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Physics with trees, Period 1, 8 Oct '08
A map was hanging on the classroom wall behind Mohinder. "Congratulations," he started. "You're all lucky enough not to be living on a plate margin, and consequently are much less likely to be caught in an earthquake."
"The power behind an earthquake is stunning. Seismic waves running out from an epicentre to upset the surface with faults and slippage - it can be incredibly destructive at a great distance. Especially if the centre is underwater," Mohinder went on, explaining faults and tsunamis.
"With something of so much potential it's vital that we understand it, that we do our best to defend ourselves against the storm that nature has thrown at us. To that end there are efforts to predict not only the regions likely to produce earthquakes, but also more exactly when they will happen."
Mohinder started to pass handouts on earthquake modelling and seisometers. "You should have all you need to either model a quake or detect one."
[OCD has hit!]
"The power behind an earthquake is stunning. Seismic waves running out from an epicentre to upset the surface with faults and slippage - it can be incredibly destructive at a great distance. Especially if the centre is underwater," Mohinder went on, explaining faults and tsunamis.
"With something of so much potential it's vital that we understand it, that we do our best to defend ourselves against the storm that nature has thrown at us. To that end there are efforts to predict not only the regions likely to produce earthquakes, but also more exactly when they will happen."
Mohinder started to pass handouts on earthquake modelling and seisometers. "You should have all you need to either model a quake or detect one."
[OCD has hit!]
Sign In 6 (PWT)
Re: Sign In 6 (PWT)
Re: Sign In 6 (PWT)
During the Lecture 6 (PWT)
Re: During the Lecture 6 (PWT)
He kept his recorder on, and both he and Altra listened intently.
Earthquake 6 (PWT)
Re: Earthquake 6 (PWT)
He and Altra took it in turns to jump up and down next to the seismometer to see what would happen. Altra even tried Jumping out and back in the same spot to see what effect that would have.
Interesting enough, the sudden appearance of Altra on the ground next to the device didn't register at all.
Altra was unbearably smug about that. :Magic beats machines every time.:
Talk to Mohinder 6 (PWT)
OOC 6 (PWT)