To: DB
If every point is 32 to 1, a 7.0 to a 8.8 is 512 times stronger, not 64. CNN is doing funny math.
If their political sense is so defective, what could we expect about something in the real world?
870 posted on
02/27/2010 6:04:55 AM PST by
aruanan
To: aruanan
Report is now Santiago airport is closed for 3 days....
872 posted on
02/27/2010 6:08:15 AM PST by
cleveland gop
(GLENN BECK, TOO MUCH PAULETTE AND WAY TOO MUCH LIBERTARIAN FOR MY TASTE!!)
To: aruanan
Apparently there are two different scales being used to describe earthquakes. One is the Richter and the other measures ‘energy’ at a calculation that uses the 32 (rounded) number.
It feels strange to defend CNN, but they are doing a great job of describing what is happening.
875 posted on
02/27/2010 6:09:56 AM PST by
maica
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