Why can't we get an X over San Andreas?What Happened The Last Time Two Eclipses Formed A Giant "X" Over The New Madrid Fault Zone?
Could it be possible that history is about to repeat itself? On April 8th, the Great American Eclipse of 2024 will complete the giant “X” over America that the Great American Eclipse of 2017 started. Meanwhile, the Devil Comet will be racing through our solar system for the first time in 71...endoftheamericandream.com
A heads up
But unfortunately many people don’t know there an earthquake fault zone in the middle of the country.
No. There are earth tides every single day from the passing of the moon overhead. During an eclipse, it's no closer or farther away than it ever is from earth in its elliptical orbit. I'm a geophysicist that studies earthquakes. There are excellent videos out there explaining orbital mechanics and when and how eclipses happen. Articles like the OP posted are typical tabloid garbage.
Even click-bait can be (by accident) informative . It mentions the Pons-Brooks comet makes it's 71 yea pass-by, and right now is the window for viewing . So i need to get the NV out with some magnification to take a look, as the last time it passed-by on it solar orbit I was not born yet.
Sure thing, people are ignorant and our schools suck, and New Madrid is a sleeping giant of a fault zone who rarely wakes but has great wrath when it does. But ignorant is lacking of knowledge, stupid is claiming or believing two eclipses several years apart making an "X" over a fault is going to create an earthquake. This is some next level stupidity.
This is why I love this forum. One minute you read someone reposting tinfoil hat fear porn, and the next thing you know a geophysicist enters the chat to tell the OP he's full of shit.
I've been a member here a loooong time and have been working in earthquakes for 20 years now. I usually stay out of posts like this, but I was feeling salty yesterday for some reason. No disrespect meant. Just trying to drop a bit of knowledge.
Around here, you’d get a better reception talking about the truth of the flat earth theory, how that jives with the hollow earth theory, and the use of giant didgeridoos- by the ancient Egyptians- to build the pyramids.I've been a member here a loooong time and have been working in earthquakes for 20 years now. I usually stay out of posts like this, but I was feeling salty yesterday for some reason. No disrespect meant. Just trying to drop a bit of knowledge.
If you really want to be depressed about the state of our education system, read Facebook comments on scientific posts.
