:( i hope this isnt true

Summary:

this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1qdomE6cMI

:( i hope this isnt true

Serena Johan (guest) 16 Jun 2010 08:02

well after seeing this site i felt better about not dieing. then my sister saw this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1qdomE6cMI and showed it to me. now im living in fear again. :( is this video true???

Re: :( i hope this isnt true

bikenbeer2000 16 Jun 2010 11:27

Firstly, earthquakes cannot be predicted.
Secondly, why take the slightest notice of some loser on YouTube saying that God has warned him of an earthquake by means of playing cards. It's just too ridiculous.
Here is a summary of a recent book:
"The recent earthquake in Haiti is a grim and embarrassing reminder that seismologists cannot predict earthquakes. Susan Hough's book about earthquake prediction reminds us that many respectable scientists and numerous nutcases have tried — and failed."
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v463/n7282/full/463735a.html
File this YouTube video under 'nutcases.'
If you want some more convincing of how this sort of prediction invariably fails, here is a list: http://www.panicwatch.org/article.pl?title=Failed%20Apocalyptic%20Psychic%20Predictions%20for%202008

Re: :( i hope this isnt true

Kevin (guest) 16 Jun 2010 18:28

You know he maybe right… We will surely have earthquake on that date in California, but probably not as strong as he said it would be. But there is a chance of that happening, since the San Andreas fault is right there. But that's been long predicted by scientists, not him. Again chances of it happening on that date is so small 0.00000000000000001%

Re: :( i hope this isnt true

bikenbeer2000 16 Jun 2010 21:35

Since California has earthquakes almost hourly, he won't be wrong about the fact that an earthquake will occur on that day: http://twitter.com/quakemonitor
But he talks about a mega-earthquake and tsunami. Somehow I don't think so.
I wish I could meet up with some of the people that come up with these nonsense predictions and see if they would be interested in a little wager.

Re: :( i hope this isnt true

Kevin (guest) 16 Jun 2010 21:42

I know what a mega-thrust earthquake is, but what is a mega earthquake? What magnitude is it?