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A colleague of mine sent me this photo, apparently of the tsunami as it hit Phuket, Thailand...
I don't know if this is a real photo or not. Frightful either way...
I don't know if this is a real photo or not. Frightful either way...
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Still shot from a disaster movie. There's a description of this exact picture on snopes.com. I'll try to find the link.
It's not the real thing. But real photos of the actual event are pretty terrifying as well.
It's not the real thing. But real photos of the actual event are pretty terrifying as well.
"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy."
--William Shakespeare
--William Shakespeare
From all I've read and seen, the waves of the tsunami aren't high-crested like that. They're a huge rise in the water level, so the front wall of the wave looks like high, not towering, but there's no trough behind it, the level just stays that high for hundreds and hundreds of meters. That's why you see some of that footage where people see the wave coming and stare at it fascniatedly. It's the (lateral) depth of the wave, not the height, that is so massive.
I was trying to explain the dynamics of it to my son while he was sitting in the bath, having him scoot his butt forward or back quickly to see the huge amount of water displaced and sloshed to the other end of the tub. It unexpectedly made me cry (though not him luckily).
I was trying to explain the dynamics of it to my son while he was sitting in the bath, having him scoot his butt forward or back quickly to see the huge amount of water displaced and sloshed to the other end of the tub. It unexpectedly made me cry (though not him luckily).
I'm wondering if it's possible this could be a still from a movie that was released in the U.S. as "Tidal Wave" back when disaster movies were in vogue. It's actually based on a highly thought of Japanese SF novel called "Japan Sinks", which was, I believe, the original movie title. It had pretty impressive sfx for the day. The cars look as if it may be old enough. Tim(e)?
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Hey guys..
I haven't been in the place for like 15 years, but that is actually Antofagasta, northern Chile. The desertic mountains you see is the Cordillera de la Costa, the mountain string that goes parallel to the Andes all through the coast. Having lived in a northern city myself for 7 years, I recognize those mountains right away.
Considering that all coastal towns in Chile live fearing a tsunami, that pic is probably the product of some chilean's paranoia.
I haven't been in the place for like 15 years, but that is actually Antofagasta, northern Chile. The desertic mountains you see is the Cordillera de la Costa, the mountain string that goes parallel to the Andes all through the coast. Having lived in a northern city myself for 7 years, I recognize those mountains right away.
Considering that all coastal towns in Chile live fearing a tsunami, that pic is probably the product of some chilean's paranoia.
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thanks blue!
by the way, last night in a big southern city (Concepción), there was a false tsunami alarm (http://www.emol.com/noticias/nacional/d ... cia=169947) , apparently some fishermen gave the alarm. The result: 12.000 people running out of their homes at 2 am towards the hills. I just saw the news this morning, people running all over the place, really chaotic.
I tell you, the tsunami paranoia is big around here...
by the way, last night in a big southern city (Concepción), there was a false tsunami alarm (http://www.emol.com/noticias/nacional/d ... cia=169947) , apparently some fishermen gave the alarm. The result: 12.000 people running out of their homes at 2 am towards the hills. I just saw the news this morning, people running all over the place, really chaotic.
I tell you, the tsunami paranoia is big around here...
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the only one I can think of that rhymes with Mar is.. Zapallar
http://www.turistel.cl/mapas_ruteros/rut_e_1.htm
really beatiful town, probably the best beach in central Chile....
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really beatiful town, probably the best beach in central Chile....
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He included Santiago and Buenos Aires in his tour, for the second time.
The first time was actually the Oye Esteban tour, which was in the Estadio Victor Jara. Lousy sound, but I had a great time, is a small place, but the audience was great.
This time was in San Carlos de Apoquindo, the Football stadium of Universidad Catolica, great sound. I wasnt there too early, so I didnt get to be in the front. He seems to enjoy playing here, he talks a lot during the show, gave the antibush speech also, etc etc.
Mars Volta and PJ Harvey played before, I missed MV (thank god), and PJ was just great, though no one seems to know her that much...
The first time was actually the Oye Esteban tour, which was in the Estadio Victor Jara. Lousy sound, but I had a great time, is a small place, but the audience was great.
This time was in San Carlos de Apoquindo, the Football stadium of Universidad Catolica, great sound. I wasnt there too early, so I didnt get to be in the front. He seems to enjoy playing here, he talks a lot during the show, gave the antibush speech also, etc etc.
Mars Volta and PJ Harvey played before, I missed MV (thank god), and PJ was just great, though no one seems to know her that much...
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not much spanish, besides "si" and "no"...
He fooled quite a bit with Argentina, something like "You know, Im going tomorrow to A-R-G-E-N-T-I-N-A, you don't like Argentina?... oh! (to someone in the audience) you are from ARGENTINA..." etc, etc
You can guess the audience reaction.
Of course, he did the same thing in Buenos Aires... "I come from SANTIAGO..." etc etc
He fooled quite a bit with Argentina, something like "You know, Im going tomorrow to A-R-G-E-N-T-I-N-A, you don't like Argentina?... oh! (to someone in the audience) you are from ARGENTINA..." etc, etc
You can guess the audience reaction.
Of course, he did the same thing in Buenos Aires... "I come from SANTIAGO..." etc etc
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