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igloos are earthquake proof

Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 11:21 pm
by Toco
dont know if any of u heard but there was a decent earthquake in canada near the ontario-frogtown border, measured a 5.0 which for canada is huge, only 2 quakes have measured more in the countrys history and those were a 5.9 and a 5.8 both in the onatrio area.

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Re: igloos are earthquake proof

Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 11:12 am
by BBloke
There's a world of difference between 5 and 5.9 but 5 is not bad. Dudley, where I live now had one in 2002 that registered 4.8. I lived about 110 miles any and it juddered the light fittings a bit.

Re: igloos are earthquake proof

Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 12:56 pm
by black_feather
Doesn't the strength double for ever whole number so a 6 mag is twice as powerful as a 5?

Re: igloos are earthquake proof

Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 1:06 pm
by Flynnstone
An increase in magnitude of 1 means 31 times more energy, a difference of 0.8 in mag is 16 times more energy released....damn non linear relations :(

although looking at Wikipedias descriptions 5-5.9 is apparently a moderate earthquake.

Re: igloos are earthquake proof

Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 10:31 am
by Sir Psycho Sexy
but... what does this have to do with igloos? :rattled:

Re: igloos are earthquake proof

Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 2:07 pm
by Fester
was some trimmers near NY couple days ago 2 Toco hardly be the same quake?

Re: igloos are earthquake proof

Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 8:00 pm
by Toco
the quake in canada was felt as far as upstate newyork so its most likly is the same quake

Re: igloos are earthquake proof

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 10:06 pm
by BBloke
I must remember to stop dropping those titanium shit bricks down the lavvy!!!