8.8 Magnitude Earthquake hit Japan

[Strychnine]

Freaking insane. Claiming that Japan is now 13 miles closer and it moved the earth 6.5" off its axis. I guess that is what is called a "biggy"

How about up to 4 meters.


13 FEET.

[Denny]

And 6.5mm off its axis

[mstng86]

So if this quake combined with the Chile quake moved the earth off its axis, how many can the earth take before we start to have real issues?

[Denny]

So if this quake combined with the Chile quake moved the earth off its axis, how many can the earth take before we start to have real issues?

Earthquakes move it all the time. It's just that the media has found a new scare tactic.

[mstng86]

Earthquakes move it all the time. It's just that the media has found a new scare tactic.

So we aren't going to spin off and ram into Mars? It would save us a ton of money on all these expensive NASA programs to study Mars.

[46Tbird]

How about up to 4 meters.


13 FEET.

And 6.5mm off its axis

Geez Barry, lol.

[46Tbird]

So if this quake combined with the Chile quake moved the earth off its axis, how many can the earth take before we start to have real issues?

Not real up to speed on Newtonian physics, eh?

[Denny]

So we aren't going to spin off and ram into Mars? It would save us a ton of money on all these expensive NASA programs to study Mars.

Did you know our outer crust is also just floating on molten lava?

[mstng86]

Not real up to speed on Newtonian physics, eh?

It was a joke.

[ELVIS]

Earthquakes move it all the time. It's just that the media has found a new scare tactic.

So we aren't going to spin off and ram into Mars? It would save us a ton of money on all these expensive NASA programs to study Mars.

denny would rather slam into Uranus.

gdo bless.

[mstng86]

oh noes

Gdo bless us all.

[SMKR]

[71chevellejohn]

And 6.5mm off its axis

LA Times said probably 6.5"

[SMKR]

for reference

[Denny]

LA Times said probably 6.5"

I'll be the first to call typo then. I've heard everything from 5-10mm, which is slightly more than the other big 'uns.