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Tom Brosz — 12/27/2004 7:09:55 PM (archived)

Looking at a map of the affected nations, one can see that having a major land mass located between a damaged coastline and the underwater epicenter did not buy much protection.

I do know waves can "refract" around obstacles.

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• Southeast Asia tragedy - Raoul - 12/26/2004 10:04:49 AM
  • Tsunami on film - Tom Brosz - 12/27/2004 8:37:13 PM
  • Comments from Belmont Club - Tom Brosz - 12/27/2004 7:40:18 PM
  • Map - Tom Brosz - 12/27/2004 7:09:55 PM
  • Ask not for whom the bell may toll... - Tom Brosz - 12/27/2004 7:01:00 AM
    • Whoa there Nelly, be careful of the quote you use...... - Publius - 12/28/2004 11:13:25 PM
      • re: quotes - Tom Brosz - 12/29/2004 1:04:11 AM
    • It's All In The Assumption's Of Their Model's ;-) - Mark Eby - 12/28/2004 1:19:06 AM
  • Bolt out of the blue: 11,460 people dead - Gary - 12/26/2004 9:41:28 PM
    • re: I agree, the sooner there are humans on other planets the better. - Johannes - 12/27/2004 6:40:16 AM
      • I just cannot relate to that argument - Daniel - 12/27/2004 8:16:06 AM
        • False Conflict - Mark Eby - 12/28/2004 1:22:01 AM
          • not what I'm saying - Daniel - 12/28/2004 1:45:59 AM
            • re: not what I'm saying - Mark Eby - 12/28/2004 2:09:43 AM
              • Well, yes - Daniel - 12/28/2004 2:43:41 AM
        • re: I just cannot relate to that argument - Johannes - 12/27/2004 7:51:51 PM
          • well .. - Daniel - 12/28/2004 12:53:40 AM
        • Agreed - Lindy - 12/27/2004 6:18:06 PM
          • The "Mars Society" Formed in 1998 - Mark Eby - 12/29/2004 1:38:47 AM
            • Woops..... - Lindy - 12/29/2004 5:15:27 AM
          • Hey, if you can afford it .. - Daniel - 12/28/2004 1:01:12 AM
        • Preaching to the choir - Gary - 12/27/2004 5:34:54 PM
          • Exactly - Daniel - 12/28/2004 1:13:55 AM
    • re: Early warning - Raoul - 12/26/2004 10:16:23 PM
      • re: Early warning - Larry J - 12/27/2004 12:38:31 AM
        • This a terrible tragedy - I hope aid can get there fast enough to stop disease from killing far more - R.L. - 12/28/2004 7:18:38 AM
      • The have tsunami sirens in Hilo, Hawaii - Gary - 12/26/2004 10:22:36 PM
        • re: "Don't live next to the ocean shore." - Mary Anne - 12/28/2004 1:59:25 PM
        • re: The have tsunami sirens in Hilo, Hawaii - p - 12/26/2004 10:47:04 PM
          • Probably weren't loud enough for 'em to hear. - Bowser - 12/26/2004 11:39:56 PM
          • -or- - Gary - 12/26/2004 11:10:55 PM
  • 8.9 Mag - A total blackout on the Live Internet Seismic Server - Eric - 12/26/2004 2:00:33 PM
    • IRIS map - Fox - 12/26/2004 9:14:24 PM
      • re: IRIS map - Lindy - 12/27/2004 6:04:15 AM