Earthquake Disrupted the Earth's Rotation

**brand0n** · 12-28-2004, 11:22 AM

dont think im going to notice this in my stats. ill have to check later.

**tungsten** · 12-28-2004, 11:23 AM

doubt it has much effect

**More Booze** · 12-28-2004, 11:27 AM

Who cares about earth? I live in Europe. </lamejoke>

**baddog** · 12-28-2004, 11:30 AM

Good, I didn't like where it was headed anyway

**Cassie** · 12-28-2004, 11:31 AM

Originally posted by tungsten

doubt it has much effect

if you watch any shows on the discovery science channel, you will see that even the smallest effect in the rotation of this planet can cause major weather changes. therefore, even the slightest out of balance rotation can create havoc.

**mal** · 12-28-2004, 11:37 AM

the end of the world is coming soon

**davethetruth** · 12-28-2004, 11:46 AM

Originally posted by Cassie

if you watch any shows on the discovery science channel, you will see that even the smallest effect in the rotation of this planet can cause major weather changes. therefore, even the slightest out of balance rotation can create havoc.

Watch SoCal's weather turn into a climate like BC!

**Morgan** · 12-28-2004, 11:48 AM

damn, now how are we going to figure out the odds of that asteroid hitting us in 2039????

**TheMob** · 12-28-2004, 11:49 AM

Originally posted by davethetruth

Scientists are now trying to figure out exactly how much.

http://news.google.com/news?q=earthq...ab=nn&oi=newsr

yeah, it was a powerful little stir

**Manowar** · 12-28-2004, 11:50 AM

as long as it doesnt put us out of orbit

**Loryn** · 12-28-2004, 11:54 AM

From what I heard it may have caused the rotation to slow down but nothing that we will noticed. It has happened before and we didn't noticed it. This time it was a little bigger but they said still nothing we will notice.

Now yes there could be one that will some day change things a little, that is a given. Look at all the stuff the earth has done in the past. It's nothing new that the earth changes and shifts all the time. Nothing to get Chicken Little over!!!

**Sly** · 12-28-2004, 11:58 AM

I hope the next major earthquake shakes the clothes off all of the hot women of the world.

**SiMpLe** · 12-28-2004, 11:59 AM

I watched on the news that it actually sped up. Then a guy asked if this would change time and she laughed and said no... It's less then a milli second.

**V_RocKs** · 12-28-2004, 12:00 PM

Originally posted by brand0n

dont think im going to notice this in my stats. ill have to check later.

You should take Jay Leno's place on the tonight show.

**r3ap3r** · 12-28-2004, 12:02 PM

The end is near.

**LA Mike** · 12-28-2004, 12:05 PM

Originally posted by davethetruth

Scientists are now trying to figure out exactly how much.

http://news.google.com/news?q=earthq...ab=nn&oi=newsr

Thats actually very interesting. We could have very differnet weather patters because of a huge quake.

**davethetruth** · 12-28-2004, 12:06 PM

Originally posted by r3ap3r

The end is near.

I always pictured the end of the world to be caused by a big earthquake or nuclear war.

**Rhino22** · 12-28-2004, 12:11 PM

Originally posted by brand0n

dont think im going to notice this in my stats. ill have to check later.

LoL, funny

**davethetruth** · 12-28-2004, 12:50 PM

Originally posted by LAMike

Thats actually very interesting. We could have very differnet weather patters because of a huge quake.

I could do without any more torrential downpours, lol.

**adamneve** · 12-28-2004, 12:56 PM

if this is true, we are heading for some serious problems around the world

**axelcat** · 12-28-2004, 01:59 PM

I heard about this on the news

**Linkster** · 12-28-2004, 02:04 PM

Damn I guess we're all just gonna have to die then - better start up a cult to get a spaceship building program started up - Ill donate the purple tennis shoes

**Observing** · 12-28-2004, 02:06 PM

Let's sit down and worry about it

**Wiggles** · 12-28-2004, 02:15 PM

just a hype to get us all worked up, the alignment of the planets was supposed to do the same thing in like 2000.

**Alexander D Great** · 12-28-2004, 02:31 PM

W o w

**reynold** · 12-29-2004, 01:21 AM

sounds scary

**Farout** · 12-29-2004, 02:22 AM

Welll... my sales have gone up a bit. Maybe the faster rotation makes people a bit dizzy, and therefore easier to trick into signing up

**polish_aristocrat** · 12-29-2004, 02:23 AM

Originally posted by Manowar

as long as it doesnt put us out of orbit

would that be possible at all?

**VeriSexy** · 12-29-2004, 02:25 AM

Hope the BIG ONE won't hit the west coast anytime soon

**HarlotCash Dyker** · 12-29-2004, 02:30 AM

Originally posted by polish_aristocrat

would that be possible at all?

Don't know - But what if the next one split the world in two?

**xclusive** · 12-29-2004, 02:33 AM

I wonder what effect this has on the rest of the ring of fire. West coast could be in for something soon.

**KraZ** · 12-29-2004, 02:35 AM

Originally posted by More Booze

Who cares about earth? I live in Europe. </lamejoke>

dat'sa pretty good joke bro

**VeriSexy** · 12-29-2004, 02:42 AM

Originally posted by xclusive

I wonder what effect this has on the rest of the ring of fire. West coast could be in for something soon.

Yeah if anything big happens, I hope there won't be a giant tsunami

**xclusive** · 12-29-2004, 02:45 AM

If there was a tsunami millions would die and a lot of the porn industry might be wiped out..

**Vitasoy** · 12-29-2004, 03:02 AM

Originally posted by davethetruth

I always pictured the end of the world to be caused by a big earthquake

We live in the west coast, and they're expecting a big one...

**Cassie** · 12-29-2004, 03:30 AM

Originally posted by davethetruth

Watch SoCal's weather turn into a climate like BC!

actually what they are expecting within the next 20 to 50 years is an ice age type climate over england. if the conveyor shuts off in the north atlantic (off the coast of britan), that is going to send weather patterns into a frenzy and it has been stated that england and a good portion of northern europe will become the new alaska.

**VeriSexy** · 12-29-2004, 04:13 AM

Originally posted by Cassie

actually what they are expecting within the next 20 to 50 years is an ice age type climate over england. if the conveyor shuts off in the north atlantic (off the coast of britan), that is going to send weather patterns into a frenzy and it has been stated that england and a good portion of northern europe will become the new alaska.

**Entropy** · 12-29-2004, 06:00 AM

Could be no big deal or REALLY bad.

**dcortez** · 12-29-2004, 09:12 AM

Originally posted by Farout

Welll... my sales have gone up a bit. Maybe the faster rotation makes people a bit dizzy, and therefore easier to trick into signing up

Entertainment (escape) always does well during the hardest of times.

Sad, but true.

-Dino

**Fred Quimby** · 12-29-2004, 09:21 AM

some islands have moved by 30 miles

**davethetruth** · 12-29-2004, 09:28 AM

I'd rather have a Tsunami any day then an earthquake. At least with a tsunami we'd have some warning since the Pacific has an emergency warning system.

**dcortez** · 12-29-2004, 09:48 AM

Originally posted by davethetruth

I'd rather have a Tsunami any day then an earthquake. At least with a tsunami we'd have some warning since the Pacific has an emergency warning system.

That's an interesting point. Does anyone know how long it was before the tsunami hit land after the earthquake?

-Dino

**davethetruth** · 12-29-2004, 09:51 AM

It took 2 hours to get to Indonesia, travelling at speeds as fast as 500mph.

**Furious_Male** · 12-29-2004, 09:52 AM

Its pretty amazing when you stop to think about it. You have to wonder what a series of quakes like what just happened could do. Its not out of the realm of possibilty in our lifetime.

**Paco, of Large Cash.** · 12-29-2004, 09:57 AM

Originally posted by dcortez

Entertainment (escape) always does well during the hardest of times.
Sad, but true.
-Dino

Escaping reality ... excellent point Dino!
(BTW Merry Christmas, Happy New Years and please send out a big WOOF to the crew!)

**Head** · 12-29-2004, 09:59 AM

Originally posted by tungsten

doubt it has much effect

You're prolly right. But we should keep an eye on it.

**Paco, of Large Cash.** · 12-29-2004, 10:00 AM

Originally posted by Furious_Male

Its pretty amazing when you stop to think about it. You have to wonder what a series of quakes like what just happened could do. Its not out of the realm of possibilty in our lifetime.

And that is exactly why I feel sorry for most people (sheep) from an industrialized society ... so bent on making money, never taking the time to live, enjoying what they have been given. Live each moment as if it is your last!

**Strife** · 12-29-2004, 10:10 AM

Earthquakes vs. the Earth's Rotation
How major tremors alter the planet's wobble.
By Sam Schechner
Posted Monday, Dec. 27, 2004, at 5:05 PM PT

In covering the massive, tsunami-generating earthquake off the northwest coast of Sumatra this weekend, many news outlets picked up a statement from Enzo Boschi, head of Italy's National Institute of Geophysics, saying the temblor was strong enough to disturb the Earth's rotation. Can an earthquake really affect the way the planet spins on its axis?

Yep. As you'll recall from science class, the rotating Earth resembles a spinning top: The planet's axis does not always point in exactly the same direction but wobbles very slightly, describing small but measurable circles at the poles. A very large earthquake?one of a magnitude of 9.0 or greater?can shift enough mass relative to that of the entire Earth to alter, very minutely, the course of that wobble. But the planet's speed of rotation (which, of course, determines the lengths of our days) remains unchanged, so we don't need to worry about adjusting our watches.

**cadillac sparks** · 12-29-2004, 10:56 AM

Now that is some serious business!

Earthquake Disrupted the Earth's Rotation

Earthquake Disrupted the Earth's Rotation

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