Scyuntusts Assert New Japan Quake a "SooperMoon coninciDunce"

[SpiralHawk]

"Just because this new quake happened today, co-in-cid-ent-ally with the, um SuperMoon, is just, um a co-in-cid-en-ce. We are ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN OF OUR, UM, facts and stuff."

- eXperT ScyunTusts
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Strong earthquake hits northeastern Japan

Source: English.news.cn
2011-03-19 18:16:43

TOKYO, March 19 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 jolted northeastern Japan on Saturday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from the 18:56 p.m.(0956 GMT) quake. No tsunami warning was issued.

The focus of the quake was in the northern parts of Ibaraki Prefecture at a depth of about 20 kilometers, the agency said.

The tremor was widely felt in the surrounding prefectures. The building of Xinhua's office in downtown Tokyo swayed for several seconds.

Read more: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-03/19/c_13787765.htm

[SidDithers]

1. Amazing how anti-science DU is sometimes...

unrec.

Sid

[SpiralHawk]

2. Amazing how thin-skinned some people are

and how unwilling to regard relative reality.

Go fig.

[SidDithers]

4. So, did the supermoon cause the 6.1 in Japan on Thursday?

Or the 6.0 in Japan on Wednesday?
Or the three 6.0+ on Tuesday?
Or the 6.0 on Monday?
Or the three 6.0+ on Sunday?

So yes, the fact that there was another 6.0 in Japan the day of the "supermoon" really is just a coincidence.

And I love when the science-ignorant use Einstein to somehow "support" their position. #36 right out of the woo-woo credo

36 Quote Einstein, and do so often. Quote things he said if possible, but Einstein has been dead for ages now and so it's permissible to bring him up to date. Change the odd word here and there to make it clear that Einstein would have supported your argument if only he knew what you know. Act as if any arbitrary Einstein quote supports your position.

http://www.insolitology.com/tests/credo.htm

Keep up the good work :rofl:

Sid

[lbrtbell]

13. The moon's influence is more complex than that

We know it has a strong gravitational pull, and that it affects the tides (unless you're Bill O'Reilly, in which case you don't know shit).

Who's to say that the coming of the so-called supermoon didn't have something to do with the recent quakes, not just the one on this day?

If scientists write it off as "coincidence", nobody will ever find out for sure. "Coincidence" is the lazy man's excuse not to do research. This could be a learning moment, if people would throw away the coincidence crutch and buckle down to some hard work.

[cleanhippie]

22. No, its not.

See here...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=687947&mesg_id=688964

[Motown_Johnny]

26. Yes, the moon's gravity can move unrestrained water a little

You don't have noticeable tides in lakes and rivers because the gravitational pull is not as strong as you seem to think it is.


The gravitational pull is not anywhere strong enough to move bedrock.

Who's to say the "supermoon" didn't have anything to do with recent quakes?

EVERY SCIENTIST ON THE FREAKING PLANET!

Thats who.

[dionysus]

32. are you saying the Woo Degree i bought online is worthless Sid? are you? now i feel like a shmuck..

:(

;)

[Cirque du So-What]

7. Hot-linking to a portrait of Albert Einstein - regardless of size - does not impart integrity

to an otherwise nonsensical stance.

[geckosfeet]

16. A bigger pic of Einstein, or more appropriately in this case, Isaac Newton,

would emphasize the point more emphatically.

[Motown_Johnny]

27. The fact that these people don't know this is Newtonian Physics

should prove that are right up there with Billo when it comes to comprehending science form the 1600s.

[Hugabear]

20. I'll see your Einstein pic and raise you

[hobbit709]

3. and sometimes majorly sarcasm challenged.

[Buzz Clik]

5. So.... are we saying that the Super Moon (whatever that is) caused the earthquake?

[lbrtbell]

14. Just that it's worth looking into. n/t

[cleanhippie]

21. No, its not.

Think for just a sec about when the main quake in Japan took place, and where the moon was at the time.



Need a hint? The moon was at apogee, its furthest from the earth. Applying the basics of the scientific method, it is reasonable to conclude that the moons gravitational pull had nothing to do with the quake in Japan, or ANY of the hundreds of quakes that happen EVERY DAY on the planet.

[stellanoir]

6. happy "Sooper Moon"

mister hawk !!!

:loveya: true

[SpiralHawk]

8. Kinda gives a gives a fella the giggles

to see the fundies with their relativity in a twist.

THE BOOK OF ABSOLUTE TRUTH:
"If, however, the poster hotlinks to two (18-16, or 1 + 1, or 3-1) images of Einstein, then all previous propositions become preposterously putatively pusillanimously improper; and the OP becomes pristinely proper & perfect in perpetuity."

[SidDithers]

9. Relativity...

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.



Sid

[petronius]

18. I was going to comment on that word upthread - glad I read down first,

because I would have been ashamed to see my feeble effort compared to this perfectly-on-tone contribution... :)

[SidDithers]

38. Thanks!...

:hi:

Sid

[Desertrose]

34. Relativity....ah hey, it's ALL relative, dude.

:hippie:

[Motown_Johnny]

23. This is all Newtonian

it has nothing to do with Einstein or Relativity


The fact that you don't know that should be conclusive proof that you have no idea what so ever WTF you are talking about.

[Desertrose]

35. It is kinda amusing....

but yet predictable...

:hi: SH
:hug: :loveya:

[Bosonic]

10. What's the point of this thread?

To subtley advertise Einstein lithographs??

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

12. No.

[SpiralHawk]

15. Mystery is a thing not easily captured

And once deceased not easily exhumed

[Fuzz]

11. The super moon must be stopped. Quick, get some kryptonite!

[RadiationTherapy]

17. So are you suggesting we just 'believe' in a connection?

Or are you suggesting a scientific investigation? Because it seems you are mocking science which is the only tool that can prove your assertion.

How else do those not believing in the super moon effect get proven wrong? I don't have a problem with your beliefs, I just don't see any way for you to be proven 'right'.

[Motown_Johnny]

24. the logical fallacy is enough for some people

If B follows A then A must have caused B, even when they have nothing at all to do with each other.

[Motown_Johnny]

19. Yes, Absolutely certian... That is what things like math and facts can do

It is physically impossible for the difference in the gravitational effect of the position of the moon to cause an earthquake.


Hell, the moon can only cause water to move a little (tides) and it is an unrestrained liquid. How can anyone consider the possibility that it is moving huge amounts of rock?


This is stupid beyond belief. Un rec

[petronius]

25. The solid Earth is deformed by lunar and solar gravity, so there are Earth tides

on the order of a few 10s of cm, it's just that there's never been any sign of a significant relationship between these movements and quakes (and not for lack of looking, I presume)...

[Motown_Johnny]

31. don't tell them that

this is just gonna make things worse.



They will now say that a few centimeters would be enough cause an earthquake.

The gravitational force on one side of a fault line and the other is going to be (almost) exactly the same and shouldn't constitute any change in pressure along the fault.

[petronius]

33. I was going to mention that the crust also deforms (slightly) due to moving mass

from ocean tides, wind-generated currents, and even shifts in atmospheric loading. You think maybe ixnay on this aturalnay eformationday? :)

[RandomKoolzip]

28. Since the 2004 tsumani, DU has just gotten stupider and stupider with regards to science.

I can't believe some of the woo bullshit I read on here sometimes. I get enough anti-intellectualism from the right. I shouldn't have to encounter it on the left.

[NuclearDem]

29. lol earthquake weapons

[ikri]

30. Ever heard of an aftershock?

There have been over 200 aftershocks following last week's massive quake, 12 of which have been magnitude 6 or greater.

To point to this single aftershock out of hundreds and claim that it is in any way related to a "SuperMoon" is ridiculous.

[SidDithers]

36. Kick...

This thread is too good to let die

:rofl:

Sid

[Fire Walk With Me]

37. No offence intended to anyone, but 6.1 just doesn't seem that "big" anymore.

[dbt]

39. Back to the top with this, so

I can feel better when my Superiors rush in to tell me this stuff happens all the time. Please feel free to reassure me!

:evilgrin: