earthquake

You Can Bid Online To Destroy This New Zealand Building

Planned building demolition is awesome. Watching explosives reduce a building to a neat, smoking heap of the monolith it once always serves to put a childish smile on my face, and I bet a lot of you are the same. That’s why my inner child went nuts when I saw that you can now bid on the chance to demolish a building in Christchurch, New Zealand.


Victorian Earthquake Got Telstra Talking

The things it takes to get you people to phone your parents. As Victoria stopped shaking last night, everyone on Telstra seemingly took out their phones and started doing the ring-around, according to a network traffic graph released by the telco.


This Cat Played It Cool In Melbourne Earthquake

Clearly, this cat is all out of f**ks to give. While you were all out there in a tizzy about the earthquake in Victoria last night, this cat was playing it cool.


$320 Million Of Cheese Destroyed In Italian Earthquake

On Sunday, Northern Italy was rocked by a magnitude-6.0 earthquake. In the process, many cheese factories in the region suffered damage — and it is estimated that over 300,000 wheels of cheese, thought to be worth at least $US320 million, have been destroyed.


Popular Mechanics QuakeTracker: Tectonic Tracker

I’ve lived in California all my life. While I shrug off any earthquakes below a 5.0, I know that the “Big One” is coming. That’s what they’ve been telling me all my life. The “Big One” is coming and we’re all doomed. To feed my paranoia of falling into the Pacific Ocean, Popular Mechanics has an app to track earthquakes. Awesome?


The Japan Earthquake Weakened Japan’s Gravity

The Japan earthquake in March was big. Obviously. But recent satellite analysis by researchers reveal it was so big that it actually affected the gravitational field surrounding Japan.


Someone Found True Love During The Earthquake

Someone found true love during the earthquake, baby. The kind that actually shatters the ground. This happened me once. Except that there was no earthquake. And nothing shattered. Actually, it wasn’t even true love.


Japan Hit By Another Powerful Quake

A second earthquake—magnitude 7.4—has hit northeastern Japan, prompting a tsunami warning. The quake, strong enough to move buildings in Tokyo, hit 125km north of the devastated Fukushima plant, where officials are now checking for further damage. [BBC]


Japan’s Rescue Robot Brigade Takes To Fukushima

In an environment as inhospitable as Japan’s wasted Fukushima nuclear plant, there’s no feasible way for humans to partake in salvage efforts. Which is why Japan has called on the services of 23 brave rescue robots to enter the heart of darkness.


A Japanese Student In The U.S. Finds Out Her Family Is Safe Via YouTube

CNN has a great story on Akiko Kosaka, the Japanese exchange student in California, and the internet search for her family, who were among those affected by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in the small fishing town of Minamisanriku.


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