UM-Bot Posted May 28, 2015 #1 Share Posted May 28, 2015 The claim that a massive earthquake will hit California later on today has turned out to be nonsense. The alarming prediction had come courtesy of a conspiracy theorist from the Netherlands whose YouTube video on the subject managed to clock up over one million views. Read More: http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/281968/nasa-debunks-98-earthquake-prediction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltedmusician Posted May 28, 2015 #2 Share Posted May 28, 2015 A magnitude that high is virtually impossible unless it was from an impact. The earth is simply not strong enough to store up that much energy before releasing it. That would be like bending a plastic ruler all the way back on itself before letting go. It will break before you can load it up with that much energy. If the earths crust was more dense or stronger then we would have already seen earthquakes that size because the crust would be able to resist moving for longer until more energy could build up. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shouldthisexist Posted May 28, 2015 #3 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Ahh you have to despise the fear mongers. People who scare and panic people in that way for nothing more than personal gain irratate me to no end. In all fairness though people should do more research before just listening to one guy on YouTube . I think I remember reading something about just because the have the potential stored for say a 9.0 earthquake doesn't mean they will release all the pressure at once. Maybe someone better informed can correct me on this but I will try to find the link 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ugly1 Posted May 28, 2015 #4 Share Posted May 28, 2015 A magnitude that high is virtually impossible unless it was from an impact. The earth is simply not strong enough to store up that much energy before releasing it. That would be like bending a plastic ruler all the way back on itself before letting go. It will break before you can load it up with that much energy. If the earths crust was more dense or stronger then we would have already seen earthquakes that size because the crust would be able to resist moving for longer until more energy could build up. Thank you for that. I've never even thought about that side of the argument before. That leads to a lot of questions running through my mind but I think those questions would be better directed at google than you! haha. Brain food early in the morning rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stereologist Posted May 28, 2015 #5 Share Posted May 28, 2015 There are earthquakes every day. Are these guys going to point out that there was a 2.6 in northern California and a 3.5 so far today in Baja California? http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/ For those interested there is an earthquake myth FAQ at the USGS site. http://www.usgs.gov/faq/taxonomy/term/9830 From that FAQ we learn Can "Mega Quakes" really happen? Theoretically yes, but realistically the answer is probably no. The magnitude of an earthquake is related to the length of the fault on which it occurs. That is, the longer the fault, the larger the earthquake. A fault is a break in the rocks that make up the Earth's crust, along which rocks on either side have moved past each other. No fault long enough to generate a magnitude 10 earthquake is known to exist. Now for the history lesson - the largest earthquake ever recorded was a magnitude 9.5 on May 22, 1960 in Chile on a fault that is almost 1,000 miles long. Scientists, however, can't rule out a 'Mega Quake' because they've only been measuring earthquakes for 100 years, which is a blink of on eye in geologic time. I also want to point out that the magnitude scale on which earthquakes are measured is open-ended, meaning that science has not put a limit on how strong an earthquake could be. As Kiltedmusician and Shouldthisexist has pointed out such an earthquake is not going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teh Beast Posted May 28, 2015 #6 Share Posted May 28, 2015 If you want to just keep up to date anyway yourself on the current situation on earthquakes and forever more... then just bookmark this website and it gives you a global view of every earthquake that is recorded. (however does refresh every 22 hours). http://quakes.globalincidentmap.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stereologist Posted May 28, 2015 #7 Share Posted May 28, 2015 The best planetary alignment hoax ever was done by the BBC which claimed that a once in a lifetime alignment of Jupiter and Pluto would momentarily cause gravity to cease on the Earth. They suggested people could enjoy the moment by jumping up at the right time and floating for a short period of time. People called in to report that it worked for them. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJNYC Posted May 28, 2015 #8 Share Posted May 28, 2015 The best planetary alignment hoax ever was done by the BBC which claimed that a once in a lifetime alignment of Jupiter and Pluto would momentarily cause gravity to cease on the Earth. They suggested people could enjoy the moment by jumping up at the right time and floating for a short period of time. People called in to report that it worked for them. This made me LOL for real. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowSot Posted May 28, 2015 #9 Share Posted May 28, 2015 The best planetary alignment hoax ever was done by the BBC which claimed that a once in a lifetime alignment of Jupiter and Pluto would momentarily cause gravity to cease on the Earth. They suggested people could enjoy the moment by jumping up at the right time and floating for a short period of time. People called in to report that it worked for them. That is an excellent example of suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancient astronaut Posted May 28, 2015 #10 Share Posted May 28, 2015 (edited) Sounds like some of the crap on beforeitsnews.com. You want a good laugh, check that site out. Edited May 28, 2015 by ancient astronaut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundew Posted May 28, 2015 #11 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Gee, think this has anything to do with the release of the movie "San Andreas?" 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theotherguy Posted May 28, 2015 #12 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Got about two and a half hours to go. I'll check in again around 5:00 (gotta give him an hour, in case he made some rounding errors) and let you know how bad it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glacknor Posted May 28, 2015 #13 Share Posted May 28, 2015 So... I can not go to work then? Is that what I'm supposed to be getting from this? Also, wasn't there a rather uneventful planetary alignment a few years back with similar predictions? I seem to remember one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zalmoxis Posted May 28, 2015 #14 Share Posted May 28, 2015 It was obviously a staged hype stunt to get more viewers for the movie. Why nobody points that out I couldn't say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scholar4Truth Posted May 28, 2015 #15 Share Posted May 28, 2015 The person who made this claim even admits they have no credentials or expertise in this area so yeah that should tell you something. And of course nothing happened. chalk this one up on the books for another failed prediction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indiogene Posted May 28, 2015 #16 Share Posted May 28, 2015 CA never had an earthquake over mag 9 in its recorded history, not sure we will ever have one of that size in our lifetime. The largest one I experienced was in June 1992 registered over M7.5 and was epicentered in the Mojave desert north of the Palm Springs area, I was in my Dad's apartment and was rudely awake in 5 in the morning and had run outside to the front yard. The "big one" prediction has been around for decades since my Mom was born in the 1950s and she's from Southern CA like I am. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theotherguy Posted May 29, 2015 #17 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Well, the earthquake is over. It was incredible in its lack of anything happening. If there was ever a day notable for its lack of an earthquake, it's today. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecoNoir Posted May 29, 2015 #18 Share Posted May 29, 2015 If I had a dollar for everytime I've heard this crap while I've been here (my entire 22 years of existence for reference), I could afford to move somewhere with a stable water supply! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stereologist Posted May 29, 2015 #19 Share Posted May 29, 2015 For those that enjoyed hearing about the gravity decrease hoax played by the BBC here is a link. Here is a good link. http://hoaxes.org/af_database/permalink/planetary_alignment_decreases_gravity/ At 9:47, Moore declared, "Jump now!" A minute passed, and then the BBC switchboard lit up with dozens of people calling in to report that the experiment had worked! But not everyone was happy. One angry caller complained he had risen from the ground so rapidly that he hit his head on the ceiling, and he wanted compensation. One woman who called in even stated that she and eleven friends had been sitting and had been "wafted from their chairs and orbited gently around the room". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jovian%E2%80%93Plutonian_gravitational_effect I heard about this hoax about a decade ago and I still laugh when I read about it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastieRunner Posted May 29, 2015 #20 Share Posted May 29, 2015 For those that enjoyed hearing about the gravity decrease hoax played by the BBC here is a link. Here is a good link. http://hoaxes.org/af...reases_gravity/ http://en.wikipedia....tational_effect I heard about this hoax about a decade ago and I still laugh when I read about it. Damn that's funny! It's going to be 40 years old soon, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralaman Posted May 31, 2015 #21 Share Posted May 31, 2015 I wonder how many Doomtards packed up their junk and said goodbye to their families over this. Dumbass people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Serenity Posted June 1, 2015 #22 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Why are people so hyped on "the big one?" I mean seriously stop it people. Enough already and enjoy life! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likely Guy Posted June 1, 2015 #23 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Why are people so hyped on "the big one?" I mean seriously stop it people. Enough already and enjoy life! The real short answer is to give one's life meaning. Doomsdayers and doomsayers actually look forward to it. On December 22, 2012 there were a lot of long faces (as well as January 1st, 2000, etc.). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shouldthisexist Posted June 1, 2015 #24 Share Posted June 1, 2015 The real short answer is to give one's life meaning. Doomsdayers and doomsayers actually look forward to it. On December 22, 2012 there were a lot of long faces (as well as January 1st, 2000, etc.). I'm early twenties now but ever since I can remember every year I've been told I'm going to die. From the judgement day to mystical stars and planets even a computer malfunction. Quite frankly I dont even bother with that stuff anymore. Life is already short enough, I don't care to waste it fearing the inevitable. And I can't stand the doom/fear mongers that hype this up just to line their own pockets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowSot Posted June 1, 2015 #25 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I use the end of days claims to schedule meetups and parties. It has fotten to be funny how people in this forum take each end of days, government take over, economic crash, and so on seriously. Every. Single. Time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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