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Monday, March 14, 2011

Thinking about it

We are a couple of hundred miles from the coast. Elevation is only 63 ft. The question becomes; If a tectonic plate displacement occurs, would a wave 90 ft. tall be able to reach us? When it crosses the beach down near Houma, there is no longer a water base to feed it so it immediately begins to loose force and its base begins to thin. Like spreading butter on toast, is there enough to coat the land this far in.

The problem is mathematically solvable, if you have adequate information. But is it likely enough to need to calculate it? I think not. Were the wave that tall and in the Gulf, the rest of the earth would be suffering such upheaval as to make travel impossible anyway. Jon boat, preservers, pork & beans and vienna sausages with an assist from God is what you need.

1 comment:

GB Hoyt said...

I just remember that Grandpa said they hit a log so many feet down when they dug the well you use!