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tsunami,2004 Insane footage of 2004 tsunami wave hitting the shore
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And in the end you hear a lady say: "Nu kommer det en till", which means: "Here comes another one."
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____/ \____/ - \____/-----\___/---\___/ \ <- Ascii representation of a seismic event.
just like a wave length, the seismic event that caused this will case a wave like patter in the waves. small -> BIG -> small.
edit: I try ... I always suck at ascii art
Surf's up, dude!
Would you have said the same if this was a footage of Katrina approaching? Didn't think so... Dolt.
The wave are only going to get bigger as it comes to shore guys, and its pretty large when its some way out.
A far as I know its a clip from Billabong Odyssey in which Mike Parsons surfs a huge swell at Jaws on Maui
>> ^Raaagh:
http://video.google.com.au/videosearch?q=tsunami%20&sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1B3GGGL_en___AU241&um=1&sa=N&tab=wv#
and yes, this is scary. especially with the translation of the last line.
To me, this was more personal than just news footage. I am from Finland (though now live in the US), and lots of Finnish, and other Scandinavian tourists spend their winter vacation on these beautiful beaches. This tsunami killed lots of Finns too. Among them: A very popular pop singer, Aki Sirkesalo with his whole family.. A great stage actor from my home town who had just retired, Aulis Rosendahl.. It could have been my mom, my cousin, a dear friend of mine on one of those beaches, just enjoying a great Christmas vacation in the sun!
You never know when something like this hits. You might be on the beach, going 'whoa, look at those weird waves' and never think twice what's going to happen next..
I hope the sarcasm got through.
Most of you would have taken just as long or waited for someone else to tell you to move.
I had heard the term 'tsunami' before.
Me too. I've also heard the term 'reverse tsunami.' A totally rad surfer dude named Duke caught one to get off of Gilligan's Island.
I'm not an expert or anything, but I figure even without getting hit by debris, the turbulence of the water as it comes ashore would prevent a swimmer from staying above water where you can breathe. It just keeps churning for so long that you are effectively spinning underwater until you drown. Scary thought.
I read a story of two divers who were diving offshore when the tsunami came through. If I remember correctly, they said that they were violently pushed down approximately 20-30 feet (they were already underwater). I'm not sure what would happen if you were on the surface though. As long as you were far enough out, I would imagine you would be safe.
Here's a link to the story I was referencing. Upon reading it again, I wonder if the 20-30 feet part is a detail I added on my own. Hope not!