Isn't our government just so grand? We used to have those Atomic bomb drills back in the 50's and 60's . Imagine having the nerve to tell kids they safe from a nuclear bomb that melts trees and concrete buildings but you safe under a wooden desk? Same government that said you're safe from a biological attack by buying duct tape and plastic sheets. Yep, if you have enough plastic to wrap around your face and duct tape it in place so you'll die of suffocation before the gas kills you. G.Affleck
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From: Potato
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 1:28 PM
To: potato@xxxxxxx
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Subject: RE: [RC] FL - here we go again
My neighbor sent me this. I tried to put it on Ridecamp but it was too large so it got rejected.
It is really a great article for anyone living in earthquake country.
If anybody wants it email me and I will sent the total article.
Potato
Schools teach us to get under the desks in earthquake or bomb alerts. Goes to show you what they know.
> >My name is Doug Copp. I am the Rescue Chief and Disaster Manager of the >American Rescue Team International (ARTI), the world's most experienced >rescue team. The information in this article will save lives in an >earthquake.
>The first building I ever crawled inside of was a school in Mexico City >during the 1985 earthquake. Every child was under their desk. Every child >was crushed to the thickness of their bones. They could have survived by >lying down next to their desks in the aisles. It was obscene, unnecessary >and I wondered why the children were not in the aisles. I didn't at the >time know that the children were told to hide under something.
>Simply stated, when buildings collapse, the weight of the ceilings falling >upon the objects or furniture inside crushes these objects, leaving a space >or void next to them. This space is what I call the "triangle of life". The >larger the object, the stronger, the less it will compact. The less the >object compacts, the larger the void, the greater the probability that the >person who is using this void for safety will not be injured. The next time >you watch collapsed buildings, on television, count the "triangles" you see >formed. They are everywhere. It is the most common shape, you will see, in a >collapsed building. > >TEN TIPS FOR EARTHQUAKE SAFETY > >1) Most everyone who simply "ducks and covers" WHEN BUILDINGS COLLAPSE are >crushed to death. People who get under objects, like desks or cars, are >crushed. > >2) Cats, dogs and babies often naturally curl up in the fetal position. You ,..................
