Japan - 8.9-mag earthquake

[DryYoshi]

Holy....
This is some serious business. 2012, anyone?
"Good luck" to the Japanese (and stuff)

 

[1234turtles]

the japanese are always welcome in america if things get to hectic in japan

 

[megawalk]

jeebus feist..lol
no wonder my xfire went nuts today.
i was like "a tsunami warning....wtf"
now i know +1 for gbatemp's answers

 

[CrimzonEyed]

the japanese are always welcome in america if things get to hectic in japan

+1 from us here in Sweden. Even though I don't think they would like to travel that far.

 

[Warrior522]

the japanese are always welcome in america if things get to hectic in japan

True that, although they'd better beware of otakus...

 

[KuRensan]

Man I saw some footage on TV o.O I didn't believed my eyes. I never seen such a footage of an earthquake before :S also the water with all those homes and cars.

 

[Hop2089]

the japanese are always welcome in america if things get to hectic in japan

Japan won't be destroyed, Tokyo had a few quakes and only has minor damage, start trusting their engineering. As for 2012 and before anyone says global warming, earthquakes aren't affected by climate change.

 

[GameWinner]

I hope everyone in Japan is alright and the whole place isn't destroyed.

 

[ProtoKun7]

Man I saw some footage on TV o.O I didn't believed my eyes. I never seen such a footage of an earthquake before :S also the water with all those homes and cars.

I saw a clip of tens, maybe even a hundred or so cars get washed away by the water; it really surprised me.

 

[Nujui]

Holy....
This is some serious business. 2012, anyone?
"Good luck" to the Japanese (and stuff)

I highly doubt this has anything to do with that stupid 2012 crap.

 

[ProtoKun7]

Especially as this is 2011. Still, this kind of thing was prophesied, after all.

And I'm watching some more footage now. It's fascinating (don't take that the wrong way, though).

 

[Potticus]

Especially as this is 2011. Still, this kind of thing was prophesied, after all.

And I'm watching some more footage now. It's fascinating (don't take that the wrong way, though).

Technically what Hitler did was fascinating. Just because it's not good doesn't mean it's not a feat.
I agree though, this is pretty crazy.

 

[Nujui]

Especially as this is 2011. Still, this kind of thing was prophesied, after all.

And I'm watching some more footage now. It's fascinating (don't take that the wrong way, though).

It's just pretty fascinating and sad that this happened. It's fascinating how the quake looks, but sad to see all the destruction.

 

[ProtoKun7]

Watching the inanimate objects, such as the cars, the buildings and the equipment shake and even collapse they way they do is somewhat fascinating; perhaps because it's not common to see for a lot of us. The fact that it's affecting people so badly is just unfortunate though, certainly. In some of the footage I just watched now it showed what looked like strong buildings just get flattened like a house of cards.

 

[Nujui]

Watching the inanimate objects, such as the cars, the buildings and the equipment shake and even collapse they way they do is somewhat fascinating; perhaps because it's not common to see for a lot of us. The fact that it's affecting people so badly is just unfortunate though, certainly. In some of the footage I just watched now it showed what looked like strong buildings just get flattened like a house of cards.

I just watch what I think was part of what the tsunami look. It was like watching a wave of of cars and parts of houses.

 

[Joe88]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/1...e-live-coverage

Fukushima No 1 nuclear power reactor in Onahama: the plant's operator Tepco says that radioactive substances "could have already been released" from the damaged reactor, while Japan's prime minister Naoto Kan is saying that residents within 10km of the plant must leave the area.

 

[Fear Zoa]

Be safe Japanese tempers.......

Can't really think of much else to say.....
Its times like this that make your voice feel small and meaningless

 

[epicCreations.or]

I'm relieved Oahu wasn't hit all that bad. The Big Island, Maui, Kauai got the most of it, but we didn't get all that much here. On one of the islands, though, they saw 9ft surges, which is pretty crazy. Kailua Beach got up to the public restrooms, but it didn't get much further. We went down to there around noon (aren't we smart?) and you can still see the water recede and then push forward, recede and so forth. The reef sometimes got visible around Flat Island, too.

My condolences to those in Japan. I'm glad you guys are a well prepared nation, though. If it was a repeat of Indonesia or Haiti, that would have been really bad.

 

[Stevetry]

Fukushima No 1 nuclear power reactor in Onahama: the plant's operator Tepco says that radioactive substances "could have already been released" from the damaged reactor, while Japan's prime minister Naoto Kan is saying that residents within 10km of the plant must leave the area.

nukes plants are one of them most safe structures there is the quakes must have been super big for it to damage it

 

[fishykipper]

just been watching the news.
the video footage makes me sad.

sorry to all those involved :-(