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May 5th... the next super-moon, could bring in a super quake...

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by amm0bob, Apr 30, 2012.

  1. amm0bob

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    The Moon will be 221,802 miles away... the closest it will be all year... but on the Full Moon, not on a New Moon... so the effect will not be as great on crustal tidal motion as it was a while back... some have mentioned that it could be significant enough to help create the slippage along a significant fault zone...

    I think the coast off Oregon/Cali is due, and that there have been some significant temblors along that system of plate edge fault zones, to remind us that the fault is still very very active, and dangerous...

    Actually, most all of the high slip-rate fault zones are in the sights for this window, but if I had to pick a favorite... I still think either the Juan de Fuca or the Chilean Zone in South America as the most worrisome...

    The window in general is May 2-8 for a +7
     
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    You called the last one if I remember correctly. Too bad I don't gamble.
     
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    Glad to see you back on the job. Talk to payroll about reinstating your checks.

    Discounting for the moment that most science finds little correlation between lunar proximity and seismic activity, even less science finds any influence due to phase. I assume the thinking is that new moon phase puts the Moon between earth and sun, theoretically "adding" the gravitational "disruptive" forces together, but the full moon phase with the earth situated between the Moon and sun does NOT of necessity mean that the "opposing" gravitational forces would be any less disruptive - and could conceivably be MORE disruptive as forces applied from two directions could be more destabilizing than forces applied from only one direction.

    I don't believe any of it, but if looked at logically there is nothing to support the assumption that "combined" gravitational force is any more of a seismic "disruptor" than opposing gravitational forces.

    Anyway, if payroll overdid it with withholding and other deductions you'll have to take that up with Congress.
     
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    There is no evidence whatsoever that the moon has any effect on earthquakes. However, there are earthquakes every day, so predicting one on any given day is a pretty good bet.
     
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    Whatever...will the fishing be good is the real question.
     
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    Looks like the Moon only screws us while we're sleeping. :p
     
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    True...

    But what's the fun in that... :D
     
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    Psalm 2:04

    All that you touch
    All that you see
    All that you taste
    All you feel.
    All that you love
    All that you hate
    All you distrust
    All you save.
    All that you give
    All that you deal
    All that you buy,
    beg, borrow or steal.
    All you create
    All you destroy
    All that you do
    All that you say.
    All that you eat
    And everyone you meet
    All that you slight
    And everyone you fight.
    All that is now
    All that is gone
    All that's to come
    and everything under the sun is in tune
    but the sun is eclipsed by the moon.

    "There is no dark side of the moon really. Matter of fact it's all dark."

    Nor does it cause earthquakes, it just makes people nutz! :D
     
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    I'm pretty sure the Moon actually has 2 dark sides. The side most commonly referred to as "dark" is the side opposite the earth. This side is "dark to us", meaning we can't see it unless we leave earth with a spacecraft and travel beyond the orbit of the moon. The other side that could be called "dark" would be the side opposite the Sun. That being the side that would be considered "night" while standing on the surface of the moon (as opposed to the lit side which would be considered "day"). Since the moon is constantly rotating, the portion of the moon that is unlit by the sun constantly changes. It takes approximately 28 days for any point on the moon to get from "high noon" where the sun is overhead all the way around to "high noon" again. So one day (day-night cycle) on the moon takes 28 earth days.
     
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    Originally Posted by KK6PD [​IMG]
    "There is no dark side of the moon really. Matter of fact it's all dark."

    Danny, you are going to have to take this up with Roger Waters, it's the last line of lyrics of his song!:D
     
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    • Lunar Sidereal Period: 27.3 days
    • Lunar Synodic Period: 29.5 days
     
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    ;) I know, but I couldn't resist the opportunity.
     
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    do not know about an earthquake, but there is evidence of moonquakes during similar alignments...

    From On earthquakes, eruptions and the Moon | Wired Science | Wired.com :

     
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    Its the Suns MAGNETIC FIELD's influence .Its not mainly the moons influence.
    There is an astrophysicist who has been predicting the timing of earthquakes and volcanic activity correctly for the past year or more ,by predicting the Suns activity.
    (When there is a major Earth facing solar flare , the magnetic jolt is like the entire Earth is covered in dynamite a few feet deep and detonated all at once.)
    He also has predicted for decades(?), major weather events months in advance with a success rate of 85+%
    I would guess his volcanic and major earthquake(6.0+) prediction is closer to 100% for the past year.
    His prediction for May 5-7 is a high period for earthquake and volcanic activity.4 on a scale of 1-5,mainly due to an Earth facing solar flare.
    Most likely on the ring of fire, Northern region.
    His name is Piers Corbyn.
    He recently predicted the rains of April in the UK
    and the coldest UK May in 100 years.
    The UK Meteorological predicted the exact opposite,DROUGHT and WARM despite billions of pounds in funding and supercomputers.
    The dumbasses at the UK Met cannot predict anything correctly beyond a few days.Nor can anyone else using conventional meteorological "science".
    Basically if they cant see a Front approaching,they cant predict it.
    Same in the rest of the world.
    Yet Piers Corbyn consistently predicts major weather events months in advance,by observing the Sun.
     
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    my son and i are playing pebble tomorrow. i hope an earthquake doesn't spoil our round!
     
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    So if this guy is such an eminent scientist why havent you ever heard of him?
    Hes blackballed by the BBC because he is contrary to the government stance of CO2 causes climate and weather.
    BTW Piers Corbyn is a leftist.Hes avidly against CO2 climate change theory.
    His predictions are almost always right.
    Go figure.
     
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    Total b.s.

    Total b.s.

    If there were such a thing as "more than total" this would classify as more than total b.s.

    Nonsense.
     
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