How would you survive a desaster?

So, as some news on the net has been saying, it seems that Rome will be hit by the most violent earthquake ever in a 20-ish days.

http://scienceray.com/earth-sciences...ake-on-may-11/

http://www.predictions-for-2012.com/...on_may_11_2011

You can find easily other stuff on the net...
The point is that people is going mental, people booking trips for that days, people speaking about it anywhere, bar, buses, markets, newspapers.
Just after the dramatic events of Japan, this thing is just silly.

As a Roman, I feel...well, amused by the overall hysteria, bravely worried, and recklessly don't giving a crap...all mixed.
Beside ducking and cover, what would you guys do if you were predicted an upcoming catastrophe where you live?

Open space (for when the earthquake hits) - and then High ground (in case of any Tsunamis).

So find an open space close to a high-rise car park - and hope that the car park is earthquake proof.

Also, they've never been very accurate when it comes to predicting earth-quakes - it's not like predicting the weather.

As we say in Ireland, "run for da hills, boyo!"

If you ask me though, it sounds like a "load of bull****", as we also say in Ireland. :)

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Originally Posted by talbot-trembler

As we say in Ireland, "POTATO!"

If you ask me though, it sounds like "POTATO - POTATO - POTATO", as we also say in Ireland. :)

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Fixed it ;)

And we just had hundreds of scientists telling us that it's impossible to predict the exact date when a earthquake will strike.

PS: Stand in the middle of the Colosseum. That thing stood there for 2000 years, surely it will get through whatever earthquake strikes Rome. Plus the walls would most likely collapse outward.

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So find an open space close to a high-rise car park - and hope that the car park is earthquake proof

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The last bit is crucial in this plan. :)

I would say we could start with spelling DISASTER the proper way... ;)

2nd advice: Learn norwegian and and be a troll with all us here :D But seriously, when they say it will be the biggest thing ever, I would get out of the city and preferably somewhere in the mountains, if they really are serious.

I'd stay inside playing LBP2.

Best think of a backup plan anyway, just in case it IS true. When the earthquake strikes you'll need to be ready for it. I'd recommend a hard hat and a high visibility jacket, and most importantly make sure you've backed up your LBP save on a memory stick or something. :)

LOL, you know, it's clearly bullpoo or potato :p, still, it drives quite a bit of anxiety, you know, I don't want to imagine the scene of some old dead man that meets me in the afterlife, look in my eyes and tell me: "I told ya, boy"...though I'm more worried about the sanctification of the late pope with like 3 millions of people in the streets :boo:

There's no way they could predict an earthquake with that kind of accuracy.

Unless they were pointing one of these at you?! :p

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HAHAH! That's my birthday!!!

This is for an... earthquake, right? Definitely need protective, brightly-colored gear (bright/highlighter vest, headgear, eye protection) in the local vicinity in-case it really does go down. If possible, head to an open, clear area, hopefully with no high buildings or telephone poles or trees around. But if worse comes to worse, stand under a solid door frame. It's usually one of the last standing parts of a building.

So what magnitude are they predicting? I know recently we got hit by a 7.5 down here with little to no damage, but your building codes are probably different.

http://images2.memegenerator.net/Ima...e-else-Patrick

It's impossible to predict an earthquake. Even Uniformitarianism has proven to be correct less than 1/4 of the time.

Still, you should prepare for the worst; Better safe than sorry.

Predicting earthquakes 20 days away? Mate, if you think we could actually do that, do you think Japan would be in the situation it is now? Haiti? It seems farfetched. But oh well.

Your info seems to be drawn from astrology, and the second source is about 2012. Not the most trustworthy stuff. I encourage my fellow LBPCers to avoid these.

Ya like others said, You really can't predict earthquakes... there are sooooooo many factors that cause an earthquake (when it happens, how powerful it is, etc.)

Oh man, it's just to have some laugh.
Do you think counterquaking after a good bean based meal will work? :p

hide in your basement
AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE LBP WITH YOU. oh and bring food too, food is good.
but more importantly lbp

What if the adsl brokes? :boo:

Earthquake in Brazil?
http://i56.tinypic.com/9k5ueg.png
If it happened in my city, it would go from hills to plains in seconds.... :O

Hey guys, I need smart ideas :p
So I prepared some Legos as LBP is unpracticable since the electricity should fail, beans...what else