QUAKE'S JOLTING EFFECT LEAVES THE EARTH RINGING

New York Post ^ | 12/28/04 | Andy Geller

[kattracks]

Because of Sunday's gargantuan quake, planet Earth is ringing like a church bell.

You can't hear it, but it's being measured at seismic stations around the world, including Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in Palisades, N.Y.

It will last for three days, perhaps longer.

The quake, which measured 9.0 on the Richter scale, was caused by the shifting of geological plates along a 600-mile area.

This changed the Earth's mass. As the mass returns to normal, it moves back and forth, much like a church bell when struck by a tong, said Stony Brook geophysicist Teng-fong Wong.

[snip]

The quake caused a shift in the Earth's rotation, as the change in the planet's mass altered the effect of the pull of gravity on the Earth.

But not to worry. The same thing happens in the summer and winter. It's harmless and it shouldn't last long.

[Thinkin' Gal]

Because of Sunday's gargantuan quake, planet Earth is ringing like a church bell.

[ProudVet77]

Wong is wrong. A churchbell is not hit by a tong, it's hit by a clapper.
He is also wrong that this changed the earth's mass. The mass of the earth is the same, it's just vibrating. The strange thing is that Stony Brook used to be the home of a very good physics department. A lot of the guys from Brookhaven Labs used to get their post graduate degrees there as well as teach there.

[farmfriend]

ping

[JockoManning]

bookmark:
"This changed the Earth's mass. As the mass returns to normal, it moves back and forth, much like a church bell when struck by a tong, said Stony Brook geophysicist Teng-fong Wong."

[this_ol_patriot]

...much like a church bell when struck by a tong, said Stony Brook geophysicist Teng-fong Wong.

I think he meant his neighbor, ;-) or maybe he wang the wong bell.

[X_CDN_EH]

Yes sir, you are correct. The mass is the same because the earth is a closed system. Unless some of the earth's mass is ejected into space, it doesn't change. He probably meant that the Earth's balance has changed and the planet is ringing.

[Cobra64]

Is the clong clanged by a copper clapper from Cleveland?

(From a Johnny Carson skit from the 1970s - funny as hell!).

[Cobra64]

said Stony Brook geophysicist Teng-fong Wong."

Was he partaking from a bong? I gave that up about 30 years ago after I got my MBA. Ah, Mega Bong Abuse degree... Just kidding.

[Khurkris]

Stony Brook also counts Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert (Baba Ram Dass) as illustrious affilates.

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Wong was weally wong about the tong making a bong wike a gong.

[Caipirabob]

The quake caused a shift in the Earth's rotation, as the change in the planet's mass altered the effect of the pull of gravity on the Earth.

The same thing happens every time Michael Moore sits down or stands up.

[Alissa]

A churchbell is not hit by a tong

Temples in the Far East use a gong to ring their bells.

[VOYAGER]

The sky is falling, the sky is falling, oh woe is us!

More "Scare Tactics"?

The liberal bleating continues.

[capitan_refugio]

The writer got one thing wrong ...

The mass of the earth did not change due to the earthquake. It was redistributed.

[DainBramage]

It did change the shape of the earths mass, and as it settles back the ringing continues.

[Tigen]

Keep an eye on these.
http://aslwww.cr.usgs.gov/Seismic_Data/heli2.shtml

[mewzilla]

It's all Claude Cooper's fault!

[Woodworker]

Teng-fong Wong say, "Earth go bong! Like Temple Gong! Make ding-dong-song, but not change mass, reporter misquote too fast, but error always last, make me look wong, like some ding-dong!"

[jimtorr]

Correct. The copper clapper was copped from the closet by klepto Claude Cooper from Cleveland.