Posted on 07/28/2023 5:49:33 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
After two nights of earth-shaking dancing at Swift’s Seattle “Eras” tour concert at Lumen Field, enthusiastic Swifties caused seismic activity equivalent of a 2.3 magnitude earthquake, according to seismologist Jackie Caplan-Auerbach.
The “Swift Quake” has been compared to the 2011 “Beast Quake,” when Seattle Seahawks fans erupted after an impressive touchdown by running back Marshawn “Beast Mode” Lynch. The ensuing celebration was detected on the same local seismometer as the Swift concert, Caplan-Auerbach told CNN.
Caplan-Auerbach, who works as a geology professor at Western Washington University, saw the comparison in a Pacific Northwest earthquake group she moderates on Facebook and immediately got to work.
“I grabbed the data from both nights of the concert and quickly noticed they were clearly the same pattern of signals,” she said, adding, “If I overlay them on top of each other, they’re nearly identical.”
The main difference between the July 22 and July 23 shows, aside from the surprise songs Swift is known to perform, makes up roughly 26 minutes. “I asked around and found out the Sunday show was delayed by about half an hour, so that adds up” Caplan-Auerbach said.
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“While Caplan-Auerbach is excited about the chance of becoming a Swiftie herself, she is mostly driven by the opportunity to demystify science.
‘What I love is to be able to share that this is science” she said, adding that “it doesn’t have to happen in a lab with a white coat. Everyday observations and experiences are science.’”
Resonance.
See marching over bridges…
Chris Christie on the bridge?
Swift’s “kindergartner rock” is exacerbating the heat wave.
Galloping Gertie
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"Beyonce had the biggest earthquake of all time!"
That poor Dog.
The equivalent of crapping your diaper while playing in the sandbox. A millennial thrill.
At $3200 a seat, I’d be screamin’ my head off.
No earthquake can compare with the night of 8 November 2016, when Gusty Hillary Clintoon found out Trump tromped her azz at the polls “while her daughter Chelsea jogged nearby”. Her entire fan club had the mother of all tantrums.
Further proof that PT Barnum was right.
Yep.
I’m wrong yet again. I was certain this was from Babylon Bee.
And we should be concerned that newlywed "kids" can't afford a house? Let's see, two tickets at $6400, a $5,000 diamond ring, a $70,000 wedding, thousands in grub hub bills, pretty soon you have a $100,000 down payment.
“And we should be concerned that newlywed “kids” can’t afford a house? Let’s see, two tickets at $6400, a $5,000 diamond ring, a $70,000 wedding, thousands in grub hub bills, pretty soon you have a $100,000 down payment.”
Dittos! I see young people spend money lavishly on all kinds of things but then complain about the price of housing.
I just do not understand her popularity. In my view a no talent manufactured pop star.
She’s got one helluva mouth... Makes me have impure thoughts!!
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