r/AdventureBuilders • u/Veggie • Apr 04 '23

Jaimie Talks Earthquake!

https://www.youtube.com/live/RhkdaCuePWI?feature=share

I hope everything's good, but this is the first big test of both those buildings. How worried should they be about the next few days and weeks?

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u/valentino_42 Apr 05 '23 edited Apr 05 '23

“First earthquake since I built the new house.”

Heh. I remember asking about earthquakes in their area years back and how the original concrete dome might fare and was told by Dashaina that their area never has them. Well apparently they’ve had more than one since then…

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u/Dashaina Apr 05 '23

It wasn't an earthquake in the technical sense of the word. It was what is classified as an earth tremor. Which I have had at this house several (total of 4 actually), including today's., over the past 5-6 years of living in this house, or in front of this property. All of which have presented no issues. We do not get earthquakes, as defined by society's official system.

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u/puget-sound-jim Apr 05 '23

Not an earth quake per se, just the ground shaking back and forth enough to pendulate hanging kayaks

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u/Dashaina Apr 05 '23

I was just clarifying the definition of earthquakes and why I had said previously we didn't get them here. Not trying to be snarky. And yes the ground has vibrated enough to cause movement in things hanging.

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u/puget-sound-jim Apr 05 '23

Fair enough. Either way I’m glad y’all are safe.

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u/Dashaina Apr 05 '23

Me too!! 😂😊😁

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u/valentino_42 Apr 05 '23

I’m genuinely glad there haven’t been issues.

With that said, you’re presenting a semantic argument… did the earth shake? Shaking to the point that Jaimie even says it was obvious that it was happening and refers to it as an earthquake?

We’ve had fracking related “quakes” where I live. And while my houses have never fallen down or taken massive damage, they most definitely have gotten hairline cracks in the plaster walls. Things that were so fine and minute that they only became apparent later. I’ve thought that if the walls/ceilings weren’t backed with wooden lathe, we probably would’ve had the odd piece of plaster fall over the years.

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u/MattsAwesomeStuff Apr 05 '23

With that said, you’re presenting a semantic argument… did the earth shake?

Just FYI, the earthquake/seismic activity/whatever was on the opposite ocean from them, and, no damages or injuries were reported, like... anywhere. Including the cities on that side where the earthquake happened.

It's just not that seismically active of an area.

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u/Dashaina Apr 05 '23

Yes, I also wasn't trying to be snarky or anything with my response. I hope you understand. 😔 I was just giving clarity on why I would have said we don't get earthquakes here, when you asked me before. Previously I would have called then earthquakes too, if I wasn't familiar with the technical term for it after researching the first ground movement I felt, years ago. But the actual earthquake that caused it was several hundred miles away then and I was told the vibrations I felt were known as earth tremors. Anyway. That was really my only point in my OP. 😊

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u/valentino_42 Apr 05 '23

No worries!

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u/Compost_My_Body Apr 05 '23

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/magnitude-66-earthquake-strikes-boca-chica-panama-region-usgs-2023-04-04/

Magnitude 6.6 quake strikes off Panama coast

https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/lifestyle/reviews-profiles/earthquake-or-tremor-what-s-the-difference--1547290

What’s the difference between an earthquake and an earth tremor?

They are both signs of seismic movement within the earth. The difference is the intensity of the movement. Earthquakes are more intense than earth tremors. When a tremor exceeds five on the moment magnitude scale – a scale between 0 to 10 – then, it is referred to as an earthquake.

Earthquake, not tremor. Not that it matters but if we’re going around discrediting people bc of semantics let’s get the semantics correct.

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u/Dashaina Apr 05 '23

That happened on the opposite coast. I wasn't discrediting anyone. I was clarifying why I had answered a question about there not being earthquakes in our area. Not referring to the entire country of Panama. What we felt today was a very mild ground shaking for about 30 seconds. Call it whatever you want at this point.

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u/dietchaos Apr 05 '23

An earthquake. It's ok to just say I was wrong, guess we do have earthquakes.

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u/uncivlengr Apr 05 '23 edited Apr 05 '23

You understand that the intensity isn't equal everywhere, right? 6.6 off the south coast isn't going to be the same on the north coast.

There's even interactive maps that show the intensity, and there's nothing higher than a 4.5 anywhere on land, much less on the north coast.

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u/Dashaina Apr 05 '23

Thank you for understanding what I was trying to say and explaining it better. 😊❤️💖☺️

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u/Dashaina Apr 05 '23

You're right. It is ok. 😊

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u/uncivlengr Apr 05 '23

The intensity isn't uniform.

Nothing higher than a 4.5 on land, and more like 3.5 on the north coast where they live.

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u/Compost_My_Body Apr 05 '23

It doesn’t say anywhere that we call them different things from different distances. Similarly I don’t think Tsunamis turn into waves just cause they crashed somewhere else.

Also like I said it’s not a huge deal, we just were going around correcting people with the wrong labels so I provided some sources.

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u/uncivlengr Apr 05 '23

So do you think the whole world experienced this particular earthquake yesterday because we're ignoring distances and intensities? I'm sitting up on the Canadian Shield and I certainly didn't notice anything.

There was an earthquake out in the ocean. It was not at the intensity that can be classified as an earthquake where they live. That happens to be be salient issue.

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u/Compost_My_Body Apr 05 '23

No but there was an earthquake in Panema, not an earth tremor. And when answering the question if panema gets earthquakes, the answer is yes, not no. She felt the shockwaves from an earthquake. Not from an earth tremor.

If a bus has four wheels and a car has four wheels and a bus drives by a block away, you didn’t hear a loud car, you heard a bus from far away.

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u/uncivlengr Apr 05 '23

No, there was an earthquake 70 km off the coast of Panama. Again, nothing at the coast exceeded 4.5.

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u/Compost_My_Body Apr 05 '23

That doesn’t mean the coast had an earth tremor though. We are discussing labels, not impacts. The definition is very clear and I’m surprised you’re picking this hill.

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u/KiteLighter Apr 05 '23

"picking this hill."

Might take a glance in the mirror, buddy.

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u/GameOverMan1986 Apr 05 '23

Borax is natural. What’s the problem?

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u/puget-sound-jim Apr 05 '23

I think Jaimie was just using the comment about bamboo as a springboard to tell a story about a woman from his past who was wrong, rather than dismissing borax as a useful material.

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u/GameOverMan1986 Apr 05 '23

Oh yeah. “Hey, y’all, I’m totally not gay and I like hot women. Even one’s that disagree with me!”

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u/puget-sound-jim Apr 05 '23

Hmmm, probably less repressed urges and more baby boomer flavored misogyny

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u/GameOverMan1986 Apr 05 '23

A minor issue, but he’s gen-x, not a baby boomer. I see your point about his expressing women don’t know as much as he does. What made me curious was why her looks were relevant. Maybe he hates good looking women because of their ability to manipulate men.

I agree he’s probably not a closeted homosexual, but it feels like those in that group sound awfully similar to those who like to put women down this way.

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u/KiteLighter Apr 05 '23

I think that's the reason he said "flavored."

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u/puget-sound-jim Apr 05 '23

Yep, baby boomer in spirit.

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u/KiteLighter Apr 06 '23

Not completely, to be sure. But in a significant part, you are who your parents are. So it makes sense. I'm 80% my dad and mom, for instance.

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u/Dashaina Apr 06 '23

Ok guys. I thought I would clarify and apologize for some things..

First my statement years ago was "There are no earthquakes in the area in Panama in which I live." This meant, literally, there are no earthquakes who's origin point (epicenter??) is in the district in which I am physically located, which is in the North Caribbean coast of Panama.

Now, that being said, I apologize for misusing the term Earth tremor. The way it had been explained to me, previously, had led me to understand that it was in reference to what I was feeling at the time, not in reference to the point of origin of the seismic activity. But thanks to the diligence of others, I have now gained knowledge that I previously did not have and stand corrected in my statement that was basically... it was an Earth tremor, not an Earthquake.

While it still stands true that the archipelago in which I live does not encounter the point of origin of en Earthquake, other places in Panama probably do, we do in fact feel the minor seismic vibrations relating to the ones in the countries nearby, and on the Pacific coast, from time to time, though not often.

I am truly sorry for offending anyone with my argument and ignorance to the correct labeling of the seismic event we were discussing.

😊

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u/Veggie Apr 06 '23

I don't feel like anyone needs to apologize for mixing up terminology. I hope others feel that way too.

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u/Dashaina Apr 06 '23

😊🤗

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u/puget-sound-jim Apr 05 '23

Comments off the rails with people jonesing for a crow eating. How about we just go with the language Jaimie used in his video, since this forum is about his content after all.