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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #30 on: August 23, 2011, 02:10:21 pm »
Well, it's a sad day for anyone who was having sex at the time... "I think I felt the earth move" wasn't a compliment, it was a goddamn earthquake.
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« Reply #31 on: August 23, 2011, 02:13:57 pm »
I live in North Carolina and didn't feel it at all, but at the time it happened I was in a car. I haven't felt any aftershocks either.
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #32 on: August 23, 2011, 02:15:52 pm »
Quote from: nenjin on August 23, 2011, 12:55:44 pm
Creepy. They just had one in Colorado today, close to the strongest quake ever felt there. 5.3.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/23/colorado.quake/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
How the frick did I sleep through that?
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #33 on: August 23, 2011, 02:19:08 pm »
I'm in Washington state, and didn't feel a thing... if that helps.
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #34 on: August 23, 2011, 02:36:17 pm »
Quote from: Euld on August 23, 2011, 02:19:08 pm
I'm in Washington state, and didn't feel a thing... if that helps.
Nor did I. At least we know that the quake wasn't big enough to tear the continent asunder, now.
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #35 on: August 23, 2011, 02:41:12 pm »
There's already been an aftershock, 2.8 about 50 minutes ago. DC is shutting down public monuments, ATF is shutting down HQ to check for structural damage. Two nuclear plants also shut down in the area. They lost power but backup generators kicked in without a hitch, so no Fukushima-style mess on the menu.
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« Reply #36 on: August 23, 2011, 03:02:07 pm »
It's funny, just last night I was having a conversation about the potential vulnerabilities of East Coast nuclear reactors to unexpected earthquakes. Looks like I just won an argument.
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #37 on: August 23, 2011, 03:05:15 pm »
Company headquarters in Arlington got evacuated for the earthquake. Fun.
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #38 on: August 23, 2011, 03:24:40 pm »
Hopefully the question of how well Sharon Harris can stand up to a Class 4 hurricane will be a purely academic question.
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Quote from: MaximumZero on October 26, 2012, 11:28:55 pm
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #39 on: August 23, 2011, 04:10:24 pm »
I should hope so, the reactor expansion for Sharon Harris was halted once already, it would be bad if it happened again. We need more power. MORE!

I mean, um, er......

(Seriously though, we could use that extra 2200 MW.)
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #40 on: August 23, 2011, 04:27:30 pm »
I'm in Upstate SC, I was apparently in college when it hit, didn't feel a thing.
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #41 on: August 23, 2011, 04:49:59 pm »


I wouldn't call it big compared to you know, a real earthquake like what they have in chile/alaska/japan, but i guess its quite large for the general vehicle earthquake resistance standards
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #42 on: August 23, 2011, 04:53:42 pm »
http://us.cnn.com/2011/US/08/23/virginia.quake.nuclear/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
Well, dunno what to say... Let's hope this doesn't get worse :P
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #43 on: August 23, 2011, 05:18:48 pm »
Daaaaamn, my grandparents and an aunt are over there. I really hope they're okay.
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #44 on: August 23, 2011, 06:14:39 pm »
You know, this thread kind of reminds me of this
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