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Purported photo of Phuket Thailand tsunami wave (Urban Legend alert)
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| 2/2/05
Posted on 02/02/2005 4:08:52 PM PST by martin_fierro
From an e-mail I received today. Don't know if the photo's fake or not.
"The attached picture was forwarded by the head of the National Fire Sprinkler Association. He received it from someone who was in Phuket, Thailand at the time the tsunami hit. This perspective is much more amazing than what I have seen on TV coverage. Now I better understand the reason for the extent of the damage. The speed of the wave generated by the earthquake was estimated at 500 mph."
TOPICS: History; Miscellaneous; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: tsunami; urbanlegend
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To: martin_fierro
Looks kinda fake, but who knows?
One thing's for sure: If you are in one of those vehicles, you might as well say "just phuket" and forget it.
To: martin_fierro
To: martin_fierro
Looks fake. The big wave in the background looks to be around the same height as the ten-or-so story building that it's about to hit. The wave was around 20-30 ft. high as I recall
To: martin_fierro
This absolutely is 100% fake.
To: martin_fierro
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posted on
02/02/2005 4:17:22 PM PST
by
ScottFromSpokane
(http://drunkengop.blogspot.com/)
To: Constitution Day; Tijeras_Slim; annyokie; EggsAckley; Prime Choice; Registered
Pinging the FR Foto Fraud Finder Force.
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posted on
02/02/2005 4:17:52 PM PST
by
martin_fierro
(_____oooo_( ° ¿ ° )_oooo_____)
To: ScottFromSpokane
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posted on
02/02/2005 4:18:43 PM PST
by
martin_fierro
(_____oooo_( ° ¿ ° )_oooo_____)
To: martin_fierro
"Surfs up Dude!"......... NOT
To: martin_fierro
I think I see "Tourist Guy" in that picture.
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posted on
02/02/2005 4:20:05 PM PST
by
dfwgator
(It's sad that the news media treats Michael Jackson better than our military.)
To: martin_fierro; Old Sarge
It's fake it got debunked a few weeks ago.
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posted on
02/02/2005 4:20:25 PM PST
by
annyokie
(If the shoe fits, put 'em both on!)
To: martin_fierro
We need someone that can read the data of the picture files. Someone on the GI Cody doll did this last night with that picture.
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posted on
02/02/2005 4:20:42 PM PST
by
stlnative
( LET G.I. JOE CODY GO NOW !)
To: brigette
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posted on
02/02/2005 4:21:25 PM PST
by
stlnative
( LET G.I. JOE CODY GO NOW !)
To: martin_fierro
Definitely fake. Note that the big wave is higher than the hi-rise buildings. I saw this picture less than two weeks after the tsunami.
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posted on
02/02/2005 4:21:54 PM PST
by
6ppc
To: martin_fierro
Obvious fake. And I say that as an artist of 20+ years.
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posted on
02/02/2005 4:25:56 PM PST
by
atomicpossum
(I am the Cat that walks by himself, and all places are alike to me.)
To: martin_fierro
No that's real. I can see the guy surfing in like we heard about earlier.
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posted on
02/02/2005 4:33:45 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(Big government is still a big problem.)
To: martin_fierro
At 200% zoom the pixelation in the wave is entirely wron - 100% fake
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posted on
02/02/2005 4:36:09 PM PST
by
xcamel
(Deep Red, stuck in a "bleu" state.)
To: martin_fierro
For that wave to be as big as it is as compared to the buildings...it would be on the order of 200+ feet.
There was absolutely NO report anywhere of such a wave. The pic is a fake...and by using graphical analysis by zooming in to the pixel level, you can easily tell it...particularly where the water is coming up over the highway well in advance of the wave.
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posted on
02/02/2005 5:22:19 PM PST
by
Jeff Head
(www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
To: martin_fierro
If it's real, it's Bush's fault!
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posted on
02/02/2005 5:57:28 PM PST
by
DTogo
(U.S. out of the U.N. & U.N out of the U.S.)
To: martin_fierro
Negative waves marty....
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posted on
02/03/2005 5:34:04 AM PST
by
Tijeras_Slim
(Put on your red shoes and dance the blues.)
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