tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post2953911332979411140..comments2024-03-17T18:37:36.377-07:00Comments on Geotripper: And Then the Ground Opens Up and Swallows You....A Quiz and InvitationGarry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-625323817574765952011-10-01T14:41:51.589-07:002011-10-01T14:41:51.589-07:00The only one partially true is the "Big One&q...The only one partially true is the "Big One", as over a long enough time (geologic, not human) California getting an 8 or 9er increases in likelihoodMalcolm V Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00126268490488546890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-52137141614857540192011-09-30T20:56:40.056-07:002011-09-30T20:56:40.056-07:00Psychics make predictions, but they're wrong m...Psychics make predictions, but they're wrong most of the time, and correct only by chance.<br /><br />Animals might sense an earthquake, but they can't talk. So if your dog is freaking out, is it an earthquake, or is the neighbor's dog in heat?<br /><br />Bottom line, the answer to every question is "false"!<br /><br />One note however -- when the Cascadia subduction zone cuts loose, we can then say that California (at least the northernmost part) gets magnitude 9 earthquakes just like Japan and Chile!Randy A.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-82516435400947808812011-09-29T17:54:34.212-07:002011-09-29T17:54:34.212-07:00* Psychics and animals predict earthquakes
This i...* Psychics and animals predict earthquakes<br /><br />This is a trick question. Psychics do make predictions. Can't really say about animals, but if they do I'd guess they'd be more accurate.bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-27731661818538412612011-09-29T17:18:08.447-07:002011-09-29T17:18:08.447-07:00Oh, heck, Lockwood. I was gonna try to keep that a...Oh, heck, Lockwood. I was gonna try to keep that a secret. I've been buying up land in southern California....Garry Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-7716174400568888132011-09-29T17:08:31.159-07:002011-09-29T17:08:31.159-07:00It's not normally until you're in grad sch...It's not normally until you're in grad school for seismology that you learn this, but I overheard a couple of doctoral students saying that everything east of the San Andreas Fault will slide into the Atlantic Ocean.<br /><br />That should jazz the conspiracy theorists who come across this.Lockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05960762797349483760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-26557732187902705172011-09-29T16:56:46.159-07:002011-09-29T16:56:46.159-07:00I can't make it, but I'll take a stab just...I can't make it, but I'll take a stab just for fun. Maybe you can correct me after the presentation?<br /><br />- California is going to fall into the Pacific Ocean<br />False<br /><br />- The San Andreas fault causes all California earthquakes<br />False, there are many faults in CA(not including our politicians ;)<br /><br />- California has more earthquakes and bigger earthquakes than anywhere else<br />False - but just a guess<br /><br />- Psychics and animals predict earthquakes<br />False, but maybe some animals do sense them before we as individuals do. Warrants correlating youtube videos of cute kittens and dogs with USGS data.<br /><br />- The ground opens up and swallows people during earthquakes<br />OMG, yes! (False)<br /><br />- We in California are waiting for the "BIG ONE"<br />True, at least *a* big onetreeswinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13192655115298965527noreply@blogger.com