Here is some new film

Tsunami

It is awe inspiring and sickening at the same time. To imagine being in the midst of this is truly terrifying.

 

Whilst not technically correct, the phrases have historically been used synonymously.

 

its all in the rebound ? , rather more abrupt in a concrete walled harbour

 

What an awful occuring. May the dead rest in peace, may the alive gain much strength to rebuild their shattered lives. One TV footage showed a little boy taking shelter under a table during the earthshakes. The boy was speaking loudly from under the table while an adult came in, frantically looking for him. Nature took no pity, though. The earth continued to rock, the structures continued to crumble. Horrific. The news reporter was addressing how Japanese people are so well-equipped with their survival skills, in order to respond to the usual quakes every now and again. But this one was far bigger than ever expected. May all other nations help Japan in such a difficult time.

 

The Samurai spirit is - What does not kill us makes us stronger.

 

Just noticed the Nikkei is down around 6.2%. I'm sure that's the least of their worries, but that's quite a drop!

 

It is quite a drop - however I did think it would have fallen 10% as a first hit. It may start to sink now - but a difficult few weeks ahead where prices will be strongly tied to the news headlines.

 

Why should he be a pillock? The expression "Tidal Wave" is English for the Japanese word Tsunami.

What is wrong with speaking English?

Les

 

He's a pillock because a Tidal Wave is not a Tsunami! A tidal wave is caused by, wait for it, the tide and actions relating to it. A tsunami is caused by an earthquake, volcano or landslide.

There is nothing with speaking English, it's using incorrect terminology that's the problem

Geezer

 

It's not even close. Biggest recorded was 9.5 in Chile in 1960.

I think this is possibly the biggest recorded in Japan though.

Geezer

 

http://www.crystalinks.com/tsunami.html

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_say_tidal_wave_in_Japanese

Les

 

Les,
If you are going to post links up to back you argument, try posting one that actually backs it up ........

Geezer

 

FFS,1000's of people are killed more left homeless and you two are argueing what the ****ing waves called

 

Another film showing how quickly a town gets engulfed and how quickly buildings get torn away from their foundations.

It is incredible that suddenly your normal town can be suddenly under 2 or 3m of water that is moving through at 6-10kph!

Tsunami

 

**** me, not even in your wildest dreams could you expect that there's still some poor bast*rds driving around as it was coming in!

TX.

 

Nikkei down nearly 11% today.

 

I have seen some mind blowing scenes of force and devastation since friday, some of the footage of whole valleys being gobbled up and the huge wave that ran through the fields of Sendai with burning debris took my breath away, it was like our local area being obliterated

I sat and watched an hour of Sky News last night to catch up with events as I have done every night.

What I have noticed is Sky ramp this up and up, am I alone in wondering why Sky have to dramatise this anymore than it already is, I refer especially to the sequence they run when they're going to adverts, adding sound affects making it all the more dramatic.

I find it all a little insensitive and stupid that they feel they have to dub on extra sound as if to emphasise the scale of this disaster, **** me I think we know how horrific it is already, and their reporters are no better, almost hamming it up.


Also thinking about Coolangata, hope you're alright fella

 

A journalist yesterday described this as Earthquake ****

 

The Cvnt.

 

I don't know what context this was said in, or his intent, but he is right, in the same way that 9/11 was terrorism ****.

It has transfixed millions of people, watching it unfold as it happens. I think it's a good thing, before, you just had some sanitised news coverage of events, or the media hype, but now you see it all happen through the eyes of the people undergoing it. The internet and the fact that everything gets filmed by every bugger means that we get to feel a real empathy with the people. I know I did in ways that I would never have done 20 years ago.

Perhaps **** isn't the best description, but I know what he means.

Edit to add: To clarify, thinking it is a good thing is the coverage, not the tragedy.

Geezer

 

Yes the imagery is ****, it's just visual and desensitises, just like the videos of Palestinians suffering etc.

It's why the human element and personal stories/opinions etc need reporting also.

Sky shoes video of people looking for dead relatives etc and dead bodies being pulled. I definitely feel some like a voyeur watching it, doesn't sit 100% comfortably with me.

 

There are some ridiculous comments being made about the Nuclear Power stations though - some people need to get their facts straight. Those plants have proven to be awesome adverts for the use of Nuclear power.

 

Even governments are not immune :-(

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12745899

 

Couldn't agree more. When things like these happen, people get all excited and start talking complete sh*te... then the government does something stupid in response, usually making us all worse off in the process.

 

It was quite an intelligent article...

...here you are Earthquake ****

Something to think about.

 

A good advert?

I agree that the mass media is somewhat ignorant and full of hypobole when it comes to nuclear power, but you have to be on drugs to say the reactors in question are a good advert.

 

Are those houses actually built on Foundations like here in Britain?

I'm sure a British built house would just be ripped off it's foundations and swept along. Everything inside would be destroyed, but the house would still remain. Surely?

 

^^ needs an edit to make sense chap

 

The geezer filming that had some ***** eh ?? !!

 

Surely the town which was washed away save the hospital had some buildings with foundations