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Japanese earthquake / tsunami discussion

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    #362
    pegasus1
    Registered Users Posts: 1,490 ✭✭✭pegasus1


    digme wrote: »
    dont be silly, the wave will be about 1 foot high and thats a fact

    It was 4 ft high and thats a fact!

    total height of wake island is 6 meters


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    #363
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    gbee wrote: »
    Can you add thanking God to this list please. And I'm not joking.

    Shut up. Seriously. Just shut up.

    If people want to pray to God or thank God then that is their own business. Do you really think that's what matters?

    BBC are playing down the nuclear warning threat.


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    #364
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Deleted User wrote: »
    If people want to pray to God or thank God then that is their own business. Do you really think that's what matters?

    QFT we don't need pious thoughts on this thread really, or 2012 mystical nonsence.


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    #365
    Panrich
    Registered Users Posts: 3,786 ✭✭✭Panrich


    Evacuation ordered around Fukushima power plant being reported on twitter


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    #366
    That_Guy
    Registered Users Posts: 51,342 ✭✭✭✭That_Guy


    WTF is with that music on Sky News? Uncalled for.


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    #367
    fedor.2.
    Registered Users Posts: 1,944 ✭✭✭fedor.2.


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Shut up. Seriously. Just shut up.

    If people want to pray to God or thank God then that is their own business. Do you really think that's what matters?

    BBC are playing down the nuclear warning threat.


    This


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    #368
    [Deleted User]
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    That_Guy wrote: »
    WTF is with that music on Sky News? Uncalled for.

    Well your first problem is that you're watching Sky News. BBC's live coverage is pretty impressive.

    The fire at the nuclear power plant has been put out.


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    #369
    gbee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,388 ✭✭✭gbee


    Deleted User wrote: »
    then that is their own business. .

    Absolutely CORRECT. Their OWN business, I don't want to know.


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    #370
    Micky Dolenz
    Registered Users Posts: 44,080 ✭✭✭✭Micky Dolenz


    Lads , keep it on topic please.


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    #371
    mgmt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,361 ✭✭✭mgmt


    I love Japan/Japanese.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z88NxwCdL8Y


    Totally calm.


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    #372
    Shulgin
    Registered Users Posts: 688 ✭✭✭Shulgin


    mike65 wrote: »
    QFT we don't need pious thoughts on this thread really, or 2012 mystical nonsence.

    People have a right to their own personal opinions and beliefs. It is your own problem if you are offended by these.


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    #373
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users Posts: 24,480 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    Deleted User wrote: »
    The fire at the nuclear power plant has been put out.

    best news so far!


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    #374
    That_Guy
    Registered Users Posts: 51,342 ✭✭✭✭That_Guy


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Well your first problem is that you're watching Sky News. BBC's live coverage is pretty impressive.

    The fire at the nuclear power plant has been put out.

    I'm watching BBC but the lad in the office has Sky News on.


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    #375
    gman2k
    Registered Users Posts: 4,076 ✭✭✭gman2k


    Panrich wrote: »
    Evacuation ordered around Fukushima power plant being reported on twitter

    BREAKING NEWS: 2,000 residents near Fukushima nuclear power plant urged to evacuate


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    #376
    gbee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,388 ✭✭✭gbee


    So it looks like it's an on going problem


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    #377
    ibarelycare
    Registered Users Posts: 58,456 ✭✭✭✭ibarelycare


    That_Guy wrote: »
    WTF is with that music on Sky News? Uncalled for.


    What music are they playing?


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    #378
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,207 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    Is it really necessary to get into these petty arguments about religion or whatever?

    There's a massive catastrophe after occuring, a significant loss of life in a country many of us on here are familiar with. Can we not discuss and reflect on that without pulling this petty squabbling into it? There's plenty of places for those debates, and unfortunately there's more important things going on at the moment than people arguing about stuff on the internet.


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    #379
    Professey Chin
    Registered Users Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    Am I doing maths right here?
    Japan to Peru is roughly 15000km and thats expected to feel it 21 hours after the earthquake hit.How fast is that thing going?


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    #380
    Oat23
    Registered Users Posts: 15,207 ✭✭✭✭Oat23


    There's loads of different options out there. I don't know why people watch Sky News if they are going to complain. It's ****e, we get it.

    Al-Jazeera
    NHK
    BBC


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    #381
    [Deleted User]
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    There's something so surreal about watching this seemingly slow moving wave of rubble moving across a vast area of land with a boat in it.

    @gbee - this is not the discussion for it. If you want to discuss the topic of religion on boards then go to Feedback and start a thread there. People are as welcome to express their belief as much as you are to express your disbelief, so just leave them at it. Like I said, if you have a problem, go to Feedback and start a thread there.


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    #382
    ranopano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27 ✭ranopano


    Ultimate Chin wrote: »
    Am I doing maths right here?
    Japan to Peru is roughly 15000km and thats expected to feel it 21 hours after the earthquake hit.How fast is that thing going?

    500-600mph.


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    #383
    Cantona's Collars
    Registered Users Posts: 33,709 ✭✭✭✭Cantona's Collars


    RTE digital news channel is showing NHK,they haven't even used their own newscasters if only for filling.
    When something major happens,Sky is usually the first port of call for people looking for coverage,as was stated earlier it was the first channel in this part of the world to have coverage.


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    #384
    That_Guy
    Registered Users Posts: 51,342 ✭✭✭✭That_Guy


    ibarelycare wrote: »
    What music are they playing?

    It was like trailer music for a horror or something. Really harrowing score.


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    #385
    SeaFields
    Registered Users Posts: 6,551 ✭✭✭SeaFields


    Those aerial shots of fire and flooding really shows how bad it is. Fcuking hell.


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    #386
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Ultimate Chin wrote: »
    Am I doing maths right here?
    Japan to Peru is roughly 15000km and thats expected to feel it 21 hours after the earthquake hit.How fast is that thing going?

    In deep water a wave can move at about 550-600 mph (880-950 kp/h)


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    #387
    squeakyduck
    Registered Users Posts: 2,766 ✭✭✭squeakyduck


    My heart goes out to all the people affected by the tsunami and the power plant, it's going to be a hard few days for everyone over there. :(


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    #388
    gman2k
    Registered Users Posts: 4,076 ✭✭✭gman2k


    On the NHK (just now): Nuclear emergency cooling system failed - diesel powered backup cooling system failed. Government declared State of Emergency at Fukushima,


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    #389
    Professey Chin
    Registered Users Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    ranopano wrote: »
    500-600mph.
    Its not just my maths then.
    Fine bit of speed there


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    #390
    Thrill
    Registered Users Posts: 5,485 ✭✭✭Thrill


    Ultimate Chin wrote: »
    Am I doing maths right here?
    Japan to Peru is roughly 15000km and thats expected to feel it 21 hours after the earthquake hit.How fast is that thing going?

    Apparently it's speed is close to that of a jumbo 747.


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    #391
    Leiva
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,117 ✭✭✭✭Leiva


    This video put the bejasus up me ....

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12709598


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