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Video: A machine that can forecast quakes
Cnet News ^ | 4/19/06 | staff

Posted on 04/19/2006 7:49:45 PM PDT by grandpa jones

QuakeFinder's QF-1005 Ground Instrument predicts future quakes QuakeFinder CEO Tom Bleier explains the functionality of the QF-1005 Ground Instrument, a machine that can telegraph future earthquakes.

1 minute 30 seconds

Apr 19, 2006 6:57:00 PM

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Unclassified
KEYWORDS: earthquake; forecasting; homelandsecurity
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To: Echo Talon

That steam wheel is the for the throttle for the propulsion. The three panels are from left: The throttleman, the reactor controls and the panel on the right is the electric panel.

This was in maneuvering in nuclear submarines.

There were 4 people on watch, three total for the three panels and one watch officer who sat behind the Electric Panel Operator.


41 posted on 04/20/2006 4:12:08 AM PDT by BILL_C (Those who don't understand the lessons of Histcory are bound to repeat them.)
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To: Strategerist

It sometimes appears that the only person you do NOT think is a fraud and a clown in the field is . . .


42 posted on 04/20/2006 4:13:48 AM PDT by Quix (TRY JESUS. If you don't like Him, the devil will always take you back.-- Bible Belt Bumper Sticker)
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To: BILL_C
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43 posted on 04/20/2006 4:16:56 AM PDT by Echo Talon
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To: Strategerist
1) A SPECIFIC time frame for the forecast (beginning hour/day ending hour/day)

00:01 5/10/06 to 24:59 5/20/06

2) A SPECIFIC magnitude range (e.g. between magnitude 5 and magnitude 7)

7.9 ±0.5

3) A SPECIFIC land area (either a "box" of latitude/longitude, or a radius around a specific point, that is "within 100 miles of LA City Hall" for example.)

Within 100 miles of New Madrid, MO

4) Perhaps most importantly, a forecaster needs to calculate HIMSELF the probability he'll have a successful forecast by "dumb luck." This requires work, looking at quake catalogs, but other people shouldn't have to do his work for him.

Hmmmmm, last major quake 1812, call it about 70,000 days ago, 10 day window, unknown interval between the 1811/1812 cluster and previous 'quakes.

Call it 1:10,000?

Happy now?

44 posted on 04/20/2006 11:54:36 AM PDT by null and void (America: It's too late to work within the system, but it's too early to start shooting the bastards.)
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To: grandpa jones
"Hmmmm, I wonder what the steering wheel is for?"

It's the original File Manager prototype. It allowed you to navigate through your files on the harddrive.

45 posted on 04/20/2006 11:58:00 AM PDT by OB1kNOb (America is the land of the free BECAUSE of the BRAVE !! BUILD THE WALL! PROTECT OUR BORDERS!)
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To: Echo Talon

I knew that it was false and that IS a submarine power plant control panel that was in manuvering!

The question I responded to was what the wheel was for and that was for the throttleman to control the speed of the main engines.


46 posted on 04/20/2006 1:13:38 PM PDT by BILL_C (Those who don't understand the lessons of Histcory are bound to repeat them.)
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To: BILL_C
The question I responded to was what the wheel was for and that was for the throttleman to control the speed of the main engines.

OH, I was wondering what that wheel was used for in a home computer. :)

47 posted on 04/20/2006 7:22:40 PM PDT by Echo Talon
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