A "fortune teller" is saying that today that a massive earthquake will hit Taiwan. It sounds ridiculous, but living in Taiwan right now, I am a little bit creeped out.

Here are some links saying more:
http://www.holyblasphemy.net/10-hours-until-the-end-of-the-world-taiwan-earthquake-may-11-2011/blog

Obviously it's a prediction so there's nothing official - so far the Taiwan government has slammed the "prophet" and may be charging him with fraud.

It's 9:34AM, and its supposed to hit around 10:45AM. Will be pretty sick if it actually happens.

57 Corvette

Canada5941 Posts

May 11 2011 01:36 GMT

Keep us posted, Be ready to reply to this thread if it starts, just in case it knocks out your internetz.

holy_war

United States3590 Posts

May 11 2011 01:50 GMT

Better get your surfboard out and ride that 560 foot wave!

Probulous

Australia3894 Posts

May 11 2011 01:50 GMT

Face palm.

There is one in every bunch. The worst part is if there is an earthquake everyone will focus on how wonderful this guy is for predicting it.

In local news. Shamen predicts a rain shower next week. More at 5.

EtherealDeath

United States8366 Posts

May 11 2011 01:52 GMT

Well, if it's a 14 I'll feel it over here in North Carolina. So, if I start feeling tremors, then holy fuck I don't even know.

Actually, I do not. I will wake up from my dream.

Tsuke

United States52 Posts

May 11 2011 01:53 GMT

There is a 'prediction' for Italy today too:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110510/ap_on_re_eu/eu_italy_quake_myth

This 'prediction' is accredited to Raffaele Bendandi, a self taught seismologist who died in 1979. Thing is he never made this prediction.

The_LiNk

Canada863 Posts

May 11 2011 01:54 GMT

On May 11 2011 10:50 Probulous wrote:
Face palm.

There is one in every bunch. The worst part is if there is an earthquake everyone will focus on how wonderful this guy is for predicting it.

In local news. Shamen predicts a rain shower next week. More at 5.

Maybe that's how he predicted it; by palm reading.

Hidden_MotiveS

Canada2562 Posts

May 11 2011 01:57 GMT

http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=221505

This guy made a blog about it too. Quick we should all unite against this thing because it is stupid! That will make us look smart and we'll have changed people's perception of non-empiracly backed statements and predictions!

EtherealDeath

United States8366 Posts

May 11 2011 02:02 GMT

Hey I made a choose your own adventure type thing but with only one choice point!

Poll: The ground is shaking. Magnitude 14.

Make love with that girl you've been too shy to ask from. (9)

30%

Give up hope and drive at 200 mph like you've always wanted to. (5)

17%

Play with yourself. (3)

10%

Survival mode gogogo! (3)

10%

Turn into a zombie. (2)

7%

Experiment with seppuku. (2)

7%

Get crushed by books falling. (2)

7%

Meh. (2)

7%

Experiment with beastiality. (1)

3%

None of the above. (1)

3%

Get crushed by ceiling. (0)

0%

Fall through fissure in ground. (0)

0%

30 total votes

Your vote: The ground is shaking. Magnitude 14.

(Vote): Turn into a zombie.
(Vote): Play with yourself.
(Vote): Give up hope and drive at 200 mph like you've always wanted to.
(Vote): Experiment with seppuku.
(Vote): Make love with that girl you've been too shy to ask from.
(Vote): Get crushed by ceiling.
(Vote): Fall through fissure in ground.
(Vote): Get crushed by books falling.
(Vote): Experiment with beastiality.
(Vote): Survival mode gogogo!
(Vote): Meh.
(Vote): None of the above.

Coagulation

United States9633 Posts

May 11 2011 02:07 GMT

#10

So how long do i have left?

edit: under an hour apparently.

EtherealDeath

United States8366 Posts

May 11 2011 02:10 GMT

#11

38 minutes

Probulous

Australia3894 Posts

May 11 2011 02:16 GMT

#12

My last 38 minutes of life spent at work...

Oh well time to tell the boss what I really think about his "feedback"...

BRB...

Edit: Does anyone know where the nearest benefits office is? Seems the boss isn't as open to honest opinion as I thought.