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Mobo123 · 12-28-2004, 01:36 PM

it's a very short computer model of the path of destruction. But it shows where the quake started and where the tsunami traveled.

You can see Sri Lanka got really nailed.

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/video/t...esia12-2004.qt

onodrim · 12-28-2004, 02:04 PM

The power of nature is truly incredible. I can't even imagine what it would be like to have been caught in that.

Blackthorn · 12-28-2004, 02:27 PM

Whooooah...that's nasty.

The video footage that they've been running of the real deal on the various news networks is just horrendous. I agree with you onodrim I couldn't imagine what it would have been like to be in the middle of this. Eye witeness accounts say that they had fractions of seconds to react and try and escape. Very sad...

MikeyChalupa · 12-29-2004, 11:56 AM

Here's another video that shows how far across the Indian Ocean this thing went... it's being blamed for deaths in Somalia, Tanzania and Kenya. This one's over 5MB, be warned.

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/video/t...onesia2004.mov

-Mikey

Powderedmaggot · 12-30-2004, 10:47 AM

Wow, that wave was flying. It took only 2 hours to reach India. Based on that time and watching the video it took about 6-7 hours to get to Africa.

greytone · 12-30-2004, 07:27 PM

Those little videos really help you get an idea of what happened.

Craven Morehead · 12-30-2004, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Powderedmaggot

Wow, that wave was flying. It took only 2 hours to reach India. Based on that time and watching the video it took about 6-7 hours to get to Africa.

6 hours to Somalia - 3,000 miles!!!!

DelayedReaction · 12-30-2004, 10:44 PM

You're telling me the wave went 500 MPH? Somehow I find that hard to believe. I mean, it's feasible the pressure wave traveled that fast underwater, but I still have trouble believing it.

MikeyChalupa · 12-30-2004, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by DelayedReaction

You're telling me the wave went 500 MPH? Somehow I find that hard to believe. I mean, it's feasible the pressure wave traveled that fast underwater, but I still have trouble believing it.

Believe it or not, it happened. There are several references out there, at NOAA and other places, that cite Tsunamis as being capable of travelling 500 MPH.

-Mikey

tritium · 12-30-2004, 11:25 PM

I've read that the tsunami that ensued after Krakatoa actually went around the world (detected in the English Channel).

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When the ocean water suddenly sucks out to see, don't walk out into the shallows to pick up the fish ... just run away... as fast as your legs can take you. Climb something tall and sturdy.... pray...

I can't even begin to image the terror those people must have felt.

Konichiwaneko · 12-31-2004, 02:36 PM

After reading about episodic waves in high school. I completely understand how dangerous Tsunami and the unrelated Tidal Waves are.

It's a pity from what it seems that alarm systems didn't activate. Hindsight being 20/20 it looks like the best savior for those people were their governments, and they may of failed.

I hope the path to recovery for those affected be a swift and painless one.

Tarl Cabot · 01-01-2005, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeyChalupa

Believe it or not, it happened. There are several references out there, at NOAA and other places, that cite Tsunamis as being capable of travelling 500 MPH.

-Mikey

They do. As I understand it, water particles, molecules, what have you, don't move that fast, but the wave form itself does.

I'm told they can be imperceptible in open water. It's when they reach the shallows and crest that they get impressive.

Tarl Cabot · 01-01-2005, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Konichiwaneko

After reading about episodic waves in high school. I completely understand how dangerous Tsunami and the unrelated Tidal Waves are.

I thought they were the same. What's the difference?

Konichiwaneko · 01-01-2005, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Tarl Cabot

I thought they were the same. What's the difference?

The differences being the cause of the wave. Tidal being created by the moon, while tsunami mostly from siesmic activity

snowy · 01-01-2005, 09:17 PM

Wow...that's really interesting to see how far it went and how strong it still was at that point. Shame that what leads to understanding about catastrophic events are the events themselves...

basmoq · 01-02-2005, 10:09 AM

that's awsome, thanks man, I was wondering what it really looked like

12-28-2004, 01:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mobo123 Insane	NOAA visual of Tsunami it's a very short computer model of the path of destruction. But it shows where the quake started and where the tsunami traveled. You can see Sri Lanka got really nailed. http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/video/t...esia12-2004.qt

12-28-2004, 02:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
onodrim Cosmically Curious Location: Chicago, IL	The power of nature is truly incredible. I can't even imagine what it would be like to have been caught in that. __________________ "The world is so exquisite with so much love and moral depth, that there is no reason to deceive ourselves with pretty stories for which there’s little good evidence. Far better it seems to me, in our vulnerability, is to look death in the eye and to be grateful every day for the brief but magnificent opportunity that life provides" -Carl Sagan

12-28-2004, 02:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
Blackthorn Beware the Mad Irish Location: Wish I was on the N17...	Whooooah...that's nasty. The video footage that they've been running of the real deal on the various news networks is just horrendous. I agree with you onodrim I couldn't imagine what it would have been like to be in the middle of this. Eye witeness accounts say that they had fractions of seconds to react and try and escape. Very sad... __________________ What are you willing to give up in order to get what you want?

12-30-2004, 07:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
greytone Junkie	Those little videos really help you get an idea of what happened. __________________ I was there to see beautiful naked women. So was everybody else. It's a common failing. Robert A Heinlein in "They Do It With Mirrors"

12-30-2004, 10:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
DelayedReaction BFG Builder Location: University of Maryland	You're telling me the wave went 500 MPH? Somehow I find that hard to believe. I mean, it's feasible the pressure wave traveled that fast underwater, but I still have trouble believing it. __________________ If ignorance is bliss, you must be having an orgasm.

12-29-2004, 11:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
MikeyChalupa Squid Location: USS George Washington	Here's another video that shows how far across the Indian Ocean this thing went... it's being blamed for deaths in Somalia, Tanzania and Kenya. This one's over 5MB, be warned. http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/video/t...onesia2004.mov -Mikey

12-30-2004, 10:47 AM	#5 (permalink)
Powderedmaggot Banned	Wow, that wave was flying. It took only 2 hours to reach India. Based on that time and watching the video it took about 6-7 hours to get to Africa.

12-30-2004, 11:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
tritium Professor of Drinkology	I've read that the tsunami that ensued after Krakatoa actually went around the world (detected in the English Channel). ------------ When the ocean water suddenly sucks out to see, don't walk out into the shallows to pick up the fish ... just run away... as fast as your legs can take you. Climb something tall and sturdy.... pray... I can't even begin to image the terror those people must have felt. __________________ Blah. Last edited by tritium; 12-30-2004 at 11:34 PM..

12-31-2004, 02:36 PM	#11 (permalink)
Konichiwaneko The Dreaded Pixel Nazi Location: Inside my camera	After reading about episodic waves in high school. I completely understand how dangerous Tsunami and the unrelated Tidal Waves are. It's a pity from what it seems that alarm systems didn't activate. Hindsight being 20/20 it looks like the best savior for those people were their governments, and they may of failed. I hope the path to recovery for those affected be a swift and painless one. __________________ Hesitate. Pull me in. Breath on breath. Skin on skin. Loving deep. Falling fast. All right here. Let this last. Here with our lips locked tight. Baby the time is right for us... to forget about us.

01-01-2005, 09:17 PM	#15 (permalink)
snowy Kick Ass Kunoichi Location: Oregon	Wow...that's really interesting to see how far it went and how strong it still was at that point. Shame that what leads to understanding about catastrophic events are the events themselves... __________________ If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau

01-02-2005, 10:09 AM	#16 (permalink)
basmoq It's a girly girl! Location: OH, USA	that's awsome, thanks man, I was wondering what it really looked like __________________ "There's someone out there for everyone - even if you need a pickaxe, a compass, and night goggles to find them."