Posted on 01/13/2010 9:10:33 PM PST by Federalist Patriot
Here is video of the moment the 7.0 Haiti Earthquake took place caught on tape. The video shows a street with cars passing and then suddenly the camera starts moving up and down and you can see the cloud of dust rising in the distance as the earthquake takes place. . . . (VIDEO)
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YIKES!
That reminds me of the “fun” I had at both the Whittier Narrows (5 miles from my work) and Northridge (3 miles from my home).
Here is one from the Northern California quake last Saturday. Watch the dog. You don’t need much more proof than that that they can sense a quake before we do.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG5w7oo-vak&feature=player_embedded
I turned it off. Makes me want to vomit :(
We rode out Northridge ‘94 on Tilden Street in Sherman Oaks, 6.29 miles from the epicenter. It was the most frightening experience of my life.
People don’t realize the SOUND that an earthquake brings.
Having experienced quite a few earthquakes — starting with Sylmar in 1971 and through and including Northridge, I have a theory why they are so terrifying.
We live our lives with the certainty that “Terra Firma” will be “firma.” When the ground itself shifts, then everything you believe, everything you hang your entire world picture on, is out the door.
You are a tiny, naked creature in a big world over which you have no control. The love of God is your only shield to what is happening.
The fear we feel is atavistic.
Oh, wow! I wonder if we’ll see any more, as time goes on and folks who took them are able to get them out.
The dog is lying flat on the ground. He felt the ground move first because he was directly connected to it.
The only direct connection jelly belly in the ergonomic chair had to the ground is his feet, if that.
:37.5 dog freaks
:39 jb’s chair swivels as he starts his bug out
:40 quake now strong enough to open top drawer of light beige file cabinet in foreground.
1.5 seconds doesn’t give special powers to the dog, he simply felt the smaller vibrations first because he was lying flat on the ground.
If the dog had been agitated or howling for the previous 30 minutes, that would be a little more impressive. But it wasn’t and is totally relaxed until 1.5 seconds before we see jelly belly bug out.
well said, and I agree 100% on the terra firma comment.
That's exactly what I have been saying for years. I really hate earthquakes. I'll take our Gulf Coast hurricanes and tornadoes any day...first, we have warning that they're coming and second, at least the ground is stable (unless a tornado is right on top of you, and then that's the least of your worries, anyway.)
I haven't been through anything bigger than a 5.3 (southern California), but that was enough for me.
Notice how the dog took off just before the quake struck? If you have pets, pay attention to their reactions. My cat regularly alerts me to situations like other animals in the yard, She is so persistent she drives me nuts but I always listen to her.
In 2002 we had the 6.5 San Simeon quake in central CA. I was in the kitchen and the sound was amazing. At first I thought it was a low flying prop plane like say a C130 but then it stalled over the house. I looked up and out the window I saw the ground rise in a rolling sort of fashion. We were without power and the after shocks that went on for days kept us on edge. I hope not to go through that again.
That is a good description of what an earthquake is like. The part that is hard to convey and hard for others to understand is that the ground literally pitches and rolls like a lake in a good storm or the water in a bathtub. That is the most bizarre part of an earthquake for me.
Oh wow! No wonder that girl on another video yelled “it’s the end of the world”...Gee if that doesn’t put the fear of God in someone what would?
Can you imagine being those people just calmly walking down the street and the earth moves like this! I can’t.
Yep the ground feels like a water bed or jello and there is nothing you can do.
:37.5 dog freaks
:39 jb’s chair swivels as he starts his bug out
:40 quake now strong enough to open top drawer of light beige file cabinet in foreground.
1.5 seconds doesn’t give special powers to the dog, he simply felt the smaller vibrations first because he was lying flat on the ground.
If the dog had been agitated or howling for the previous 30 minutes, that would be a little more impressive. But it wasn’t and is totally relaxed until 1.5 seconds before we see jelly belly bug out.
Yep. At the end of the tape from the other view you can see the security camera through the window on the wall at the top right start to jiggle up and down right at :37.5 as well.
You may be correct. When we had our last 6.8 here in the Puget Sound, I can remember feeling a light roll that would not of been picked up on camera that lasted for a second or two before the real shaking began. Even if the dog did have a more acute sense, that 2 or 3 seconds of early warning is not enough time for the human brain to react to it. By the time we are cussing out the dog for nearly running into us, we got a ceiling tile hitting our head.
Thanks. UR right, the dog knew a few seconds before it “hit”.
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