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Japan Earthquake Videos!

Posted on March 11, 2011 by max

For those of you who want to see what the Japan earthquake was really like, here’s some videos from YouTube users during the actual earthquake of magnitude 8.9:

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Skyscrapers in Japan’s Earthquake/Tsunami Sway!

Posted on March 11, 2011 by max

Check out this video of skyscrapers in Tokyo swaying back and forth during the latest Japan’s earthquake/tsunami. It’s a good thing those skyscrapers were able to hold off the earthquake, retrofitted with earthquake-proof foundations.

via gawker

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730 Ton Damper Ball Keeps Building Stable!

Posted on June 24, 2008 by max

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYSgd1XSZXc

Here’s a 730 Ton Damper Ball that keeps Taipei 101 building in Taiwan stable, even during the Chinese earthquake as shown in the video.

Here’s how it keeps it stable:

What’s interesting about the 101 is that it has a gigantic suspended tuned mass damper, or hanging ball, which takes up four stories and works like thi

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Gadget Time – Koban’s SP-220E plays music, detects earthquakes

Posted on December 20, 2006 by max

Check this out audio gadget that also detects earthquakes.  This might be good for zedomax as we are in earthquake territory

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SMS Earthquake Alert; Letting You Know There’s Only Seconds to Live by Cellphone

Posted on October 18, 2006 by max

Cool, maybe i need to get this…

Having lived in San Francisco for the last four years I thought that by now I would have gotten my first decent earthquake out of the way. But alas, I am still an earthquake virgin. So I walk around with the question looming in my head, “When will it hit & then what the hell do I do?”

Luckily enough, the San Francisco City Government has my back. It just

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