Originally Posted By TokyoSea There's quite a few on YouTube of course, but this one seemed most dramatic with the speakers going down. Fortunately no one was hurt. I think TDR should do something special for people who were there that day by welcoming them back to the park free if they present a ticket from the day of the earthquake. TDS is my retreat to escape and forget about things... with all that's going on right now I wish I could go there today. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIGK5e8yZjw&feature=related" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...=related</a>
Originally Posted By Mr X Yikes! The videos are strong reminders of what it was like that day, I'm sure none of us that went through it will never be able to forget it, that's for sure! (how long did it last, anyway? I haven't seen any official duration but it seemed to last a LONG LONG time!)
Originally Posted By TokyoSea not sure but agree it felt like an eternity... by watching some videos on the internet, looks like it was just a over a minute, maybe two. there's another video at TDS Cape Cod. I think I would have ran for mysterious island to try and get some elevation. tokyo bay is just a few yards away and a tsunami like that would have wiped out TDR for sure...
Originally Posted By TokyoSea this video here gives you a good timeline and also clearly shows the intensity ramp up <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E3LSZ7QzTs&feature=related" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...=related</a>
Originally Posted By Mr X Amazing video TS, that's certainly how I remember it! Thirty seconds or so of "wow, this is big", and then it just ramped up to "OMG!" level for a long time! Around that point, I was afraid my house might collapse. I can not even imagine what it must have been like up North near the epicenter!
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 WOW! That is really quite amazing. At first everyone is like "Oh, here we go again - another tremor in T-Town" and then it's like "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!" and they KNOW this one is different. Really fascinating to watch.
Originally Posted By retlawfan Yeah. I am amazed how calm everyone remains throughout. There would be such a different crown reaction in the Los Angeles, CA area.
Originally Posted By retlawfan Yeah. I am amazed how calm everyone remains throughout. There would be such a different crown reaction in the Los Angeles, CA area.
Originally Posted By SuperDry Oh, I don't know about that: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1LTUTW5m98&NR=1;#t=58s" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...1;#t=58s</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros What really amazes me about both of those videos (and even the one from LA : ) is how preparred for earthquakes Japan is on a cultural level. You can tell that everybody is concerned about what's going on, but there is no screaming, pushing, or wild running around. Yes, in the Narita one people are running, but they're doing it in a very orderly manner and headed straight for the exit. In the TDS one, after the shaking lets up, people stay calm, in the same area, and most stay sitting on the ground. They just know what to do. I can't imagine the chaos that would ensue if an earthquake of any size occured during Fantasmic! at DL. It's bad enough there after the show concludes the normal way; if there was some sort of natural disaster, no matter how small, it would just get rediculous. These videos really do highlight to me just how strong and well preparred Japan is on a public mindset level. It's just incredible to me.
Originally Posted By Mr X Here's one seemingly much closer to the epicenter. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ioRSdWJqQo&feature=related" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...=related</a> And a final one that adds an impressive (albeit creepy) element with the early warning system giving a count down! <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQVPfQu50yY&feature=related" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...=related</a>
Originally Posted By TokyoSea thanks Mr. X not sure if it's camera shake but I swear at 0:47 in the first video you can see the pillar dip or warp down into the floor. agree? the whole buidling was flexing, that's for sure. the second video is amazing... the countdown to god knows what.
Originally Posted By Mr X Sweets, I think that was the ceiling fixture collapsing. Can't be sure. (one freaky part is the "body" on the floor, which I'm pretty sure is a mannequin!). In any case, an horrific scene and I hope that everyone got out of that department store okay! The second vid IS freaky isn't it!? Amazing technology, but still...(and that sort of technology probably saved lives! people had a chance to turn off the gas, find a safe place, the trains were able to stop, etc...).
Originally Posted By Mr X Sure felt like it! (I'm rather an Earthquake novice, having felt plenty of small ones in Japan and Cali but this was my first and only "big one", but even so I was thinking to myself "this should've been done by now!" as we continued to rock and roll).
Originally Posted By SuperDry Yea, that early warning countdown thing is creepy! It's like a countdown to Doomsday.
Originally Posted By Mr X They should use this one instead... <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2XM1gus4A8" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...M1gus4A8</a>
Originally Posted By TokyoSea early warning system countdown very creepy... but SO POLITE!! in the U.S. it would be this... <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0GFRcFm-aY" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...FRcFm-aY</a> lyrics... "That's GREAT it STARTED with an EARTHQUAKE, it's THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT!"
