That is so scary! I would be freaking out.....the people there must be so stressed out living with all this. S&F for sure!

Originally posted by StealthyKat
That is so scary! I would be freaking out.....the people there must be so stressed out living with all this. S&F for sure!

That's what I found odd, some people seemed to be stressed just as you said, running in panic. But others seemed calm, like the guy who just stands there videotaping, and other people were even laughing! They didn't seem too stressed at all. Japan has so many earthquakes, I think they must almost be used to it by now, though they're not used to nuclear disasters.

Originally posted by Beamish
Also, some of this reclaimed land is below sea level. No win situation.

That's a problem with some reclaimed land...even if you build it up above sea level initially, it has a tendency to slowly sink even without any earthquakes. An earthquake can certainly speed up the sinking process and compress a few years worth of sinking into a few minutes.

But it doesn't look life threatening if they are clear of falling structures, I think it will only sink so far during the earthquake. I didn't see the water go above knee level in either of the videos.

Im I the only who finds it awesome when mother nature decides to remind everybody who the real boss is?...

S&F Will be following. How horrifying to know that the ground you walk on is unstable and prone to liquification. Ummmmmm, I dont know I think I would have to sell everything and do whatever it took to get to more stable ground...But some people might not have any capability to do so.....Scary scary scary stuff there!!!

I don't want to live in a place where you have got to wear masks and have a surf board to get around.....

I got Zorgon to entertain the Question," Could Japan sink? " his answer was, " How could Japan sink ? The Pacific plate is subductive to Japan." Meaning the pacific plate is passing / sliding underneath holding it up.
I however see the pacific plates subduction to Japan as a force that is breaking Japan apart. This breaking apart
of the land mass causing the liquifaction we are seeing now. So even though I have great respect for Zorgon.
I believe I must say. That's how Japan could sink. Total liquifaction. Great thread SnF.

Now a glimpse into the future.With the Tokyo ( Wako ) tower still standing and many other sources predicting
that mother nature isn't at all finished with Japan. Just look at the possibility of 9.3 occuring in Tokyo. With
all of this liquifaction that will continue to progress before such a quake occurs. Getting out of Tokyo and even better out of Japan, seems to be the smartest play anyone there can make at the moment. How much warning do people need?

its.. well.. called an earthquake for a reason.. it moves the ground.. in essence.. it would appear that the land is severely fractured and compromised.

This is mother nature speaking in a very BIG way. I would be so outta there if I was in Japan. If I was homeless or broke I would ask everyone for ONE DOLLAR and save myself if thats what it took, but I would do whatever it took to flee from there ASAP. These people are crazy for staying there. Anyone who stays is an IDIOT! I'm sorry.....but not really though!