Earthquake
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@nzzp said in Earthquake:
@MN5 said in Earthquake:
@No-Quarter said in Earthquake:
Is Te Papa built on floats so that it won't sink if the land goes under? Or was that just a dumb rumour?
It's built on some kind of movable foundation, if that makes sense as in it will "sway" with the quake.....I think.
@taniwharugby I guess living in the sticks has the odd advantage here and there.
From https://www.tepapa.govt.nz/about/our-building#Earthquake protection
Earthquake protection
Our building sits close to a major fault line on soft, reclaimed land – how do we keep our taongataonga treasures and people safe?
To stabilise the site, 30-tonne weights were dropped on the ground 50,000 times – much to the dismay of nearby residents! Shock absorbers made of rubber and lead allow the building to move in earthquakes – up to half a metre in any direction.
In a major earthquake, Te Papa would be among the safer places in Wellington.
In a one-in-250-year earthquake, the building would be unharmed.
In a one-in-500-year earthquake, the building would need repairs.
In a one-in-2000-year earthquake (‘the big one’), the people and collections inside Te Papa would be safe, but the building might have to be demolished.Quake Braker
https://www.tepapa.govt.nz/visit/whats-on/exhibitions/quake-brakerI'm moving in
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@Donsteppa said in Earthquake:
@taniwharugby said in Earthquake:
@Donsteppa you are an anti-end-of-the-worlder aren't you, I can just tell.
I'm prepared, I have my
ZombieTrumpSuper Moon apocalypse pack handy!I'll go and get another vaccination and drink a glass of fluoridated water that day.
are you getting the google ad about Fluoride now?
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Another few strong aftershocks in the last 15 mins. Fuck you guys are getting hammered. Earthquakes, wind, rain, flooding - what's next a swarm of locusts?
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@taniwharugby said in Earthquake:
@Donsteppa said in Earthquake:
@taniwharugby said in Earthquake:
@Donsteppa you are an anti-end-of-the-worlder aren't you, I can just tell.
I'm prepared, I have my
ZombieTrumpSuper Moon apocalypse pack handy!I'll go and get another vaccination and drink a glass of fluoridated water that day.
are you getting the google ad about Fluoride now?
Nope, still getting popcherry.
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@No-Quarter said in Earthquake:
Another few strong aftershocks in the last 15 mins. Fuck you guys are getting hammered. Earthquakes, wind, rain, flooding - what's next a swarm of locusts?
Just went out for a drive, lots of roads cut off and slips being cleared.
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Cameron Slater is an awful person but this is great
http://www.whaleoil.co.nz/2016/11/bloody-whinging-poms/#more-281635
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@No-Quarter said in Earthquake:
Another few strong aftershocks in the last 15 mins. Fuck you guys are getting hammered. Earthquakes, wind, rain, flooding - what's next a swarm of locusts?
My fingers are crossed for a Zombie invasion. I'll get a shotgun and chainsaw ready.
@jegga fuck those poms and the horses they rode into town on.
I really hate the human race sometimes.
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@jegga said in Earthquake:
Cameron Slater is an awful person but this is great
http://www.whaleoil.co.nz/2016/11/bloody-whinging-poms/#more-281635
I hope they never got to eat the crayfish breakfast
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@broughie I'm sure it was a stressful situation for them but if the reporting was accurate ( big if) then they have not covered themselves in glory. Best thing would be to send them packing. No time for negative vibe merchants bringing everybody down at a time like this
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I can't imagine their tripadvisor review will be favourable.
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@mariner4life sounds like the helicopter company might get a nice review
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@Bones cmon bro, you know the English always wear shoes outside!
Mrs TRs Granny just about had kittens the day I went out to play in the snow in barefeet and shorts (as a boy who grew up in Northland and had never been somewhere while it snowed)