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#264776 - 11/03/13 01:31 AM Re: Oarfish harbinger of quake? [Re: benjammin]
hikermor Offline
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Where were the oarfish in 1971 (Sylmar), 1994 (Northridge), 1969 (the biggest ever - Anchorage)? Color me skeptical. Prediction of earthquakes by various species has been proposed for a long time - and the notion has never stood up to serious scrutiny. Of course, you never know.....
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#264785 - 11/04/13 12:23 AM Re: Oarfish harbinger of quake? [Re: hikermor]
benjammin Offline
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Maybe just one of those things that make you go "Hmmm....".
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#264801 - 11/04/13 12:28 PM Re: Oarfish harbinger of quake? [Re: benjammin]
JPickett Offline
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Registered: 08/03/12
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"Where were the oarfish in 1971"
They may have been in places where no one looked? I think the lore (iirc) says the fish beach themselves to escape, not to warn humans.

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#264886 - 11/07/13 06:20 AM Re: Oarfish harbinger of quake? [Re: benjammin]
Pete Offline
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Ahem ... I'm STILL here. Just sayin'. :-)
I think that particular oarfish was eating too many spiked cookies. That's a definite risk in San Francisco.

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#264907 - 11/07/13 10:36 PM Re: Oarfish harbinger of quake? [Re: benjammin]
nursemike Offline
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Originally Posted By: benjammin
I would truly be impressed were you to founder in the surf in Missouri, good sir.



Post sea-level rise coastlines

Only a matter of time until Memphis is a seaport; can Missouri surf be far behind?
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#264925 - 11/08/13 03:59 AM Re: Oarfish harbinger of quake? [Re: nursemike]
benjammin Offline
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Hopefully not in this lifetime, though.
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