The Current Events Thread

Fluffdick · **Posted:** Fri Mar 11, 2011 5:23 pm

http://youropenbook.org/?q=pearl+harbor&gender=any

People are fucked in the head

[Citation Needed] · **Posted:** Fri Mar 11, 2011 5:49 pm

For fucks sake, what is wrong with these people?

If the Earth was shaking beneath them and they were drowning, they would appreciate help from anyone. Also I guarantee that they are using Japanese technology on a daily basis.
We're all human beings. Some of us don't act like it.

Anyway, reposting some videos from Unimportant Topics:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eIVp8EwG5Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VopzGcBkfnE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcMzDQ1IjPI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhJzdtzl6KY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3fUqdGXLbM

And a picture:
http://twitpic.com/48dazv

Here is an animation of the tsunami waves as they spread out from the epicenter:
http://landing.newsinc.com/shared/video ... D=23358524

Komodoensis · **Posted:** Fri Mar 11, 2011 5:51 pm

Ignorant and moronic people, Username. They're all just too stupid to realize that we have settled our differences since the 40's, aka 70 YEARS AGO. America doesn't hate Japan, half of our electronics are from Japan.

Fluffdick · **Posted:** Fri Mar 11, 2011 5:54 pm

Seriously what the fuck we already bombed two of their fucking cities and when they get flooded they go "hurf durf payback". What pisses me off more is that the people saying were born decades after Pearl Harbor SO THEY CAN'T FUCKING SAY ANYTHING. Fuck it I am moving to Canada.

[Citation Needed] · **Posted:** Fri Mar 11, 2011 6:02 pm

There have reportedly been about 20 aftershocks so far, ranging from 5.0-6.0. In terms of damage, "damages poorly constructed buildings" to "widespread damage across populated areas". But this is Japan, they get these things all the time. I think the worst we are looking at damage-wise is 5.0 despite the tremors being up to and around 6.0.

Username wrote:

Seriously what the fuck we already bombed two of their fucking cities and when they get flooded they go "hurf durf payback". What pisses me off more is that the people saying were born decades after Pearl Harbor SO THEY CAN'T FUCKING SAY ANYTHING. Fuck it I am moving to Canada.

I know, right? 150,000-250,000 killed by the atomic bombs. Nearly all civilians who had nothing to do with war, the army, or anything at all. 2,459 people died at Pearl Harbor. 47 were civilians.

If anything it would make more sense if WE got the earthquake and the Japanese were like "haha karma for you guys being giant dicks and blowing us up" instead of the other way around. :/

Komodoensis · **Posted:** Fri Mar 11, 2011 6:03 pm

Like I said, ignorant. They're probably in middle school, just learning about the second world war, thinking "Oh my god Japan is such an asshole."

Either that or they are all retarded ignorant people who don't know shit. Either way, they are stupid, and should not be on this planet.

Fluffdick · **Posted:** Fri Mar 11, 2011 6:09 pm

[Citation Needed] wrote:

Username wrote:

Seriously what the fuck we already bombed two of their fucking cities and when they get flooded they go "hurf durf payback". What pisses me off more is that the people saying were born decades after Pearl Harbor SO THEY CAN'T FUCKING SAY ANYTHING. Fuck it I am moving to Canada.

I know, right? 150,000-250,000 killed by the atomic bombs. Nearly all civilians who had nothing to do with war, the army, or anything at all. 2,459 people died at Pearl Harbor. 47 were civilians.

If anything it would make more sense if WE got the earthquake and the Japanese were like "haha karma for you guys being giant dicks and blowing us up" instead of the other way around. :/

I think Hawaii and California got a tsunami too.

[Citation Needed] · **Posted:** Fri Mar 11, 2011 6:12 pm

Username wrote:

I think Hawaii and California got a tsunami too.

Hawaii and our west coast got tsunamis. Nowhere near as much as what Japan got.

Quote:

According to NBC Nightly News' Twitter feed, Tokyo Electric Power Company has lost control of their numbers one and two nuclear power reactors. Temperatures are rising.

Komodoensis · **Posted:** Fri Mar 11, 2011 6:15 pm

Fuck, I really hope that Power Plant doesn't go critical or anything.

[Citation Needed] · **Posted:** Fri Mar 11, 2011 7:25 pm

Quote:

Reuters reports:

The massive earthquake that forced the closure of four nuclear power plants in Japan has highlighted the grave risk of inadequate back-up generators at U.S. facilities, a leading U.S. scientist group said on Friday.

While the U.S. regulator made clear that the national nuclear fleet is built to withstand the biggest earthquakes in history, scientists said they needed to do more to ensure that future quakes don't risk the kind of reactor impact that Japan is now grappling with.

Quote:

Could today's disaster have been predicted?

Some press reports have criticized seismologists for failing to forecast the force and location of the magnitude-8.9 earthquake -- which was stronger and hundreds of miles north of the site that, as CNN reports, Japan's government has worried since 1976 will be struck by a massive tremor. In an article boldly titled, "Japan: The 'Big One' hit, but not where they thought it would," the Washington Post's Joel Achenbach states:
"Scientists today said the event has once again humbled them, reinforcing a growing sense that the field of seismology needs to ditch some of its presumptions about major earthquakes."

But the truth is that the scientific community has never claimed the ability to precisely forecast a quake, even though seismological analysis has made massive strides in recent decades with the development of real-time global-monitoring technology.

[Citation Needed] · **Posted:** Fri Mar 11, 2011 7:39 pm

Good news!

Quote:

Sky News reports on Twitter that a boat swept away by Japan's tsunami has been found, and all 81 passengers on board have been airlifted to safety.

A video of the tsunami in Sendai.
http://cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2011 ... i.wrap.cnn

And some tips for surviving a tsunami if you ever find yourself faced with one:

Quote:

Slate reports on the best ways to survive a tsunami:
Run uphill. If a tsunami is on its way, the safest place is naturally-formed high ground, like a hill or a mountain, as far from the coastline as possible. Otherwise, the roof of a tall, sturdy building will do. (Big beachfront hotels tend to be secure; small wooden houses are not.) If you can't get to high ground in time, the last best option is to climb a strong-looking tree as high as you can. Trees often get torn out of the ground during tsunamis, though, so choose wisely. If you can't find a tree or a structure to climb, cling to something that floats, like a log or a fishing boat. If you're in a boat on the ocean when the tsunami hits, don't head to shore - the most damage is done right along the coastline.

Madican · **Joined:** Sun Feb 20, 2011 8:18 pm **Posts:** 13531

Yes sling blame around that the Earth decided to fuck people over like it does all the time.

People are idiots.

BurntToShreds · **Posted:** Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:00 pm

One of the main issues is going to be dealing with gas leaks and fires stemming from said gas leaks.

And yes, you can predict WHERE earthquakes will occur, but not WHEN.

[Citation Needed] · **Posted:** Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:22 pm

Japanese earthquake: Timeline

Published Date: 12 March 2011
5:46am (GMT): Japan hit by 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami about 250 miles north of Tokyo at a depth of 20 miles.
8:00am Initial reports show cars, ships and buildings being swept in by the tsunami that struck the north-eastern coast.

8:15am Prime Minister Naoto Kan informs his people that damage has been inflicted over a wide area, and that while some nucleaADVERTISEMENT

r power plants have shut down, there is no information about potential radioactive leaks.

8:30am Experts are predicting that the tsunami will cause damage as far away as Chile.

09:13 The Red Cross warns that the tsunami could submerge some Pacific islands.

10am Official death toll reaches 26.

10:35am The nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, confirms that the four nuclear power plants closest to the quake's epicentre have been shut down safely.

11am Coastal areas of Hawaii are evacuated.

11:13am Japan declares a state of emergency because of the failure of the cooling system at one nuclear power plant.

11:36am Reports emerge that a ship carrying 100 people has been swept away by the tsunami.

12:30pm Police urge 3,000 residents living within a 2km radius of Fukushima nuclear plant to evacuate.

1:26pm A passenger train is unaccounted for in a tsunami-hit coastal area.

1:30pm Reports that between 200 and 300 bodies have been found on beach near the city of Sendai.

1:40pm Large aftershocks of 5.2 and 5.6 magnitude.

2:45pm A large waterfront area at Sendai is on fire.

3:10pm Japanese military readies 300 planes and 40 ships to assist in the rescue operation.

3.44pm A dam in Fukushima breaks, sending a torrent of water through residential areas.

4.20pm Official deathtoll is given 137 with 531 missing.

4.58pm Japanese defence officials say that 1,800 homes in the Fukushima prefecture have been destroyed.

5pm A Japanese news agency say the death toll is expected to exceed 1,000.

5.17pm A second train has been reported missing. 6.40pm Situation at nuclear reactor worsening, as Japanese authorities set to release radioactive vapour to ease pressure.

7.08pm A magnitude 6.6 quake hits central Japan, causing Tokyo buildings to sway.

8pm Emergency power supply cars are brought to the malfunctioning nuclear reactor.

8.51pm Official death toll rises to 184.

BurntToShreds · **Posted:** Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:50 pm

Watching footage of the tsunami right now while at a restaurant with family. Holy shit.

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