Japanese Earth Quake

The Magic Pudding · March 11, 2011, 12:49:53 PM

I thought about starting a thread about this some hours ago but what can you say beside wow?
I saw some footage of a surge of water with a burning building on top of it, understandable but weird.
There have been a few big natural disasters around here lately, New Zealand's earthquake the most recent.
Anyway my thought's are with them, not that it makes a difference.

Asmodean · March 11, 2011, 01:35:54 PM

Quote from: "The Magic Pudding"not that it makes a difference.

For that very reason, MY thoughts are not with them. I might, however, consider a small donation to the Red Cross :pop:

JuggernautJon · March 12, 2011, 06:26:42 AM

Over a thousand said to be dead. They were all punished by god......can you pick up on sarcasm via text? And furthermore, is it wrong for me to be sarcastic at such a dire time? The National Inquirer needs to know!

Asmodean · March 12, 2011, 07:42:13 AM

Quote from: "JuggernautJon"can you pick up on sarcasm via text?

Not in the way you put it here - as a simple statement of "fact".

Quoteis it wrong for me to be sarcastic at such a dire time?

Not in my book. Although on an average sensitivity meter, my book is emotionally bankrupt

Tank · March 12, 2011, 11:01:03 AM

One reactor exploded and another reactor with cooling troubles. Not a good day to live in North Eastern Japan.

It will be interesting to see what knock-on affects there are. When Khobe was hit the worlds largest maker of IC encapsulating resin stopped production. There was serious doubts if the electronics manufacturers around the world could find other supplies.

fester30 · March 12, 2011, 11:05:40 AM

It's not being talked about on the news yet... but I don't see FEMA anywhere.

Asmodean · March 12, 2011, 11:09:41 AM

Is being talked about here, but I see no FEMA either

A very interesting twist to the plot... Two reactors out of control. A new Chernobyl, only in a less explosive way..? Still, if any one can handle that, it's the Japanese.

JoeBobSmith · March 12, 2011, 12:24:09 PM

I wish them well

Asmodean · March 12, 2011, 12:26:28 PM

Quote from: "JoeBobSmith"My thoughts: I'm glad it's them and not us, although I wish them well

The Magic Pudding · March 12, 2011, 12:29:29 PM

Quote from: "Asmodean"Still, if any one can handle that, it's the Japanese.

Well that's the image anyway, but what happened to the fail-safe design? It's not as this is a wholly unforeseeable occurrence.

Asmodean · March 12, 2011, 12:43:23 PM

Quote from: "The Magic Pudding"Well that's the image anyway, but what happened to the fail-safe design? It's not as this is a wholly unforeseeable occurrence.

Practice makes perfect and that particular design was probably never tested under those particular circumstances. Those reactors have survived earth quakes before though, yes? And were still kicking until recently... And they are very unlikely to go skyward in a mushroom cloud of radioactive ash and dust.

The Magic Pudding · March 12, 2011, 01:36:00 PM

Quote from: "Asmodean"Those reactors have survived earth quakes before though, yes? And were still kicking until recently... And they are very unlikely to go skyward in a mushroom cloud of radioactive ash and dust.

Yes, yes and I hope not.

Asmodean · March 12, 2011, 01:45:54 PM

Quote from: "The Magic Pudding"Yes, yes and I hope not.

Well, those first two words are the testimony to the security measures actually doing their job under less extreme circumstances. However, designing something to surely tolerate a miniature armageddon is not an easy fit... And whether or not those reactors have failed that test is the exact question being answered over there as we speak :pop:

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