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earthquake in Quebec
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 2:32 pm
by clapper011
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/ ... quake.htmlanyone else live in these parts on here? I felt it in my part of Ontario.
Re: earthquake in Quebec
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 2:35 pm
by Army of GOD
I KNEW THERE WAS AN EARTHQUAKE!
I was lying on the floor petting my cat, and then there was a little shaking and we both jumped up.
I thought I was crazy...
Re: earthquake in Quebec
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 2:37 pm
by clapper011
Army of GOD wrote:I KNEW THERE WAS AN EARTHQUAKE!
I was lying on the floor petting my cat, and then there was a little shaking and we both jumped up.
I thought I was crazy...
was like a blast of dynamite or something... I thought it was the mines around here blasting again...
Re: earthquake in Quebec
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 2:42 pm
by 2dimes
That's pretty interesting. 5.0 and there's a lot of people that didn't notice that were near it. I wonder if it depends on the density of the ground you're on or something as to how much it shakes.
I have not heard of a quake in Quebec before.
Re: earthquake in Quebec
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 2:49 pm
by Army of GOD
clapper011 wrote:Army of GOD wrote:I KNEW THERE WAS AN EARTHQUAKE!
I was lying on the floor petting my cat, and then there was a little shaking and we both jumped up.
I thought I was crazy...
was like a blast of dynamite or something... I thought it was the mines around here blasting again...
I had absolutely no clue what it was, because we haven't had one here for a while, but I didn't know what else it could be.
Re: earthquake in Quebec
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 2:54 pm
by 2dimes
We had tremors here from one in California once. I didn't feel them but I was sleeping in a water bed so it probably didn't move me, an object at rest. No, I'm not going for a pun there.
Re: earthquake in Quebec
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 2:55 pm
by Caymanmew
clapper011 wrote:http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/06/23/tor-earthquake.html
anyone else live in these parts on here? I felt it in my part of Ontario.
i did not feel it but other around me did
Re: earthquake in Quebec
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 3:07 pm
by V.I.
Army of GOD wrote:I was lying on the floor petting my cat, and then there was a little shaking and we both jumped up.
Heh heh, you were petting your pussy and there was a "little shaking."
Re: earthquake in Quebec
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 3:27 pm
by Army of GOD
V.I. wrote:Army of GOD wrote:I was lying on the floor petting my cat, and then there was a little shaking and we both jumped up.
Heh heh, you were petting your pussy and there was a "little shaking."
My pussy has a lot of long hair too.
Re: earthquake in Quebec
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 4:24 pm
by PLAYER57832
2dimes wrote:That's pretty interesting. 5.0 and there's a lot of people that didn't notice that were near it. I wonder if it depends on the density of the ground you're on or something as to how much it shakes.
Yes. It definitely depends on the substrate.
Also, remember that the scale is logarythmic. So, a 5.1 is ten times as strong as a 5.0. For most people, a 5.0 would not do much more than a big truck going by. If you live in a poorly constructed building, like a cheap apartment over a carport or live in filled land (like much of the marina district in San Francisco -- the part that was so heavily damaged), then you might notice a good deal more.
We were roughly 150 miles from the center of the Petrolia Quake in California, back in 1991 or 92. I felt my apartment sway(cheap, over a carport) and later we found some cracks in the wall and around the light fixtures. On the other hand, I lived far closer to some quakes on the San Andreas fault (our house was almost on top of the fault line), in an old, but well-built farmhouse and did not feel as much swaying.
If you want a cute trick to show kids, for example, how a quake "liquifies" filled-in soil, try taking a good part of a box of corn starch and add some water. Go slow, you don't want soup! Food color makes it more fun (at least for kids). Anyway, when you have it just right, it will look and feel solid, until you shake it, when it will "liquify".
Re: earthquake in Quebec
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:47 pm
by jpcloet
Was just about to get on a phone conference. Felt the table sway and saw others leave the other conference room. Had tornadoes an hour north of us here too. Been a really wild day.
Re: earthquake in Quebec
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 9:09 pm
by PLAYER57832
Glad you are OK.
Re: earthquake in Quebec
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 11:57 pm
by The Bison King
I KNEW THERE WAS AN EARTHQUAKE!
I was lying on the floor petting my cat, and then there was a little shaking and we both jumped up.
I thought I was crazy...
Where do you live? I was supposed to feel shockwaves (according to the news) but I didn't...
Re: earthquake in Quebec
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 11:59 pm
by Phatscotty
2012 is coming!
Re: earthquake in Quebec
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 12:03 am
by Army of GOD
The Bison King wrote:I KNEW THERE WAS AN EARTHQUAKE!
I was lying on the floor petting my cat, and then there was a little shaking and we both jumped up.
I thought I was crazy...
Where do you live? I was supposed to feel shockwaves (according to the news) but I didn't...
Lake George, New York.
About an hour north of Albany.
Re: earthquake in Quebec
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 12:05 am
by The Bison King
2012 is coming!
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=120048 
IT WAS A SIGN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: earthquake in Quebec
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 12:17 am
by jonesthecurl
On the news it said this was felt right down in Manhattan. Though Mrs thecurl was there and knew nothing about it.
Re: earthquake in Quebec
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 11:44 am
by darvlay
clapper011 wrote:http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/06/23/tor-earthquake.html
anyone else live in these parts on here? I felt it in my part of Ontario.
I noticed it all right. I thought I was hallucinating at first. I work in a high rise office building and for a moment I was a bit freaked out. Our building ended up being evacuated. I'm also the fire warden for our floor. Try getting everyone to wait for instructions and wait their turn to evacuate in a calm and orderly fashion. I've never seen people bolt for the exit so quickly.
There's also a fat 350 lb lady on our floor with two fake knees who is supposed to wait for the fire department to come get her in case of emergencies. She started screaming and ran straight for the stairs where she almost had a heart attack trying to go down them. She blocked the whole stairway with her fat ass going one stair every 3 seconds, panting like she was running a marathon. Fucking moron could've got herself and others killed had it been a real emergency.
Re: earthquake in Quebec
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 12:15 pm
by 2dimes
You need a riding crop and a prod.
Re: earthquake in Quebec
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 12:17 pm
by darvlay
2dimes wrote:You need a riding crop and a prod.
I just barfed in my mouth a bit.
Re: earthquake in Quebec
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 12:22 pm
by 2dimes
You were not suposed to imagine her in fancy under pants. You were supposed to incourage her to either stay back from the stairs or pick up the pace.
Re: earthquake in Quebec
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 5:53 pm
by tzor
Phatscotty wrote:2012 is coming!
You know, I used to say the same thing about
1999
Re: earthquake in Quebec
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 6:06 pm
by jonesthecurl
Yeah, but nobody parties like it's 2012...