbines and rotates large magnets that generate electricity.
And yes i think the same, why the hell design a plant thats not secured against a hurricane?! Its japan FFS.
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-16 20:33:09 UTC
Post #291834
ok your logic is from that post that they need external power because they need external power, amirite? =P
i'm saying, why can't the turbines that generate electricity from the plant itself, have a portion of that power stepped down to provide power for the plant?
This doesn't seem very complicated to me, please tell me what i'm not understanding.
i'm saying, why can't the turbines that generate electricity from the plant itself, have a portion of that power stepped down to provide power for the plant?
This doesn't seem very complicated to me, please tell me what i'm not understanding.
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-16 20:39:46 UTC
Post #291835
What if the power plant fails and you need to cool the rods? There are also backup generators.
I think when the plant is operational the power that it generates is also used to power up the pumps etc etc. But you need backup power.
Also, plant generates kilo volts, maybe like 50 kv, you need transformers to lower it down or in transfer to boost the power.
25kv - 110kv (1st amplification) - 220kv (2nd)(this goes trough large wires) - 25kv (city block transformer) - 380v (home usage)
I think when the plant is operational the power that it generates is also used to power up the pumps etc etc. But you need backup power.
Also, plant generates kilo volts, maybe like 50 kv, you need transformers to lower it down or in transfer to boost the power.
25kv - 110kv (1st amplification) - 220kv (2nd)(this goes trough large wires) - 25kv (city block transformer) - 380v (home usage)
- Europe standard
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-16 20:52:12 UTC
Post #291836
I guess i just don't understand enough about electrics to get what your saying, it just seems totally preposterus to me. I can understand if the plant itself failed, but it didn't. Plus, how hard would it be to provide 24 hours of battery backup? i mean, billions of dollars go into building these things, right?
why not put a transformer at the plant? it goes without saying they would have exteranl power available to the plant if the power plant itself failed, but it shouldn't depend on exteranl power.. arent nukes supposed to automatically shut down by themselves if left unattended?
So bascially, my house with a backup disel generator is better more technolgically equipped to deal with a loss of power than a multi-billion-dollar nuclear power plant..
does not compute! =)
why not put a transformer at the plant? it goes without saying they would have exteranl power available to the plant if the power plant itself failed, but it shouldn't depend on exteranl power.. arent nukes supposed to automatically shut down by themselves if left unattended?
So bascially, my house with a backup disel generator is better more technolgically equipped to deal with a loss of power than a multi-billion-dollar nuclear power plant..
does not compute! =)
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-16 20:57:23 UTC
Post #291837
Well you must have transformers at the plant xD
They are all around it:
Well the core at the power plant was buster from the earthquake / tsunami and it couldn't function, so you need backup generators to generate power for the pumps who will keep on pumping coolant into the reactor to cool the rods to prevent melt down. And plus, you need external power to start the plant as well 
All electronics should be run on external power in the plant, because if the plant fails you wouldnt be able to do anything.
Nuclear power plants need yo have highly trained personnel to watch over it, i mean, just take a look at the control room:
90% of it is manually controlled, cause no computer in the world can replace human experience.
Its not really battery backup, its probably an coal or some other type of power plant next to the nuclear power plant. its a must have.
I never worry about power loss, Serbian transformers are kick ass
They are all around it:
All electronics should be run on external power in the plant, because if the plant fails you wouldnt be able to do anything.
Nuclear power plants need yo have highly trained personnel to watch over it, i mean, just take a look at the control room:
Its not really battery backup, its probably an coal or some other type of power plant next to the nuclear power plant. its a must have.
I never worry about power loss, Serbian transformers are kick ass
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-16 21:01:16 UTC
Post #291839
^^ =P
Oh so the plant was basically broken by the earthquake, making it unable to produce power, right?
Anyway Nikola Tesla is WIN!1 We will clone him to fix all our power!
Oh so the plant was basically broken by the earthquake, making it unable to produce power, right?
Anyway Nikola Tesla is WIN!1 We will clone him to fix all our power!
)
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-16 21:03:24 UTC
Post #291841
Yeah, the reactor was damaged, all 3. I just hope they dont explode :S
Yeah! Niko man rox xD hehehe
Yeah! Niko man rox xD hehehe
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-16 21:09:30 UTC
Post #291842
i own at least 6 dvds about nikola tesla, plus whatever i can dvr of teevee.. Such an amzaing man...
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-16 21:11:46 UTC
Post #291843
Wow, awesome! A person who likes Nikola Tesla is an awesome guy in my book xD
Nikola was truly a scientist that made todays life possible. AC power, ftw.
Nikola was truly a scientist that made todays life possible. AC power, ftw.
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-17 00:55:44 UTC
Post #291851
If ANYONE dared upload to the Vault a map with a room that looked like this, I'm sure everyone would cry out overdone and cluttered.
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-17 02:14:44 UTC
Post #291856
wouldn't be hard just a lot of copypasta... would probably look epic in a Black Mesa setting.. =)
As far as labeling a map overdone, most stuff in the mapvault is usually quite the opposite.
As far as labeling a map overdone, most stuff in the mapvault is usually quite the opposite.
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-31 03:04:25 UTC
Post #292705
Apparently we have small traces of radiation in BC from the nuclear plants. Oh great.
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-31 03:17:44 UTC
Post #292708
From the JAPANESE nuclear plants? Perhaps you should consider other plants in a closer range as the source of it.
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-31 03:47:16 UTC
Post #292713
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-31 04:57:12 UTC
Post #292724
You silly Canadians. You should temporarily stop importing Japanese rain for a while.
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-31 05:15:05 UTC
Post #292726
We could but unfortunately people with power usually don't like making decisions for the good of their respected countries. 
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-31 08:14:09 UTC
Post #292730
Watcha' talking about. We have radioactive clouds at 2,5 km altitude over Romania already. And they are from Japan. It's obvious they will spread all over the world. Except the poles, probably.
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-31 10:27:51 UTC
Post #292732
Yes, radioactive rain is a problem. And as it seems its their own fault for not shutting down the reactor when the government got warned the shields cant take no more than 7.0 on rihters scale.
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-31 14:09:43 UTC
Post #292733
You guys fucking suck. Seriously.
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-31 15:24:12 UTC
Post #292734
I don't get why people from all over the globe are freaking out about the slight radiation leak. Need I remind you all that over three thousand nuclear weapons have been detonated on this planet since the late 40's?
Perhaps you should worry about the radiation from those and lay off Japan for a bit.
Perhaps you should worry about the radiation from those and lay off Japan for a bit.
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-31 15:38:44 UTC
Post #292735
It's just a matter of being uninformed. To most people, "radiation" means "VERY BAD" in all shapes and sizes. Most people don't really have any idea how much radiation they receive on a daily basis or what the damage threshold is.
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-31 16:07:26 UTC
Post #292736
It's already been stated the levels are so low there is no threats to humans, but it's still worth noting.
And it's not a matter of radiation period, it's a matter of more radiation. Yes, there's already radiation, but what makes you think that suddenly makes it OK for more radiation to just pour in?
And it's not a matter of radiation period, it's a matter of more radiation. Yes, there's already radiation, but what makes you think that suddenly makes it OK for more radiation to just pour in?
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-31 16:42:35 UTC
Post #292737
I feel this is pretty appropriate right now.
Probably not 100% accurate, but even being in the ballpark says a lot about just how much "more" radiation is stacked on top of "normal" daily doses.
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-31 16:50:07 UTC
Post #292738
Haha. I was really close to posting it earlier.
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-31 18:27:46 UTC
Post #292740
I posted that on my blog a few days ago.
Anyway, I was born 7 years after the Chernobyl disaster, which pretty much affected our country too(some old woman talked about having blue milk from the sheep). And I live in the northern part of the country, closer to Ukraine.
And here I am, perfectly healthy and without any malformation( or yet to be discovered, at least ...).
Does having a CRT monitor for 9 years, and sometimes standing 5 hours in front of it since 2004, and not needing to wear glasses(recently made an ophthalmologic test) count as a superpower?
Anyway, I was born 7 years after the Chernobyl disaster, which pretty much affected our country too(some old woman talked about having blue milk from the sheep). And I live in the northern part of the country, closer to Ukraine.
And here I am, perfectly healthy and without any malformation( or yet to be discovered, at least ...).
Does having a CRT monitor for 9 years, and sometimes standing 5 hours in front of it since 2004, and not needing to wear glasses(recently made an ophthalmologic test) count as a superpower?
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-31 18:34:34 UTC
Post #292741
I've used a CRT monitor for a DECADE! I'M GOING TO DIEEEEEEE I'll be a better superhero.
So I guess now we know where Nuka Quantum comes from: Romanian sheep.
So I guess now we know where Nuka Quantum comes from: Romanian sheep.
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-31 18:35:28 UTC
Post #292742
This graph is more understandable:
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-31 19:06:27 UTC
Post #292744
You guys fucking suck. Seriously.
Most people don't really have any idea how much radiation they receive on a daily basis or what the damage threshold is.I live in a country that got fcked up by NATO radioactive missiles bombarding, plus past crisis with Chernobyl.
I know the effect and the horrible shit it does.
If the reactors at Osaka leak fully every one in the world will be affected with deadly radiation. You cant just sit back and think nothing of it.
Posted 13 years ago2011-03-31 19:39:31 UTC
Post #292745
If the reactors at Osaka leak fully every one in the world will be affected with deadly radiationlink or it's completely false.
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