Liquefaction from the Sendai earthquake – a remarkable video
Even more startling is the liquefaction happening in Christchurch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WoKu5VxKgs
Here is an awesome video by a Christchurcher showing how the sediments pouring up through earthquake cracks have the perfect mixture of water and soil to be prone to liquefaction:
For those of us who are not familiar with the term liquefaction. In simple terms, I think it means the soil becomes like quick sand because of the earthquake.
That's the most casual walk through a Japanese park during an earthquake I can imagine.
That is really disturbing, and it reminds me of something I just read the other day.
For any Seattle startup folks, just remember that all of Pioneer Square (and then some...) is a liquefaction zone[1]. Also, don't forget that the Viaduct is a death trap, and you really are better off never setting foot (or wheel, I guess) on it.
[1] http://www.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2011/03/16/more-sea...
Quite a remarkable video... a little less so when you get to the end and he informs you of the history of Tokyo Central Park (reclaimed land). Still... unbelievable. Much less dramatic that the Google images of entire communities washed from the Earth... devastating.
I've been in Tokyo for more than 20 years but I cannot tell which 'Central Park' this is.
Shinjuku Central Park is a well known one and it is surrounded by skyscrapers, but this one doesn't have them.
Any hints?
I've never experienced an earthquake. As such, the cracks and drifting earth make me doubt the reality of such a video. Does this drifting actually occur at the surface like that? Edit: speeling ;-)
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"a sombrero, and a huge clock"
Is this Chuck Norris wielding the camera?