Tidal wave disaster is just waiting to happen - GoFuckYourself.com

dj pussy · 08-10-2004, 01:38 AM

Scientist says governments are ignoring threat of a piece of rock as big as the Isle of Man crashing into the Atlantic.

When - Professor McGuire says it is not a matter of if - the rock plunges into the ocean it will trigger giant waves called mega-tsunamis.

Travelling at speeds of up to 560mph, the huge walls of water will tear across the ocean and hit islands and continents, leaving a trail of destruction.

Mega-tsunami waves are much longer than the ones we are used to.
"When one of these comes in, it keeps on coming for 10 to 15 minutes," Prof McGuire said.
"It's like a huge wall of water that just keeps coming."

Computer models of the island's collapse show the first regions to be hit, with waves topping 100 metres (330ft), will be the neighbouring Canary Islands. Within a few hours the west coast of Africa will be battered with similar-sized waves.
Between nine and 12 hours after the island collapses, waves between 20 and 50 metres high will have crossed 4,000 miles of ocean to crash into the Caribbean islands and the eastern seaboard of the US and Canada.

The Guardian - full story

TheMob · 08-10-2004, 01:41 AM

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Originally posted by dj pussy
Scientist says governments are ignoring threat of a piece of rock as big as the Isle of Man crashing into the Atlantic.

When - Professor McGuire says it is not a matter of if - the rock plunges into the ocean it will trigger giant waves called mega-tsunamis.

Travelling at speeds of up to 560mph, the huge walls of water will tear across the ocean and hit islands and continents, leaving a trail of destruction.

Mega-tsunami waves are much longer than the ones we are used to.
"When one of these comes in, it keeps on coming for 10 to 15 minutes," Prof McGuire said.
"It's like a huge wall of water that just keeps coming."

Computer models of the island's collapse show the first regions to be hit, with waves topping 100 metres (330ft), will be the neighbouring Canary Islands. Within a few hours the west coast of Africa will be battered with similar-sized waves.
Between nine and 12 hours after the island collapses, waves between 20 and 50 metres high will have crossed 4,000 miles of ocean to crash into the Caribbean islands and the eastern seaboard of the US and Canada.

The Guardian - full story

Is this really the end of the world?

Libertine · 08-10-2004, 02:09 AM

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Originally posted by TheMob?
Is this really the end of the world?

Just the end of a few dozen millions of people. There's about a 10% chance that it will happen in the next 100 years. It's been known for years though, but nobody seems to care.

BlueQuartz · 08-10-2004, 02:15 AM

yeaah

TheMob · 08-10-2004, 02:31 AM

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Originally posted by punkworld
Just the end of a few dozen millions of people. There's about a 10% chance that it will happen in the next 100 years. It's been known for years though, but nobody seems to care.

Why don't we just blow the thing up before it hits us?

Libertine · 08-10-2004, 02:32 AM

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Originally posted by TheMob?
Why don't we just blow the thing up before it hits us?

Because that would probably make it drop into the sea as well. Sounds like a great idea for the next al Qaeda attack though.

pure energy · 08-10-2004, 02:47 AM

Given the amount of force needed to trigger that landslide I doubt it will be man made. Probably will need a HUGE ASS earthquake.

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Originally posted by dj pussy
Scientist says governments are ignoring threat of a piece of rock as big as the Isle of Man crashing into the Atlantic.

When - Professor McGuire says it is not a matter of if - the rock plunges into the ocean it will trigger giant waves called mega-tsunamis.

Travelling at speeds of up to 560mph, the huge walls of water will tear across the ocean and hit islands and continents, leaving a trail of destruction.

Mega-tsunami waves are much longer than the ones we are used to.
"When one of these comes in, it keeps on coming for 10 to 15 minutes," Prof McGuire said.
"It's like a huge wall of water that just keeps coming."

Computer models of the island's collapse show the first regions to be hit, with waves topping 100 metres (330ft), will be the neighbouring Canary Islands. Within a few hours the west coast of Africa will be battered with similar-sized waves.
Between nine and 12 hours after the island collapses, waves between 20 and 50 metres high will have crossed 4,000 miles of ocean to crash into the Caribbean islands and the eastern seaboard of the US and Canada.

The Guardian - full story

EviLGuY · 08-10-2004, 03:54 AM

I'm glad I live about as far from the ocean as you can get.

RicardoB · 08-10-2004, 06:29 AM

No probs here high and dry

Goatse · 08-10-2004, 07:20 AM

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Originally posted by TheMob?
Why don't we just blow the thing up before it hits us?

How the hell do you blow up a wave?

More Booze · 08-10-2004, 07:23 AM

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Originally posted by Goatse
How the hell do you blow up a wave?

are you serious?

TheMob · 08-10-2004, 07:31 AM

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Originally posted by Goatse
How the hell do you blow up a wave?

They actually do that. No kidding.

Rich · 08-10-2004, 08:51 AM

It's times like this that I'm glad I live in the dead center of the continent.

MR2raymond · 08-10-2004, 08:53 AM

not a good news

Adultlegal · 08-10-2004, 08:59 AM

surfs up bitches

blazin · 08-10-2004, 09:12 AM

Better move my servers from NY

Bryan Havoc · 08-10-2004, 09:14 AM

I watched a show on this about a year ago and supposedly the seabed off the coast of San Diego is prone to sudden collapse as well. It's also a when, not if scenario.

Inde · 08-10-2004, 09:17 AM

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Originally posted by Adultlegal
surfs up bitches

LauraLee · 08-10-2004, 09:19 AM

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Originally posted by Adultlegal
surfs up bitches

damn right

KRL · 08-10-2004, 09:22 AM

This is true and will eventually happen.

It's a fucked up situation. The only way to prevent it is to deep nuke the entire island that's at the center of where the event will start. But there are people living there so you have a problem obviously.

Maybe the CIA can plant some WMD's there.

They said the massive tidal wave could nail everything coastal from Florida all the way to NYC.

That would be trillions of dollars of damage and thrust the entire world into instant chaos.

So even if the wave doesn't get you, the resulting chaos in the financial markets will.

08-10-2004, 09:25 AM

holy shit that is insane

Bryan Havoc · 08-10-2004, 09:29 AM

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Originally posted by KRL

So even if the wave doesn't get you, the resulting chaos in the financial markets will.

Sounds like Y2K to me

detoxed · 08-10-2004, 09:33 AM

Damn and I thought you were talking about the internext belly flop thing...

Dildozer · 08-10-2004, 09:35 AM

Fuck and i just bought waterfront property

TheMob · 08-10-2004, 09:36 AM

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Originally posted by detoxed
Damn and I thought you were talking about the internext belly flop thing...

hehe, i recommend taking life vests to the event

Shoehorn! · 08-10-2004, 09:42 AM

I bet it'll break up once it enters the Earths atmposphere, just like every other one has done for thousands of years. And like that episode of The Simpsons.

detoxed · 08-10-2004, 09:44 AM

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Originally posted by TheSmutPeddlerDOTcom
I bet it'll break up once it enters the Earths atmposphere, just like every other one has done for thousands of years. And like that episode of The Simpsons.

Do you have any idea what you are talking about? I dont think something already inside the atmosphere is going to be travelling back through it.

Shoehorn! · 08-10-2004, 12:34 PM

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Originally posted by detoxed
Do you have any idea what you are talking about? I dont think something already inside the atmosphere is going to be travelling back through it.

Trust me, I was a NASA scientist from 1963 to 1977, we did dioramas on this time and time again. Everything will be fine, just like on The Simpsons.

sperbonzo · 08-10-2004, 12:49 PM

I'm not sure what smut peddler is talking about, but they have known about this mountain on the spanish islands for a long, long time. When the fault line gives way and the front of the mountain slides into the sea it will take about 10 hours for wave to get to Florida....at which point it will wash right over the entire state. The only thing us south florida people will be able to is to try to haul ass to Georgia.

Good luck.

(Personally I'm going to head to Port Everglades, or Port of Miami and shoot my way on to one of those unsinkable life boats that they attach to the container ships. I figure I will end up somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico)

NoCarrier · 08-10-2004, 12:51 PM

I'm pretty sure that if all the GFY webmasters jumped into the ocean at the same time, we wouldl be able to create another MAJOR tsunami capable of stopping the first one coming at us..

Shoehorn! · 08-10-2004, 12:53 PM

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Originally posted by sperbonzo
I'm not sure what smut peddler is talking about, but they have known about this mountain on the spanish islands for a long, long time. When the fault line gives way and the front of the mountain slides into the sea it will take about 10 hours for wave to get to Florida....at which point it will wash right over the entire state. The only thing us south florida people will be able to is to try to haul ass to Georgia.

Good luck.

(Personally I'm going to head to Port Everglades, or Port of Miami and shoot my way on to one of those unsinkable life boats that they attach to the container ships. I figure I will end up somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico)

HAHAHA, I liked the first part.

Firehorse · 08-10-2004, 04:18 PM

I live on an Island so I guess I'll hope for the best and keep enjoying every moment!

Tala · 08-10-2004, 04:28 PM

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Originally posted by sperbonzo
I'm not sure what smut peddler is talking about, but they have known about this mountain on the spanish islands for a long, long time. When the fault line gives way and the front of the mountain slides into the sea it will take about 10 hours for wave to get to Florida....at which point it will wash right over the entire state. The only thing us south florida people will be able to is to try to haul ass to Georgia.

Shit. That means that everyone in Georgia will be pushed into Tennessee.

I'm moving to Washington before this happens.

mardigras · 08-10-2004, 05:11 PM

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Originally posted by Dildozer
Fuck and i just bought waterfront property

You'll still have waterfront property... it just may land at the front of other water

Lee · 08-10-2004, 06:32 PM

Yeah this has been known about for ages but apparently pales into insignificance next to the potential blowout from Yellowstone. They have measured that that one blows on average every 600,000 years and the last eruption was 630,000 years ago. If it does go then it would probably wipe out significant links in the food chain and have calamitous effects on human life.

xclusive · 08-10-2004, 07:58 PM

Well it sucks but it's not going to happen in my lifetime so fuck them all and i'll make sure i use the fortune i'm building to buy lots of land far from the coast for my kids...

MT_Butterfly · 08-10-2004, 08:14 PM

I am SOOOO glad I live in the mountains. Um, we are safe in the Rockies, right?

08-10-2004, 01:38 AM	#1
dj pussy Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: google Posts: 1,440	Tidal wave disaster is just waiting to happen Scientist says governments are ignoring threat of a piece of rock as big as the Isle of Man crashing into the Atlantic. When - Professor McGuire says it is not a matter of if - the rock plunges into the ocean it will trigger giant waves called mega-tsunamis. Travelling at speeds of up to 560mph, the huge walls of water will tear across the ocean and hit islands and continents, leaving a trail of destruction. Mega-tsunami waves are much longer than the ones we are used to. "When one of these comes in, it keeps on coming for 10 to 15 minutes," Prof McGuire said. "It's like a huge wall of water that just keeps coming." Computer models of the island's collapse show the first regions to be hit, with waves topping 100 metres (330ft), will be the neighbouring Canary Islands. Within a few hours the west coast of Africa will be battered with similar-sized waves. Between nine and 12 hours after the island collapses, waves between 20 and 50 metres high will have crossed 4,000 miles of ocean to crash into the Caribbean islands and the eastern seaboard of the US and Canada. The Guardian - full story

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Rich So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,486	It's times like this that I'm glad I live in the dead center of the continent.

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KRL Entrepreneur Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: USA Posts: 31,429	This is true and will eventually happen. It's a fucked up situation. The only way to prevent it is to deep nuke the entire island that's at the center of where the event will start. But there are people living there so you have a problem obviously. Maybe the CIA can plant some WMD's there. They said the massive tidal wave could nail everything coastal from Florida all the way to NYC. That would be trillions of dollars of damage and thrust the entire world into instant chaos. So even if the wave doesn't get you, the resulting chaos in the financial markets will.

08-10-2004, 09:25 AM	#21
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sperbonzo I'd rather be on my boat. Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 9,748	I'm not sure what smut peddler is talking about, but they have known about this mountain on the spanish islands for a long, long time. When the fault line gives way and the front of the mountain slides into the sea it will take about 10 hours for wave to get to Florida....at which point it will wash right over the entire state. The only thing us south florida people will be able to is to try to haul ass to Georgia. Good luck. (Personally I'm going to head to Port Everglades, or Port of Miami and shoot my way on to one of those unsinkable life boats that they attach to the container ships. I figure I will end up somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico) __________________ Michael Sperber / Acella Financial LLC/ Online Payment Processing [email protected] / http://Acellafinancial.com/ ICQ 177961090 / Tel +1 909 NET BILL / Skype msperber

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Lee Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Kernow Posts: 2,977	Yeah this has been known about for ages but apparently pales into insignificance next to the potential blowout from Yellowstone. They have measured that that one blows on average every 600,000 years and the last eruption was 630,000 years ago. If it does go then it would probably wipe out significant links in the food chain and have calamitous effects on human life.

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