Re:California's other drought: a major earthquake is overdue
by ekianjo on Thursday March 15, 2018 @07:11AM
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30 seconds? you must be joking. I live in Japan and get such alerts on a regular basis. usually you get the alert about 3 to 5 seconds before the shake hits you depending on how far you are from the epicenter. If you get something 10 seconds before it hits then you dont even have to worry because it means you are very far.
Re:California's other drought: a major earthquake is overdue
by r3bl on Thursday March 15, 2018 @06:18AM
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Those 10 seconds were staged. She knew that they were coming, she was in a small "room", and she probably took a look at her surrounding before those 10 seconds kicked and planned what to do and in which order in her head.
In real life, the warning such as this would catch people by surprise. That's not to say they wouldn't be useful, but I highly doubt they would be that useful as they were on that video.
Even if I'm in my own home, I imagine it would take me at least a fifth of that time to look around and come up with a plan of what is achievable in such a short time span.
Re:California's other drought: a major earthquake is overdue
by rrauenza on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @10:34PM
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Why do you suppose she props the door open with the chair? Because building shifts could jame it closed via the door frame?
Re:California's other drought: a major earthquake is overdue
by level3 on Thursday March 15, 2018 @03:09AM
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Yes, there have been cases of people getting trapped in rooms/buildings due to doors getting bent or warped, so it’s common advice in Japan to prop open a door to secure yourself an exit.
Re:California's other drought: a major earthquake is overdue
by casefields on Thursday March 15, 2018 @05:08AM
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That's just Triangle of Life nonsense.
Here's another example of what you can do with ten seconds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gB6-nU2nJqM