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Re:California's other drought: a major earthquake is overdue by rrauenza on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @10:34PM (#16590070)
Why do you suppose she props the door open with the chair? Because building shifts could jame it closed via the door frame?
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Re:California's other drought: a major earthquake is overdue by level3 on Thursday March 15, 2018 @03:09AM (#16590949)
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.
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Re:California's other drought: a major earthquake is overdue by casefields on Thursday March 15, 2018 @05:08AM (#16591319)
That's just Triangle of Life nonsense.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_of_Life

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/triangle-of-life/

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Re:California's other drought: a major earthquake is overdue by level3 on Thursday March 15, 2018 @05:46AM (#16591456)
It isn’t about buildings collapsing, it’s about doors getting stuck, so I’m not sure what relevance the Triangle of Life has here.
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