8.8 Earthquake hits Japan

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gorcorps

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He exaggerated and lied and, as proven by my reply, he doesn't know what he's talking about. I called him on it. His post served no purpose other than to insult. If that doesn't qualify as trolling, I don't know what does.

He hardly exaggerated... you DO have a tremendous history of getting called on your bullshit.

Lets not forget:


yes nik, this really is my desk
 

Nik

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There's a difference between getting called on a mistake (which is not what he's talking about) and refusing to admit when I'm wrong (which is what he's accused me of).

I have no problem admitting that I'm wrong. However, until it's proven, I'll stand my ground very passsionately, to a fault, and I don't mind claiming that character flaw one bit.
 

gorcorps

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To minimize traffic impacts, pavement is shaved and paved one lane at a time. If it's brand new, asphalt roller/compactor thingies are only about one lane wide. The weekest point where fresh, hot asphalt got put down beside already-laid, cold asphalt is likely along the centre line.

With how much the roadbase is compacted before putting everything else ontop, it essentially becomes one hard unit. Once the crack starts at the weak point in the center, it propogates down and voila, you get that shape.


That's my best guess for a civil engineer in training working with a transportation/highway department.

Also, a lot of roads have a slight bow in them for drainage purposes. So you effectively have a shape that's concentrating stress in the center.
 

Number1

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Apparently they're about to vent some slightly tritiated steam to relieve pressure. Not a huge deal, but the media is going to eat this up.

They are releasing pressure because the reactor is about to blow up, ya, that would attract my attention. I heard the pressure inside is already 1.5 time the designed limit.
 

rcpratt

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They are releasing pressure because the reactor is about to blow up, ya, that would attract my attention. I heard the pressure inside is already 1.5 time the designed limit.
Yeah, blow up. Good god. Obviously that wouldn't be good but the use of phrases like "blow up" is moronic.

It was at 150% of the normal operating pressure. Completely different than the designed limit. Get the facts straight.

That's not as bad as some of these articles though. "1.5 times the normal operating pressure in the fuel rods." Uhh durr durr. Nice work LA Times.
 
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Nik

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They are releasing pressure because the reactor is about to blow up, ya, that would attract my attention. I heard the pressure inside is already 1.5 time the designed limit.

No, it's 1.5 times the normal level, not over the designed limit. There's no real danger since the united states has time to gather coolant and ship it, but MediaMeatheads are going to take any little bit of potential danger and blow it up into (wait... haha...) something that's ridiculously exaggerated.
 

BoomerD

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No, it's 1.5 times the normal level, not over the designed limit. There's no real danger since the united states has time to gather coolant and ship it, but MediaMeatheads are going to take any little bit of potential danger and blow it up into (wait... haha...) something that's ridiculously exaggerated.

That's the way I read it as well:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42025882/ns/world_news-asia-pacific/

The country's nuclear safety agency said pressure inside one of six boiling water reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi plant near the city of Onahama, some 170 miles northeast of Tokyo, had risen to 1.5 times the level considered normal.

Kyodo news agency quoted the company as saying that the radiation level was rising in the turbine building and the pressure had risen to 1.5 times the designed capacity.
 

FallenHero

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This comment actually came from the comments section of the Globe and Mail, Canada's largest newspaper.

yeah, because the majority of this board is canadian and reads the comments section of that newspaper.

You posted it as if it was your own. Moron.
 

bobdole369

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To minimize traffic impacts, pavement is shaved and paved one lane at a time. If it's brand new, asphalt roller/compactor thingies are only about one lane wide. The weekest point where fresh, hot asphalt got put down beside already-laid, cold asphalt is likely along the centre line.

With how much the roadbase is compacted before putting everything else ontop, it essentially becomes one hard unit. Once the crack starts at the weak point in the center, it propogates down and voila, you get that shape.


That's my best guess for a civil engineer in training working with a transportation/highway department.

Today I learned this...
 

BoomerD

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yeah, because the majority of this board is canadian and reads the comments section of that newspaper.

You posted it as if it was your own. Moron.

I have no love for the Japanese, primarily because of their actions leading up to and during WWII. Horrible, barbaric, even "savage" actions by the military...However...

Makes you wonder if God's Hands aren't responsible for this. Punish the Japanese for all the bad stuff they've done in the past century.

that comment is just stupid.
 

Number1

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Yeah, blow up. Good god. Obviously that wouldn't be good but the use of phrases like "blow up" is moronic.

It was at 150% of the normal operating pressure. Completely different than the designed limit. Get the facts straight.

That's not as bad as some of these articles though. "1.5 times the normal operating pressure in the fuel rods." Uhh durr durr. Nice work LA Times.

Why the name calling? I stand corected, thank you.
 

sammyunltd

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yeah, because the majority of this board is canadian and reads the comments section of that newspaper.

You posted it as if it was your own. Moron.

Stop with the personal attacks. I don't spend my life here so I probably forgot to add the quotation marks and the facepalm .jpg
 

ManBearPig

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Does anyone know for what length of time this quake lasted? I wonder why some quakes last longer than others, surely the amount of time is a pretty significant factor in damage caused.
 
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