Saturday, May 27, 2006
When I heard about this I was torn between sympathy for the individuals effected by the tragedy and a need to know the size of the earthquake so that I could assess how much less damage it would have done in California. On the one hand, you can't help be saddened by that much death and destruction. On the other...really, it was only a 6.2.
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california rules.
an essay by bryce kuklok, in two words.
california and japan do one thing that no other earthquake prone region does; prepares. our buildings are designed for it.
skyscraper housing in kuwait was scary. they were literally 4 load bearing poles, an open ground floor (so the building looked like it was on stilts), and cinder blocks stacked 25 stories high. if i were a giant gorilla, lizard, or wolf, two punches and that building would crumple before i had time to eat a single person.
Earthquake snobs, both of you. California and Japan have both money and decently responsible governments. You think a family making $400 a year, without public planning or infrastructure support, is going to be able to earthquake-proof their brick hut?
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