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Potential Earthquake today in Taiwan

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exalted
Profile Blog Joined March 2004
United States3612 Posts
May 11 2011 01:36 GMT
#1
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.

too easy
57 Corvette
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada5941 Posts
May 11 2011 01:36 GMT
#2
Keep us posted, Be ready to reply to this thread if it starts, just in case it knocks out your internetz.
Survival is winning, everything else is bullshit.
holy_war
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States3590 Posts
May 11 2011 01:50 GMT
#3
Better get your surfboard out and ride that 560 foot wave!
Probulous
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Australia3894 Posts
May 11 2011 01:50 GMT
#4
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.
"Dude has some really interesting midgame switches that I wouldn't have expected. "I violated your house" into "HIHO THE DAIRY OH!" really threw me. You don't usually expect children's poetry harass as a follow up " - AmericanUmlaut
EtherealDeath
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States8366 Posts
May 11 2011 01:52 GMT
#5
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
Profile Joined June 2010
United States52 Posts
May 11 2011 01:53 GMT
#6
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
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada863 Posts
May 11 2011 01:54 GMT
#7
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
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Canada2562 Posts
May 11 2011 01:57 GMT
#8
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
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States8366 Posts
May 11 2011 02:02 GMT
#9
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
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States9633 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-11 02:10:12
May 11 2011 02:07 GMT
#10
So how long do i have left?

edit: under an hour apparently.
EtherealDeath
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States8366 Posts
May 11 2011 02:10 GMT
#11
38 minutes
Probulous
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Australia3894 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-11 02:55:26
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.
"Dude has some really interesting midgame switches that I wouldn't have expected. "I violated your house" into "HIHO THE DAIRY OH!" really threw me. You don't usually expect children's poetry harass as a follow up " - AmericanUmlaut
loving it
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada271 Posts
May 11 2011 02:32 GMT
#13
12 more minutes?
Stay gold.
gogogadgetflow
Profile Joined March 2010
United States2583 Posts
May 11 2011 02:34 GMT
#14
Woah. Did you guys feel that?
jello_biafra
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United Kingdom6638 Posts
May 11 2011 02:37 GMT
#15
8 minutes? Prepare yourselves!
The road to hell is paved with good intentions | aka Probert[PaiN] @ iccup / godlikeparagon @ twitch | my BW stream: http://www.teamliquid.net/video/streams/jello_biafra
iloahz
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
United States964 Posts
May 11 2011 02:42 GMT
#16
3 more min
Rhaegar99
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Australia1190 Posts
May 11 2011 02:46 GMT
#17
looks like nothing happened here
gogogadgetflow
Profile Joined March 2010
United States2583 Posts
May 11 2011 02:46 GMT
#18
Well. I guess that's it for Master Wang's "divinatio
carebear91
Profile Joined February 2010
Singapore236 Posts
May 11 2011 02:48 GMT
#19
so did anything happen?.
Coagulation
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States9633 Posts
May 11 2011 02:50 GMT
#20
Not here..
Flaunt
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
New Zealand784 Posts
May 11 2011 02:51 GMT
#21
wow. people actually believe this crap. going to be crazy to see how many people actually start to panic when it comes to 2012
What? You seek something? You wish to multiply yourself tenfold, a hundredfold? You seek followers? Seek zeros!
jello_biafra
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United Kingdom6638 Posts
May 11 2011 02:58 GMT
#22
Man, the people who actually bought this guy's shipping containers must be pissed lol.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions | aka Probert[PaiN] @ iccup / godlikeparagon @ twitch | my BW stream: http://www.teamliquid.net/video/streams/jello_biafra
holy_war
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States3590 Posts
May 11 2011 03:08 GMT
#23
Aww I missed the earthquake party?
The_LiNk
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada863 Posts
May 11 2011 03:32 GMT
#24
Man... people are so concerned with Uganda's Anti-Gay bill that they totally ignored how close Taiwan got to being wiped out from the face of the earth.

20.3 million people were so close to dieing and the whole world tries to save 500 000.

+ Show Spoiler +
I'm joking btw. Maybe it's poor humour I don't know.
exalted
Profile Blog Joined March 2004
United States3612 Posts
May 11 2011 03:49 GMT
#25
Yeah, looks like (thankfully) nothing has happened. 11:49 AM right now and looking to be in the clear.
too easy
Probulous
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Australia3894 Posts
May 11 2011 04:45 GMT
#26
On May 11 2011 12:49 exalted wrote:
Yeah, looks like (thankfully) nothing has happened. 11:49 AM right now and looking to be in the clear.


Until the next prophet comes along....

This reminds me of Life of Brian and all the messiahs
"Dude has some really interesting midgame switches that I wouldn't have expected. "I violated your house" into "HIHO THE DAIRY OH!" really threw me. You don't usually expect children's poetry harass as a follow up " - AmericanUmlaut
Shana
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Indonesia1814 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-11 04:55:40
May 11 2011 04:52 GMT
#27
Any update?

Edit: Nvm this is why you don't open a thread and leave it for like 30 minutes.
Believing in what lies ahead. | That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.
Jayme
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States5866 Posts
May 11 2011 06:28 GMT
#28
I couldn't comprehend the destruction of a magnitude 14 earthquake. Pretty sure most of asias cities would be flattened
Python is garbage, number 1 advocate of getting rid of it.
Ryuu314
Profile Joined October 2009
United States12679 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-11 06:57:03
May 11 2011 06:56 GMT
#29
On May 11 2011 15:28 Jayme wrote:
I couldn't comprehend the destruction of a magnitude 14 earthquake. Pretty sure most of asias cities the Pacific would be flattened

Corrected it for you
Hidden_MotiveS
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Canada2562 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-11 07:35:27
May 11 2011 07:35 GMT
#30
On May 11 2011 15:56 Ryuu314 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 11 2011 15:28 Jayme wrote:
I couldn't comprehend the destruction of a magnitude 14 earthquake. Pretty sure most of asias cities the Pacific The world would be flattened

Corrected it for you

Zlasher
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States9129 Posts
May 11 2011 08:04 GMT
#31
I predict that one will happen within the next 5000 years

Looks like I'm as credible as a fortune teller
Follow me: www.twitter.com/zlasher
Empyrean
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
17004 Posts
May 11 2011 08:06 GMT
#32
Jesus exalted, where have you been?
Moderator
EtherealDeath
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States8366 Posts
May 11 2011 09:48 GMT
#33
im so bored, i was waiting for my ceiling to collapse /sigh
back to watching TvT
tyCe
Profile Joined March 2010
Australia2542 Posts
May 11 2011 13:12 GMT
#34
Lol, apparently you can find anything in the TL blogs section.
Betrayed by EG.BuK
fearus
Profile Blog Joined December 2003
China2164 Posts
May 11 2011 13:21 GMT
#35
brb shorting tw insurance stocks!
bisu fanboy
Probulous
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Australia3894 Posts
May 12 2011 01:16 GMT
#36
Interestingly there was an earthquake in spain yesterday. Killed four people. Maybe our holy prophet got the place and size wrong?
"Dude has some really interesting midgame switches that I wouldn't have expected. "I violated your house" into "HIHO THE DAIRY OH!" really threw me. You don't usually expect children's poetry harass as a follow up " - AmericanUmlaut
bubblegumbo
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Taiwan1296 Posts
May 12 2011 12:32 GMT
#37
I saw something about this on the news and facepalmed, and I don't even know it was suppose to be 5/11 this year, why are people so stupid? The stupid news was also speculating about how the typhoon could affect it even though it's barely glancing past Taiwan.
"I honestly think that whoever invented toilet paper is a genius. For man to survive, they need toilet paper!"- Nal_rA
drooL
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United Kingdom2108 Posts
May 12 2011 15:17 GMT
#38
On May 11 2011 17:06 Empyrean wrote:
Jesus exalted, where have you been?


taiwan?
@nowSimon
PassiveAce
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States18076 Posts
May 12 2011 16:35 GMT
#39
On May 11 2011 22:21 fearus wrote:
brb shorting tw insurance stocks!


LOL

I wonder if this scare will actually affect the markets :p
Call me Marge Simpson cuz I love you homie
Fishball
Profile Joined December 2005
Canada4788 Posts
May 14 2011 06:07 GMT
#40
A little bit late, but just saw this in another forum... to those who get it, lol!

[image loading]

+ Show Spoiler +
Basically, the "fortune teller" Wong Sensei's last ditch effort is to ask White Beard from One Piece to create a magnitude 14.0 earthquake, which White Beard says, "Fuckoff".
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