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NoConversation9358 t1_ituamz4 wrote

Reply to comment by Fred2p1u in Android phones offered early US quake warning, beating iPhones to the punch | Google's earthquake detection network turns Android phones into seismometers, and it paid off yesterday. by chrisdh79

Just enough time to get somewhere slightly more safe. A 10 second warning is a goddamn miracle if you don't have one.

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r0ndy t1_ituavha wrote

It sounds dramatic, but you're right. That time is the difference between standing under a chandelier and moving to a doorway.

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RoastedRhino t1_itv5mld wrote

Also for a surgeon to lift the scalpel.

Or for a LASIK machine to turn off the laser in your eye.

Edit: adding because these examples came from a paper I read some time ago.

Stop high speed trains.

Lower crane loads.

Shut down natural gas pipes.

Turn off high speed machines like metal extrusion mills (don’t google accident videos)

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graflig t1_itv7u0h wrote

Damn I’m getting LASIK next week and I didn’t need this additional worry

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r0ndy t1_itvfhrl wrote

I'd assume the laser has safety stuff, but being a surgeon, that's a unique concern and issue!

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AskingForAFriendRly t1_itukko6 wrote

Middle of a building to a stairwell.

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NewDad907 t1_ituui5p wrote

Stairwells are not good during an earthquake.

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AskingForAFriendRly t1_itv54c3 wrote

Best you can do in 10 sec. Structurally sound in comparison to the interior with no/few windows.

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NewDad907 t1_itxzbxn wrote

I’ve had firefighters literally come to our building and describe how the stairs collapse inside the stairwell shafts, crushing and killing people.

I live in Alaska where earthquakes are a part of life.

Find an interior door and stand in the door frame.

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