OT: Tsunami video - The Orange Mane

Black96WS6 · 12-30-2004, 08:24 PM

Anyone seen this yet? Some crazy stuff:

http://media.big-boys.com/files01/tsunamiasia.wmv

Right-click, Save Target As, save it to your hard drive.

TexanBob · 12-31-2004, 12:28 AM

Probably near the edge of the wave or just a fake. For one thing, the tsunami sucks a lot of water out to sea before it reaches shore and this beach did not look like that. Secondly, if the cameraman really was in the path of the tsunami, a short jog to higher ground would not have been enough to survive. Think about it. If over 100,000 people drowned from the waves, it would be about 10-20 times as bad as depicted here.

I suspect this is either a spoof or someone caught a weak edge of the wave in some area a long way from the epicenter.

Ratboy · 12-31-2004, 01:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TexanBob

Probably near the edge of the wave or just a fake. For one thing, the tsunami sucks a lot of water out to sea before it reaches shore and this beach did not look like that. Secondly, if the cameraman really was in the path of the tsunami, a short jog to higher ground would not have been enough to survive. Think about it. If over 100,000 people drowned from the waves, it would be about 10-20 times as bad as depicted here.

I suspect this is either a spoof or someone caught a weak edge of the wave in some area a long way from the epicenter.

That video could have been from some where further.

When that wave reaches land. It's double over head. If not more.

TD30 · 12-31-2004, 01:26 AM

Not every wave in that Tsunami was 30 feet-looked similar to most of the other footage-I thought it looked a little intimidating.

Ratboy · 12-31-2004, 01:28 AM

Picture of the sets coming in.

Thats F*N crazy.

Ratboy · 12-31-2004, 01:32 AM

http://www.digitalglobe.com/tsunami_gallery.html

This is very sad.

The 9/11 can't compare to this. (i know its not the same, people vs natural disaster, but the death toll is going to be well into half a million)

Ratboy · 12-31-2004, 01:40 AM

Probably photoshopped.. but thats probably what it looked like.

Ratboy · 12-31-2004, 01:42 AM

I hope nothing like this ever hits florida. I'm 8-10 miles from the beach.

TD30 · 12-31-2004, 01:45 AM

At what point do you decide to run when you see a 30 foot wave coming for you at like 40-45 mph. My arse is gone after I see the first sail boat get pushed back. Carl Lewis couldn't catch me.

TD30 · 12-31-2004, 01:50 AM

I'm in northern Cali I moved here from Colorado right before the big quake of the late 80's, that's what you call baptism by fire-my dad had taken me to the world series and we were in the parking lot picking up a program. Thank god we have a Tsunami warning system in place, unfortunately if it ever did happend I'd be more concerned about the earthquake.

TexanBob · 12-31-2004, 10:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RTribbey

Picture of the sets coming in.

Thats F*N crazy.

Do you see how far out the tide is in these pictures? Look how far out to sea some of these people are standing. That's what I'm talking about. I only saw the linked video once but that wasn't what I saw in the video.

TD30 · 12-31-2004, 12:25 PM

Hey look mom the ocean has retracted let's run out to where it used to be and get a better look. Some people are so fing stupid it's unreal. How could someone not realize that what was about to happen couldn't be good. I see what your talking about in regards to the photo's vs. the video. Picture 3 reminds me of one of those owned pics.

sutoazul · 12-31-2004, 12:26 PM

The wave in the video wasn't that big... one can only see the water going in about 20-30 meters in land.... that's not much of a wave... the video no doubt was taken from a point not too close to the big tsunamis.

Rock Chalk · 12-31-2004, 12:34 PM

The dude in the speedo with the kids knew what was up. He's running the right way, AWAY from teh tsunami.

TD30 · 12-31-2004, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlecRaenos

The dude in the speedo with the kids knew what was up. He's running the right way, AWAY from teh tsunami.

no doubt that dude new his fat arse better get a head start. Check out how far the people are in pic three it's nuts.

PatsWin2002 · 12-31-2004, 02:09 PM

I downloaded a few vids from the internet and there are other vids that show more of the fury.

Not too many of the vids are very good because the camerman had to make a run for it in most of them.

FADERPROOF · 12-31-2004, 02:22 PM

The waver in the video looks more of a storm surge than a tsunami, like in a Hurricane.

Obivously, it being only one wave and a sunny day would discredit it being a Hurricane, but just the bigger wave that rode up a good 30 feet on shore than the norm depicts a surge rather than tsunami.

Bronco_Beerslug · 12-31-2004, 02:34 PM

What a horrible tragedy! Doesn't make one feel real good about celebrating New Years this year.

3,000 Americans missing.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/...in663662.shtml

U.N.: Death Toll Nears 150,000
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/...in663057.shtml

Caroline and J.T. Malatesta of Mountain Brook, Ala., who survived the tsunami while on vacation in Thailand, photographed the massive wave as it hit.
(J.T. and Caroline Malatesta via Birmingham News/AP Photo)

Bronco_Beerslug · 12-31-2004, 03:53 PM

A question now about the Thai governmnet not warning people.

-----------------------------------------------
Tsunami warning halted ‘for tourist industry’

12/28/04 -- This from the Swedish paper Expressen.

Just minutes after the earthquake in the Indian Ocean on Sunday morning,
Thailand’s foremost meteorological experts were sitting together in a
crisis meeting. But they decided not to warn about the tsunami “out of
courtesy to the tourist industry,” writes the Thailand daily newspaper
The Nation.

The experts got the news around 8:00 am on Sunday morning local time. An
hour later, the first massive wave struck. But the experts started to
discuss the economic impacts when they discussed if a tsunami warning
should be issued.

The primary argument against such a warning was that there had not been
any floods in 300 years. Also, the experts believed the Indonesian
island Sumatra would be a “cushion” for the southern coast of Thailand.
The experts also had bad information; they thought the tremor was 8.1. A
similar earthquake occurred in the same area in 2002 with no flooding at
all.

One expert The Nation spoke with also noted that the department had only
four earthquake experts among their
900-strong meteorological department. A second told The Nation that a
tsunami warning was discussed but that because of the risk, they opted
not to issue a warning.

“We finally decided not to do anything because the tourist season was in
full swing,” the source said. “The hotels were 100 percent booked. What
if we issued a warning, which would have led to an evacuation, and
nothing had happened. What would be the outcome? The tourist industry
would be immediately hurt. Our department would not be able to endure a
lawsuit.”

FADERPROOF · 12-31-2004, 03:56 PM

“We finally decided not to do anything because the tourist season was in
full swing,” the source said. “The hotels were 100 percent booked. What
if we issued a warning, which would have led to an evacuation, and
nothing had happened. What would be the outcome? The tourist industry
would be immediately hurt. Our department would not be able to endure a
lawsuit.”

Poor tourist industry, ever hear of better safe than sorry? 150,000 lives are not worth the risk of losing tourism?

Tredici · 01-01-2005, 11:14 AM

"Our department would not be able to endure a lawsuit.”

This is what decisions are based on now.

Happy New Year.

Ratboy · 01-01-2005, 11:24 AM

Thats f***ed up.

Hundred Thousand PLUS are dead... How's that for your Tourist Industry.

Why are we giving 300+ million to these people?

Rock Chalk · 01-01-2005, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tredici

"Our department would not be able to endure a lawsuit.”

This is what decisions are based on now.

Happy New Year.

Ironic that they think like that because of the tourists.

Ratboy · 01-01-2005, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DenFan38

The waver in the video looks more of a storm surge than a tsunami, like in a Hurricane.

Obivously, it being only one wave and a sunny day would discredit it being a Hurricane, but just the bigger wave that rode up a good 30 feet on shore than the norm depicts a surge rather than tsunami.

Theres another wave after that also.. Or it appears to look like a wave..

12-30-2004, 08:24 PM	#1
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12-31-2004, 12:28 AM	#2
TexanBob Don't Argue With Me You Know I'm Right Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 5,023 Adopt-a-Bronco: Darris Nash	Probably near the edge of the wave or just a fake. For one thing, the tsunami sucks a lot of water out to sea before it reaches shore and this beach did not look like that. Secondly, if the cameraman really was in the path of the tsunami, a short jog to higher ground would not have been enough to survive. Think about it. If over 100,000 people drowned from the waves, it would be about 10-20 times as bad as depicted here. I suspect this is either a spoof or someone caught a weak edge of the wave in some area a long way from the epicenter.

12-31-2004, 01:26 AM	#4
TD30 Big Bad Wolf Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: NorCal Posts: 1,423	Not every wave in that Tsunami was 30 feet-looked similar to most of the other footage-I thought it looked a little intimidating.

12-31-2004, 01:28 AM	#5
Ratboy It's all over... ಠ_ಠ Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 13,289	Picture of the sets coming in. Thats F*N crazy.

12-31-2004, 01:32 AM	#6
Ratboy It's all over... ಠ_ಠ Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 13,289	http://www.digitalglobe.com/tsunami_gallery.html This is very sad. The 9/11 can't compare to this. (i know its not the same, people vs natural disaster, but the death toll is going to be well into half a million)

12-31-2004, 01:40 AM	#7
Ratboy It's all over... ಠ_ಠ Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 13,289	Probably photoshopped.. but thats probably what it looked like.

12-31-2004, 01:42 AM	#8
Ratboy It's all over... ಠ_ಠ Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 13,289	I hope nothing like this ever hits florida. I'm 8-10 miles from the beach.

12-31-2004, 01:45 AM	#9
TD30 Big Bad Wolf Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: NorCal Posts: 1,423	At what point do you decide to run when you see a 30 foot wave coming for you at like 40-45 mph. My arse is gone after I see the first sail boat get pushed back. Carl Lewis couldn't catch me.

12-31-2004, 01:50 AM	#10
TD30 Big Bad Wolf Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: NorCal Posts: 1,423	I'm in northern Cali I moved here from Colorado right before the big quake of the late 80's, that's what you call baptism by fire-my dad had taken me to the world series and we were in the parking lot picking up a program. Thank god we have a Tsunami warning system in place, unfortunately if it ever did happend I'd be more concerned about the earthquake.

12-31-2004, 12:25 PM	#12
TD30 Big Bad Wolf Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: NorCal Posts: 1,423	Hey look mom the ocean has retracted let's run out to where it used to be and get a better look. Some people are so fing stupid it's unreal. How could someone not realize that what was about to happen couldn't be good. I see what your talking about in regards to the photo's vs. the video. Picture 3 reminds me of one of those owned pics.

12-31-2004, 12:26 PM	#13
sutoazul Independently Owned Go Broncos!! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 1,514 Adopt-a-Bronco: Von Miller	The wave in the video wasn't that big... one can only see the water going in about 20-30 meters in land.... that's not much of a wave... the video no doubt was taken from a point not too close to the big tsunamis.

12-31-2004, 12:34 PM	#14
Rock Chalk Cheeky Bastards Laus Deo Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Backside of the Internet Posts: 29,942 Adopt-a-Bronco: Chris Harris	The dude in the speedo with the kids knew what was up. He's running the right way, AWAY from teh tsunami.

12-31-2004, 02:09 PM	#16
PatsWin2002 Giggity Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: South of Boston Posts: 6,270	I downloaded a few vids from the internet and there are other vids that show more of the fury. Not too many of the vids are very good because the camerman had to make a run for it in most of them.

12-31-2004, 02:22 PM	#17
FADERPROOF Bucknuts Colossus Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Eastlake OH Posts: 17,338	The waver in the video looks more of a storm surge than a tsunami, like in a Hurricane. Obivously, it being only one wave and a sunny day would discredit it being a Hurricane, but just the bigger wave that rode up a good 30 feet on shore than the norm depicts a surge rather than tsunami.

12-31-2004, 02:34 PM	#18
Bronco_Beerslug Angling in the Deep Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Texas Riviera, Southern Mountains Posts: 24,281	What a horrible tragedy! Doesn't make one feel real good about celebrating New Years this year. 3,000 Americans missing. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/...in663662.shtml U.N.: Death Toll Nears 150,000 http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/...in663057.shtml Caroline and J.T. Malatesta of Mountain Brook, Ala., who survived the tsunami while on vacation in Thailand, photographed the massive wave as it hit. (J.T. and Caroline Malatesta via Birmingham News/AP Photo)

12-31-2004, 03:53 PM	#19
Bronco_Beerslug Angling in the Deep Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Texas Riviera, Southern Mountains Posts: 24,281	A question now about the Thai governmnet not warning people. ----------------------------------------------- Tsunami warning halted ‘for tourist industry’ 12/28/04 -- This from the Swedish paper Expressen. Just minutes after the earthquake in the Indian Ocean on Sunday morning, Thailand’s foremost meteorological experts were sitting together in a crisis meeting. But they decided not to warn about the tsunami “out of courtesy to the tourist industry,” writes the Thailand daily newspaper The Nation. The experts got the news around 8:00 am on Sunday morning local time. An hour later, the first massive wave struck. But the experts started to discuss the economic impacts when they discussed if a tsunami warning should be issued. The primary argument against such a warning was that there had not been any floods in 300 years. Also, the experts believed the Indonesian island Sumatra would be a “cushion” for the southern coast of Thailand. The experts also had bad information; they thought the tremor was 8.1. A similar earthquake occurred in the same area in 2002 with no flooding at all. One expert The Nation spoke with also noted that the department had only four earthquake experts among their 900-strong meteorological department. A second told The Nation that a tsunami warning was discussed but that because of the risk, they opted not to issue a warning. “We finally decided not to do anything because the tourist season was in full swing,” the source said. “The hotels were 100 percent booked. What if we issued a warning, which would have led to an evacuation, and nothing had happened. What would be the outcome? The tourist industry would be immediately hurt. Our department would not be able to endure a lawsuit.”

12-31-2004, 03:56 PM	#20
FADERPROOF Bucknuts Colossus Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Eastlake OH Posts: 17,338	“We finally decided not to do anything because the tourist season was in full swing,” the source said. “The hotels were 100 percent booked. What if we issued a warning, which would have led to an evacuation, and nothing had happened. What would be the outcome? The tourist industry would be immediately hurt. Our department would not be able to endure a lawsuit.” Poor tourist industry, ever hear of better safe than sorry? 150,000 lives are not worth the risk of losing tourism?

01-01-2005, 11:14 AM	#21
Tredici Ring of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 10,010	"Our department would not be able to endure a lawsuit.” This is what decisions are based on now. Happy New Year.

01-01-2005, 11:24 AM	#22
Ratboy It's all over... ಠ_ಠ Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 13,289	Thats f***ed up. Hundred Thousand PLUS are dead... How's that for your Tourist Industry. Why are we giving 300+ million to these people?