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lindashaw (921 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 07:37 AM Original message |
One more dumb question regarding the earthquake in Asia... |
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tx_dem41 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 07:40 AM Response to Original message |
1. Earthquakes have been happening since the beginning of time.... |
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alexwcovington (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 07:43 AM Response to Original message |
2. Wow |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 10:10 AM Response to Reply #2 |
58. True and maybe this was just a baby bump. Perhaps the next |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 10:11 AM Response to Reply #2 |
59. Actually, the Pacific Ocean wasn't involved |
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livvy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 07:50 AM Response to Original message |
3. Links for informational purposes. |
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livvy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 11:01 AM Response to Reply #3 |
18. I don't think your question was dumb either. |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 08:03 AM Response to Original message |
4. Earthquakes and tsunamis are a natural part of Earth's life |
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mhr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 08:09 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Ah, Grasshopper But That Would Require Foresight And Planning |
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bones_7672 (558 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 08:07 AM Response to Original message |
5. I agree: it's a dumb question. n/t |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 08:10 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Could you possibly try to be more rude |
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bones_7672 (558 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 08:18 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Hey, just agreeing!! n/t |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 08:22 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Yes, he can. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 04:37 PM Response to Reply #5 |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 08:31 AM Response to Original message |
10. Not a dumb question at all. |
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NickofTime (102 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 11:59 AM Response to Reply #10 |
20. Men Have Caused Earthquakes |
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WoodrowFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 12:31 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. link |
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satori (198 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 05:52 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. The scientific community won't touch the topic because of fear |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 01:22 PM Response to Reply #20 |
29. Very interesting. |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 02:00 PM Response to Reply #20 |
31. The Phenomenon Described, Sir |
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pacifictiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 11:04 PM Response to Reply #20 |
49. yes, small man made earthquakes have |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 08:33 AM Response to Original message |
11. Unmentioned, but there is also |
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NickofTime (102 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 09:01 AM Response to Original message |
12. Tsunami's Related to Global Warming |
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WoodrowFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 09:06 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. did you actually READ the article you linked to.. |
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NickofTime (102 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 11:52 AM Response to Reply #13 |
19. The Tsunami was NOT "related" to the earthquake? |
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WoodrowFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 12:23 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. I mistyped |
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jdj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-05 12:25 AM Response to Reply #25 |
64. okay that's better. |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 02:09 PM Response to Reply #12 |
32. This Is Nonesense, Sir |
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Tacos al Carbon (326 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 06:11 PM Response to Reply #12 |
35. "None of this would have happened if Al Gore had been elected in 2000..." |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 06:27 PM Response to Reply #35 |
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Tacos al Carbon (326 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 06:29 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Oh, I think so too |
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pacifictiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 11:06 PM Response to Reply #12 |
50. I'm concerned about global warming |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 11:22 PM Response to Reply #12 |
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K-W (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
14. The earth isnt organic. |
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NickofTime (102 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 12:13 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. NASA Scientists Believe in Gaia - The Living Earth |
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idiosyncratic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 12:48 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. I heard an interview with Simon Winchester yesterday |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-03-05 10:54 PM Response to Reply #14 |
85. LOL actually, the earth is organic -- carbon-based |
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WoodrowFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
15. not a dumb question |
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Silverhair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
16. No. |
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NickofTime (102 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 12:17 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. Yes or at Least Very Likely |
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satori (198 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 06:19 PM Response to Reply #24 |
36. It was because of that book Earth in the Balance he was not Selected |
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Tacos al Carbon (326 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 06:28 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. If his book hadn't sold so many copies |
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Silverhair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 10:20 PM Response to Reply #24 |
45. He wasn't talking about earthquakes. |
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satori (198 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 08:41 PM Response to Reply #16 |
40. It is not the Nuke as an explosive power but the Nuke as a trigger? |
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Silverhair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 10:17 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. That would require being able to accurately map the stresses. |
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satori (198 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 12:25 AM Response to Reply #44 |
52. Some opinion articles I read have contrary opinions |
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Silverhair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 08:32 AM Response to Reply #52 |
55. Proximity in time is NOT proof of cause & effect. |
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satori (198 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 02:03 PM Response to Reply #55 |
61. Counterpunch-Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Nuke Testing Unnatural Disaster ? |
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Silverhair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-04 10:51 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. Junk science. |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 10:28 PM Response to Reply #40 |
47. This is an adaptation/embellishment on the "butterfly effect" |
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evolvenow (800 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 01:05 AM Response to Reply #16 |
54. Not all believe the core to be molten...more recent physics claim other... |
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Silverhair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 08:40 AM Response to Reply #54 |
57. Yes, one can know that. |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-05 01:56 PM Response to Reply #57 |
72. Well said... |
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theboss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
17. Or it could be plate tectonics |
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Desertrose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 12:04 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. or possibly a meteor hit....? |
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NickofTime (102 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 12:15 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Real Good Link - Meteorite Impact Earthquake |
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jokerman93 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 12:24 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. any after shocks? |
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firebee (260 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 01:25 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. 6.1 aftershock today. |
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Silverhair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 10:24 PM Response to Reply #21 |
46. Easy answer - NO. Laws of Physics. |
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evolvenow (800 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
41. Excellent question. Should be asked before every action...all events are |
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Silverhair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 10:30 PM Response to Reply #41 |
48. The bombing is about as signifigant as firecrackers on a mountain. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
42. I think we are seeing examples of scientific ignorance on this thread |
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Jesus H. Christ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-04 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
43. That is a dumb one. |
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jdj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-05 12:26 AM Response to Reply #43 |
65. Verily I say |
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Catchawave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 12:53 AM Response to Original message |
53. Certainly not a dumb question.... |
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NickofTime (102 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 08:37 AM Response to Reply #53 |
56. Check What the NYT Thinks Before You Decide! |
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WoodrowFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 10:13 AM Response to Reply #56 |
60. actually 2004 |
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Silverhair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-03-05 05:44 PM Response to Reply #56 |
84. This only proves the the NYT can be scientifically ignorant too. |
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Baja Margie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-05 12:20 AM Response to Original message |
63. I don't think it's a dumb question. |
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jdj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-05 12:29 AM Response to Original message |
66. The earth can kick our asses to kingdom come. |
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satori (198 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-05 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
67. Herald Sun-Comparisons with man-made explosions draw a frightening picture |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-05 12:49 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. You Do Read The Things You Put Up, Mr. Satori, Do You Not? |
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satori (198 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-05 01:31 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. Your point? |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-05 01:45 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. The Same As It Has Always Been In This Foolishness, Sir |
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satori (198 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-05 02:02 PM Response to Reply #70 |
73. What about the atom? |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-05 02:11 PM Response to Reply #73 |
75. Quit While You Are Behind, Sir |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-05 02:13 PM Response to Reply #70 |
76. I agree with you, Sir, but have one additional point... |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-05 02:18 PM Response to Reply #76 |
77. Indeed, Mr. Dithers |
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satori (198 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-05 03:36 PM Response to Reply #77 |
78. Why does a weapons energy v. natures energy have no relevance? |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-05 04:12 PM Response to Reply #78 |
79. Honestly, Fellow |
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satori (198 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-05 05:07 PM Response to Reply #79 |
80. No I said that perhaps nuke energy can change the natural balance |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-03-05 11:03 PM Response to Reply #80 |
86. Since The Man-Made Energies Are Trifles, Sir |
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Selteri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-07-05 11:21 AM Response to Reply #80 |
88. Clarification |
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satori (198 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-05 05:35 PM Response to Reply #79 |
81. Re:...process of an earthquake involves the release of nuclear energy? |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-03-05 11:09 PM Response to Reply #81 |
87. My English, Sir, Could Not Be More Plain |
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EdumundBurke (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-05 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
71. Could thousands have been saved |
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satori (198 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-05 02:10 PM Response to Reply #71 |
74. Politicians and the scientists they hire don't think logic only $$$ |
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satori (198 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-03-05 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
82. World renowned scientist-The Earth as a weapon in 21st Century of Wars |
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Tinoire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-03-05 05:31 PM Response to Reply #82 |
83. Presicely why Kucinich introduced H. R. 2977 |
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