User Panel
User Panel
User Panel
|
Posted: 3/14/2011 6:24:13 AM EDT
[#1]
Godzilla doodoo?
ETA: that is some incredible footage. What power. |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/14/2011 6:24:20 AM EDT
[#2]
Godzilla took a shit???
 
Dammit XMM 7 seconds. 
|
|
|
|
Posted: 3/14/2011 6:26:32 AM EDT
[#3]
Quoted: Godzilla took a shit??? Dammit XMM 7 seconds.  I have nothing else to add....
|
|
|
|
Posted: 3/14/2011 6:28:01 AM EDT
[#4]
Much of that footage takes place in an agricultural area and those soils are probably highly organic and also probably have a high peat content. More organic matter the darker the soil. Also, Japan is highly volcanic, there is probably residual ash from millions of years of eruptions.
|
|
|
|
Posted: 3/14/2011 6:28:19 AM EDT
[#5]
Quoted:
Godzilla took a shit???
Dammit XMM 7 seconds. I'm the windshield today, I reckon. 
|
|
|
|
Posted: 3/14/2011 7:20:26 AM EDT
[#6]
Geez.
Earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, nuke meltdowns. If you lived in Japan you'd swear the world was coming to the end. |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/14/2011 7:28:27 AM EDT
[#7]
Frightened octopi.
|
|
|
|
Posted: 3/14/2011 7:38:35 AM EDT
[#8]
Sediment?
|
|
|
|
Posted: 3/14/2011 7:40:37 AM EDT
[#9]
Dirt. How does it work?
|
|
|
|
Posted: 3/14/2011 7:53:23 AM EDT
[#10]
You can see people fleeing for their lives...
 |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/14/2011 8:05:16 AM EDT
[#11]
Quoted: You can see people fleeing for their lives... And rather slowly. I think a lot of them were driving the speed limit, or many thought that the large berms would stop the flow. Its amazing what nature can do, and we worry about putting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/14/2011 8:05:36 AM EDT
[#12]
Quoted: You can see people fleeing for their lives... Horrifying.
|
|
|
|
Posted: 3/14/2011 8:06:45 AM EDT
[#13]
Quoted: SOmetimes, the most dangerous situations are the ones that don't seem dangerous until it is too late. I wonder if the cars driving down the road even realized what was happening from their vantage point.Quoted: You can see people fleeing for their lives... And rather slowly. I think a lot of them were driving the speed limit, or many thought that the large berms would stop the flow. Its amazing what nature can do, and we worry about putting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/14/2011 8:08:57 AM EDT
[#14]
Could be oceanic sediment (mud and silt) but one would need to know how far from the coast that footage was shot.
Dirt/soil comes in many colors. |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/14/2011 8:28:38 AM EDT
[#15]
I'd say the bottom silt is primary volcanic in origin and got churned up. |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/14/2011 8:31:37 AM EDT
[#16]
Quoted: Quoted: You can see people fleeing for their lives... And rather slowly. I think a lot of them were driving the speed limit, or many thought that the large berms would stop the flow. Its amazing what nature can do, and we worry about putting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. I was listening to some BBC commentary and they had a Seismologist on saying that a Tsunami can appear in as little as 5 minutes, with very little warning. This one was one of those. I do not think most people even knew it was coming. |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/14/2011 8:36:04 AM EDT
[#17]
Damn, that's rough.
|
|
|
|
Posted: 3/14/2011 8:36:50 AM EDT
[#18]
I have been wondering why there is VERY little to ,NO mud on much of the debris/cars/streets.
After seeing that BLACK water , maybe it's black sand?????????? in the water. Here in Mo. if we get a flood there is from several inches to a foot or more of MUD covering EVERYTHING. |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/14/2011 8:38:40 AM EDT
[#19]
Quoted:
Geez. Earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, nuke meltdowns. If you lived in Japan you'd swear the world was coming to the end. and if you lived in haiti you could say with certainty that you were living in the tribulation period. |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/14/2011 8:41:31 AM EDT
[#20]
Quoted: Dude, it's black mud.I have been wondering why there is VERY little to ,NO mud on much of the debris/cars/streets. After seeing that BLACK water , maybe it's black sand?????????? in the water. Here in Mo. if we get a flood there is from several inches to a foot or more of MUD covering EVERYTHING.  Those are organic soils with layers of volcanic ash. It isn't going to be the brown/red clay like what we have around these parts. |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/14/2011 8:41:47 AM EDT
[#21]
Churned up mud. The water recedes, collecting the mud and debris, then returns.
Thanks for the link, that was a 12m tsunami, which also hit the nuclear power facilities. |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/14/2011 8:43:07 AM EDT
[#22]
Quoted: I have been wondering why there is VERY little to ,NO mud on much of the debris/cars/streets. After seeing that BLACK water , maybe it's black sand?????????? in the water. Here in Mo. if we get a flood there is from several inches to a foot or more of MUD covering EVERYTHING. I would guess it has to do with time. In a flood, the water can be still for a decent amount of time. This allows sediment to settle out. In a Tsunami, the water moves in and out quickly, leaving less time for sediment to deposit. Just a guess. |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/14/2011 8:43:36 AM EDT
[#23]
How far inland did it end up going?
|
|
|
|
Posted: 3/14/2011 8:47:13 AM EDT
[#24]
Hopefully this is not in bad taste. Why was the water black? That's what happens when a million people shit their pants all at one time.............. |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/14/2011 8:50:55 AM EDT
[#25]
Watching the cars getting churned around at the 1:40 mark was amazing. They were like empty beer cars getting washed away by the rain.
Mother Nature is one bad bitch. |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/14/2011 8:51:45 AM EDT
[#26]
Quoted:
Geez. Earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, nuke meltdowns. If you lived in Japan you'd swear the world was coming to the end. It did come to an end for a lot of them.
|
|
|
|
Posted: 3/14/2011 8:53:11 AM EDT
[#27]
Quoted: What makes the water so dark?
High levels of evil. |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/14/2011 9:03:49 AM EDT
[#28]
Looks like a coastal river channel. Sediments are dark.
|
|
|
|
Posted: 3/14/2011 9:11:48 AM EDT
[#29]
Quoted: How far inland did it end up going? I hear 3 miles in some places. |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/14/2011 9:19:54 AM EDT
[#30]
I lived further up north and the beaches are very dark, black appearing.
|
|
|
|
Posted: 3/14/2011 9:24:52 AM EDT
[#31]
Damn.
|
|
|
|
Posted: 3/14/2011 9:27:13 AM EDT
[#32]
Quoted:
How far inland did it end up going? Up to 6 miles inland, in some places, IIRC. |
|
|
|
Posted: 3/14/2011 9:31:56 AM EDT
[#33]
I'm guessing that those are shallow rivers, and the surge is massively stirring up the bottom sediment.
|
|
|
|
Posted: 3/14/2011 9:37:57 AM EDT
[#34]
Holee crap... the power of nature just amazes me...
|
|
|
Win a FREE Membership!
Sign up for the ARFCOM weekly newsletter and be entered to win a free ARFCOM membership. One new winner* is announced every week!
You will receive an email every Friday morning featuring the latest chatter from the hottest topics, breaking news surrounding legislation, as well as exclusive deals only available to ARFCOM email subscribers.
AR15.COM is the world's largest firearm community and is a gathering place for firearm enthusiasts of all types.
From hunters and military members, to competition shooters and general firearm enthusiasts, we welcome anyone who values and respects the way of the firearm.
Subscribe to our monthly Newsletter to receive firearm news, product discounts from your favorite Industry Partners, and more.
Copyright © 1996-2024 AR15.COM LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Any use of this content without express written consent is prohibited.
AR15.Com reserves the right to overwrite or replace any affiliate, commercial, or monetizable links, posted by users, with our own.
