Why do people climb under a table during an earthquake

Melisandre121

Googled it, but all I found was instructions for what to do during an earthquake (ie climb under a table).

kneemos

Falling debris,presumably.

salamanca22

To protect you from falling debris

GhostInTheRuins

Probably to protect you from things around you that might fall. Better to hit the top of the table than you.

kneemos

Thought it was a doorway you were supposed to stand in?

stimpson

In case someone has dropped some tasty morsels of food. You never know when you'll get fed again so you might be grateful for a few stale cornflakes.

salamanca22

kneemos wrote: »

Thought it was a doorway you were supposed to stand in?

Doorways historically where stronger points in the home and would have had a better chance of staying upright than the rest of the house, that is no longer true for most modern designs so it is better to get under a sturdy table or bed and wait it out.

Corpus Twisty

Unless the tables of them flat-packed yokies..with a burning desire to return to the state in which it was delivered. You need a good chunky table. And earthquakes. Both are scarce in Ireland.

RayCon

What if its a glass table ?