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Re:7.1 magnitude earthquake hits Japan by JshWright on Thursday April 07, 2011 @11:47AM (#2419904)
Tsunamis (and waves in general) don't actually move the water they're traveling through over any significant distance. It's the wave's energy that's moving, not the water itself.
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Re:7.1 magnitude earthquake hits Japan by z92 on Thursday April 07, 2011 @12:03PM (#2419966)
Like the "Maxican Wave" spectators form in a stadium during games. Here the wave moves, but people don't.
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Re:7.1 magnitude earthquake hits Japan by 5h on Thursday April 07, 2011 @12:02PM (#2419959)
this is only true until the sea meets land.
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Re:7.1 magnitude earthquake hits Japan by phlux on Thursday April 07, 2011 @02:23PM (#2420581)
Exactly. The water level is raised, and then water "falls" along the path of least resistance, in the case of shore - it will certainly flow onto land.
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Re:7.1 magnitude earthquake hits Japan by mrtron on Thursday April 07, 2011 @06:03PM (#2421398)
If the water did spread, it would also dilute the radioactivity. So not really a concern.
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