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1 hour ago, Helobious said:

 

Spent the past few minutes reading about it. You guys are correct. I had no idea the Richter scale was that un-intuitive. 

It’s completely intuitive if you know what log scale is.  They even make graph paper with one or both axes logged.  Maybe you’ll use it when you get to high school. 
 

it’s a pretty common way to fit multiple orders of magnitude onto something easy to read, when that is needed. 

Edited by Pato del Muerto

Everyone seems to like to pile on Helobious, but nobody here has the common courtesy to thank him for his superb consistency. 

3 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

It’s completely intuitive if you know what log scale is.

I presume that's how you measure how big your dumps are.

Whatever the method is....I am a contender for the medal stand in that respect.

21 minutes ago, SquishMitten said:

It’s generally a good idea to read up on things BEFORE you double down on your position

Sir, this is Surly.  Go fuck yourself. 

And muledick.

And probably dickbutt.

Wait, DEFINITELY dickbutt.

16 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

It’s completely intuitive if you know what log scale is.  They even make graph paper with one or both axes logged.  Maybe you’ll use it when you get to high school. 
 

it’s a pretty common way to fit multiple orders of magnitude onto something easy to read, when that is needed. 

It’s more an indictment on society than me that I went through high school, college, and well into adulthood and never was told what log scale meant, or how it’s applied. Until today. I imagine unless you are in the STEM world you would never find out without seeking it.

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3 minutes ago, Helobious said:

It’s more an indictment on society than me that I went through high school, college, and well into adulthood and never was told what log scale meant, or how it’s applied. Until today. I imagine unless you are in the STEM world you would never find out without seeking it. I had no idea

 

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Nobody would fault you for not knowing. You are being ridiculed because you called someone out that did know and then double downed. 

It's really quite simple.  A 7.7 magnitude earthquake has a strength of 10^7.7.  An earthquake of magnitude 8.0 has a strength of 10^8.  It's quite easy to calculate the relative strength using the calculator on your phone

Yeah, my facebook started going bananas around 2am with friends in SE Asia reporting the news. Was up all night. Crazy.

Bangkok......what's the word on BTS/MRT service? Back to the good old days of tuk-tuk and taxis around town. 

One thing I haven't heard anything on.....I spent quite a bit of time around Mandalay in 2006. If the epicenter was around that area, think of all the destruction to World Heritage Sites. Places like Amarapura, Bagan and all of those temples will sustain massive damage. Tough getting any news out of Burma but the stories must be tragic so far. 

They didn't have electricity half of the time in '06 so there were plenty of generators around town. 

 


 

32 minutes ago, Helobious said:

It’s more an indictment on society than me that I went through high school, college, and well into adulthood and never was told what log scale meant

Yes they did, you were just too busy to hear what the teacher was saying.

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3 hours ago, bangkok said:

here’s the entrance to my unit:

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it’s like this all around, but i don’t think i’ve got it particularly bad compared to what i’ve seen from others.

there’s some condos where residents haven’t been let back inside yet.

elevators aren’t working here so it’s a trek up and down 11 flights of stairs to get out.

that would be 45 if you’re on the top floor.

Looks like your ladyboy tried to escape but you had your shit locked up good. 

5 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

surly never fails to deliver.  8/7.7 = 1.039 you dumbasses.

Fail, because you did not specify if a treadmill was involved in this calculation.

6 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

surly never fails to deliver.  8/7.7 = 1.039 you dumbasses.

10^8/10^7.7 = 1.9952623

4 hours ago, bangkok said:

we got absolutely rocked today here in bangkok.

apparently there are 81 people “trapped” in the rubble of the collapsed building. i hate to be the bearer of bad news, but that building is currently a pile of crumbled concrete, glass, and twisted rebar. i would be absolutely shocked if any survivors are pulled from there.

my condo unit here is a new build, luxury unit, from one of the most reputable developers 

While Helobious was making his typical ass of himself, the rest of us forgot to notice one of the most expertly placed humble brags on Surly ever. Well done. 

14 minutes ago, Ghost of NMAS said:

10^8/10^7.7 = 1.9952623

I am keenly aware.

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2 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

Sir, this is Surly.  Go fuck yourself. 

And muledick.

And probably dickbutt.

Wait, DEFINITELY dickbutt.

Oh dang. That reminds me of a picture I took in Mexico last week

 

 

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3 hours ago, Helobious said:

It’s more an indictment on society than me that I went through high school, college, and well into adulthood and never was told what log scale meant, or how it’s applied. Until today. I imagine unless you are in the STEM world you would never find out without seeking it.

It's more of an indictment on your parents for reproducing. 

2 hours ago, Dbeasy said:

While Helobious was making his typical ass of himself, the rest of us forgot to notice one of the most expertly placed humble brags on Surly ever. Well done. 

At least he didn't mention all the lady boys he's "keeping safe"

8 minutes ago, Deej said:

At least he didn't mention all the lady boys he's "keeping safe"

Would that make you mad?

Spent the past few minutes reading about it. You guys are correct. I had no idea the Richter scale was that un-intuitive. 

Show ass first. Ask questions later. Never change, brother.

yikes...

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MYANMAR, March 28, 2025 (UPI/Gephardt Daily) – The U.S. Geological Survey is now estimating the death toll in the wake of the Magnitude 7.7 earthquake centered in Myanmar Friday will surpass 10,000.

The quake struck midday near Mandalay, the country’s second-largest city, and leveled buildings in Thailand 600 miles away.

At least 154 people died in the quake that struck central Myanmar on Friday and caused widespread damage in neighboring Thailand and southwestern China.

In Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, 144 were killed and 732 injured. So far, 10 fatalities have been reported in Thailand.

The epicenter Friday was 10 miles northwest of the city of Sagaing at a depth of 6 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake struck at 12:52 p.m. local time.

Two tectonic plates that moved side by side, called a strike-slip fault, triggered the earthquake, according to CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam.

“The India and Eurasia plate actually moved side by side with each other, and that caused this intense shaking right at the surface,” he said.

“We’re talking about violent to severe shaking for millions of people across Myanmar, several millions. We’re talking about near 90 million people felt at least light shaking from this.”

 

oh damn thats a mad update. 

poor fuckers living their worst lives. awful if it anywhere near 10k dead 

How are they getting death tolls that high if the largest cities are reporting relatively low numbers? 

2 minutes ago, gsoda3 said:

How are they getting death tolls that high if the largest cities are reporting relatively low numbers? 

May have looked at buildings that collapsed and guessed.  The largest cities don't even seem to be really functioning - power outages, etc. so communications are probably difficult.

10 hours ago, bangkok said:

here’s the entrance to my unit:

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it’s like this all around, but i don’t think i’ve got it particularly bad compared to what i’ve seen from others.

there’s some condos where residents haven’t been let back inside yet.

elevators aren’t working here so it’s a trek up and down 11 flights of stairs to get out.

that would be 45 if you’re on the top floor.

I'm sure management will send around a team of guys with a spatula and a bucket of spackle and fix that shit right up.  Seriously, good luck with your housing.  I lived in Bangkok for a couple years a little over a decade ago, and I love the place, but I'm not sure I would trust my life to an earth quake damaged high rise built in an alluvial flood plain, regardless of how new it is, or who designed it.

9 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

I presume that's how you measure how big your dumps are.

Whatever the method is....I am a contender for the medal stand in that respect.

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so Bangkok is > 1k kms away and shit all fucked there, albeit not deadly. lots of videos online of building swaying all japanese like

yeah, Mandalay is toast. Not clue of the extent of high rise apartments in that city at all. But if there were any they gone i would think

fucking hell 

Currently in Bangkok and everything seems relatively normal today. Social media videos aside, I think we got pretty lucky here in terms of damage. 

8 hours ago, staboner said:

so Bangkok is > 1k kms away and shit all fucked there, albeit not deadly. lots of videos online of building swaying all japanese like

yeah, Mandalay is toast. Not clue of the extent of high rise apartments in that city at all. But if there were any they gone i would think

fucking hell 

banging around on google maps i'm not sure there's even a single actual high rise in mandalay. but there's a crap ton of 3-5 story brick or (probably shoddy) concrete construction buildings, probably not a one of which is standing.

'They're not stopping': Air strikes continue in Myanmar published at 08:25

08:25

7f9cb964-d428-4cea-bd13-f73c0f142456.jpgRebecca Henschke
BBC Eye reporter and former Asia editor

The Myanmar military is continuing to carry out air strikes in areas declared states of emergency.

The People’s Defence Force – a network of pro-democracy civilian Milita groups - have reported airstrikes in Chang-U township in Sagaing near the epicentre of the devastating quake.

David Eubank from the humanitarian resistance group the Free Burma Rangers told the BBC that “since the earthquake there’s been three air strikes in southern Shan state and Kareni last night. So, they are not stopping.”

The United Nations body investigating human rights violations in the country has warned that the military is carrying out war crimes and crimes against humanity against its own people.

The military are trying to crush a nationwide pro-democracy armed uprising that’s fighting to remove them from power.

A BBC data investigation late last year found the military now only has control of less than a quarter of the country.

In the air, the military has the upper hand. Using Russian and Chinese made fighter jets the military have been carrying out devastating airstrikes across the country.

They have hit schools, monasteries churches and hospitals.

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c4gex01m7n5t

 

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I am going to try hard and not Cr this. But I think it needs to be said.

Thailand is a key ally in SE Asia. Burma is tottering. I read the news today and I see all the other countries heading in with assistance. the US? nope.

Where the fuck are the FAST teams? Oh yeah, USAID. Why has Farifax, LA County or Miami not deployed their rescue teams? Has the WASP been sent in to conduct coordination?

We make fun of our country quite a bit. And rightfully so. When it comes to Humanitarian shit no one is better. We can drop in an ATC group anywhere and coordinate flights. Take over a port and get shit offloaded? Yep, we are damn good.

And silence.

In a previous time I would be heading to the area. Straight to the center? nope. That is where the experts need to be. We would be coordinating with all our allies, the USN, the USAF from a country near by.

This really makes me sad. All of my friends feel helpless we are not heading in.

Rant over. God protect those in the area. Except for the Burmese generals. Fuck those asian aggies.

 

 

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12 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

I am going to try hard and not Cr this. But I think it needs to be said.

Thailand is a key ally in SE Asia. Burma is tottering. I read the news today and I see all the other countries heading in with assistance. the US? nope.

Where the fuck are the FAST teams? Oh yeah, USAID. Why has Farifax, LA County or Miami not deployed their rescue teams? Has the WASP been sent in to conduct coordination?

We make fun of our country quite a bit. And rightfully so. When it comes to Humanitarian shit no one is better. We can drop in an ATC group anywhere and coordinate flights. Take over a port and get shit offloaded? Yep, we are damn good.

And silence.

In a previous time I would be heading to the area. Straight to the center? nope. That is where the experts need to be. We would be coordinating with all our allies, the USN, the USAF from a country near by.

This really makes me sad. All of my friends feel helpless we are not heading in.

Rant over. God protect those in the area. Except for the Burmese generals. Fuck those asian aggies.

 

 

Our policy of isolation even with aid, will result in the world being more violent.

5 minutes ago, locodos said:

I wonder if he has flood insurance?

 

That is real. I was in San Salvador during their quake in 1986. Shit was going everywhere. You cannot walk, you cannot run. It knocks your legs out.

And then all you see in the distance is a cloud of dust where a city used to be.

 

Well, I now know I will never swim in a rooftop pool in an area with seismic activity. 

5 minutes ago, SquishMitten said:

Well, I now know I will never swim in a rooftop pool in an area with seismic activity. 

At first, I half expected that one guy on the floatie get washed over the side. 

1 hour ago, locodos said:

I wonder if he has flood insurance?

 

 

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4 hours ago, locodos said:

I wonder if he has flood insurance?

4 hours ago, SquishMitten said:

Well, I now know I will never swim in a rooftop pool in an area with seismic activity. 

Seeing the building those people were on swaying compared to the horizon almost made me a little queasy.

Just remember, a good fraction of half the people on Earth are really fucking stupid.

1 hour ago, jimmyjazz said:

Just remember, a good fraction of half the people on Earth are really fucking stupid.

Bangkok Tourism Board:

  • Look at all of our buildings that didn't collapse, they're obviously perfectly fine in case of another earthquake!
  • You want to go bareback?  Why not, even if 50% of prostitutes have an STD, that's a 50% chance you'll have amazing sex and not have to visit your doctor or explain to your wife or husband how they caught an STD!
10 hours ago, elfenix said:

banging around on google maps i'm not sure there's even a single actual high rise in mandalay. but there's a crap ton of 3-5 story brick or (probably shoddy) concrete construction buildings, probably not a one of which is standing.

That sucks. Unreinforced brick buildings are a nightmare in an earthquake. The mortar crumbles.

21 hours ago, 83Horn said:

I'm sure management will send around a team of guys with a spatula and a bucket of spackle and fix that shit right up.  Seriously, good luck with your housing.  I lived in Bangkok for a couple years a little over a decade ago, and I love the place, but I'm not sure I would trust my life to an earth quake damaged high rise built in an alluvial flood plain, regardless of how new it is, or who designed it.

I agree with this. I lived in a few decent condos around On Nut and I'm not sure I'd trust the construction standards. Every site around town had workers bussed in from Cambodia, Laos and Isan with most likely questionable skills. I can't see ever investing in a condo in Thailand. 

1 hour ago, Sweetnsourpoke said:

I agree with this. I lived in a few decent condos around On Nut and I'm not sure I'd trust the construction standards. Every site around town had workers bussed in from Cambodia, Laos and Isan with most likely questionable skills. I can't see ever investing in a condo in Thailand. 

Or any place that doesn't have Mexicans pouring the concrete.

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