Big collection of photos from the NZ Christchurch Earthquake

[TalkingDog]

see many more at link: http://www.crashbang.co.nz/quake040910/index.html

[tabatha]

1. I did not know that steel could be stretched and bent like that

in such a short period of time, and when cold.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. A lot of these...esp. the brick buildings...remind me of the

Long Beach CA quake back in the 1930's (I think that's when it happened.) That quake was pivotal in getting new earthquake standards into the building codes.

Stunning pics!

[RandomThoughts]

3. Note that picture of the books is to turn the earth quake

into some other message.

The use of imagery to convey a message can be done easily by people.

Why did the quake happen?




One of us.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4CRkpBGQzU


I do have a question though, are some pastors still saying Indonesia tidal wave, Pakistan flooding, New Orleans Hurricane, and Haiti Earthquake were due to religion?

[gateley]

4. Peggy nailed it -- stunning pics! Thanks!! nt

[XemaSab]

5. Exhibit #2,135

as to why unreinforced masonry is a bad construction material.

Beautiful sandboils, though.