[Rhodes22-list] FW: Earthquake survival 'TRIANGLE OF LIFE'
BenCittadino
bencittadino at gmail.com
Mon Mar 15 22:52:33 EDT 2010
Hey Greekster;
Thanks for this article. I remember the World Series quake of '89 and the
stories then about people who stopped their cars under the heavy trusses
between the slabs of the Cypress Street viaduct (which I think is the same
as the Nimitz Freeway) under the illusion they offered additional safety
from possible collapse, only to be crushed when the whole thing came down.
Not much danger in the Garden State, but I've got kids and Grandkids on the
left coast so thanks again.
Smooth Sailing,
BenCittadino
Geankoplis wrote:
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> My brother sent this to me, interesting, seems to make sense. Not a big
> concern for a lot of you (New Madrid faulties excepted).
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> Chris da Greek G
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> From: Brad Geankoplis [mailto:wanpro at pacbell.net]
> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 16:30
> To: napoli68 at charter.net
> Subject: FW: Earthquake survival 'TRIANGLE OF LIFE'
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> Subject: Fwd: Earthquake survival 'TRIANGLE OF LIFE'
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> Definitely worth the read...
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> From: "David reckling" <david at moserinsurance.com>
> Date: March 10, 2010 11:43:22 AM PST
> To: "David reckling" <david at moserinsurance.com>
> Subject: FW: Earthquake survival 'TRIANGLE OF LIFE'
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> In light of what has happened in Haiti, the 'shake' in Venezuela a few
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> and then in the Cayman Islands shortly afterward, the following
> information
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> EXTRACT FROM DOUG COPP'S ARTICLE ON THE: 'TRIANGLE OF LIFE'
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> My name is Doug Copp. I am the Rescue Chief and Disaster Manager of the
> American Rescue Team International (ARTI), the world's most experienced
> rescue team. The information in this article will save lives in an
> earthquake.
>
> I have crawled inside 875 collapsed buildings, worked with rescue teams
> from
> 60 countries, founded rescue teams in several countries, and I am a member
> of many rescue teams from many countries.
>
> I was the United Nations expert in Disaster Mitigation for two years. I
> have
> worked at every major disaster in the world since 1985, except for
> simultaneous disasters.
>
> The first building I ever crawled inside of was a school in Mexico City
> during the 1985 earthquake. Every child was under its desk. Every child
> was
> crushed to the thickness of their bones. They could have survived by lying
> down next to their desks in the aisles. It was obscene, unnecessary and I
> wondered why the children were not in the aisles. I didn't at the time
> know
> that the children were told to hide under something. I am amazed that even
> today schools are still using the ?Duck and Cover? instructions- telling
> the
> children to squat under their desks with their heads bowed and covered
> with
> their hands. This was the technique used in the Mexico City school.
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> Simply stated, when buildings collapse, the weight of the ceilings falling
> upon the objects or furniture inside crushes these objects, leaving a
> space
> or void next to them. This space is what I call the 'triangle of life'.
> The
> larger the object, the stronger, the less it will compact. The less the
> object compacts, the larger the void, the greater the probability that the
> person who is using this void for safety will not be injured. The next
> time
> you watch collapsed buildings, on television, count the 'triangles' you
> see
> formed. They are everywhere. It is the most common shape, you will see, in
> a
> collapsed building.
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> TIPS FOR EARTHQUAKE SAFETY
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> 1) Almost everyone who simply 'ducks and covers' when buildings collapse
> ARE
> CRUSHED TO DEATH.
>
> People who get under objects, like desks or cars, are crushed.
>
> 2) Cats, dogs and babies often naturally curl up in the fetal position.
> You
> should too in an earthquake. It is a natural safety/survival instinct.
> That
> position helps you survive in a smaller void. Get next to an object, next
> to
> a sofa, next to a large bulky object that will compress slightly but leave
> a
> void next to it.
>
> 3) Wooden buildings are the safest type of construction to be in during an
> earthquake. Wood is flexible and moves with the force of the earthquake.
> If
> the wooden building does collapse, large survival voids are created. Also,
> the wooden building has less concentrated, crushing weight. Brick
> buildings
> will break into individual bricks. Bricks will cause many injuries but
> less
> squashed bodies than concrete slabs. Concrete slab buildings are the most
> dangerous during an earthquake.
>
> 4) If you are in bed during the night and an earthquake occurs, simply
> roll
> off the bed. A safe void will exist around the bed. Hotels can achieve a
> much greater survival rate in earthquakes, simply by posting a sign on the
> back of the door of every room telling occupants to lie down on the floor,
> next to the bottom of the bed during an earthquake.
>
> 5) If an earthquake happens and you cannot easily escape by getting out
> the
> door or window, then lie down and curl up in the fetal position next to a
> sofa, or large chair.
>
> 6) Almost everyone who gets under a doorway when buildings collapse is
> killed. How? If you stand under a doorway and the doorjamb falls forward
> or
> backward you will be crushed by the ceiling above. If the door jam falls
> sideways you will be cut in half by the doorway. In either case, you will
> be
> killed!
>
> 7) Never go to the stairs. The stairs have a different 'moment of
> frequency
> (they swing separately from the main part of the building). The stairs and
> remainder of the building continuously bump into each other until
> structural
> failure of the stairs takes place. The people who get on stairs before
> they
> fail are chopped up by the stair treads ? horribly mutilated. Even if the
> building doesn't collapse, stay away from the stairs. The stairs are a
> likely part of the building to be damaged. Even if the stairs are not
> collapsed by the earthquake, they may collapse later when overloaded by
> fleeing people. They should always be checked for safety, even when the
> rest
> of the building is not damaged.
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> 8) Get Near the Outer Walls Of Buildings Or Outside Of Them If Possible.
>
> It is much better to be near the outside of the building rather than the
> interior. The farther inside you are from the outside perimeter of the
> building the greater the probability that your escape route will be
> blocked.
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> 9) People inside of their vehicles are crushed when the road above falls
> in
> an earthquake and crushes their vehicles; which is exactly what happened
> with the slabs between the decks of the Nimitz Freeway. The victims of the
> San Francisco earthquake all stayed inside of their vehicles. They were
> all
> killed. They could have easily survived by getting out and lying in the
> fetal position next to their vehicles. Everyone killed would have survived
> if they had been able to get out of their cars and sit or lie next to
> them.
> All the crushed cars had voids 3 feet high next to them, except for the
> cars
> that had columns fall directly across them.
>
> 10) I discovered, while crawling inside of collapsed newspaper offices and
> other offices with a lot of paper, that paper does not compact. Large
> voids
> are found surrounding stacks of paper.
>
> In 1996 we made a film, which proved my survival methodology to be
> correct.
> The Turkish Federal Government, City of Istanbul , University of Istanbul
> Case Productions and ARTI cooperated to film this practical, scientific
> test. We collapsed a school and a home with 20 mannequins inside. Ten
> mannequins did 'duck and cover,' and ten mannequins I used in my 'triangle
> of life' survival method. After the simulated earthquake collapse we
> crawled
> through the rubble and entered the building to film and document the
> results.
>
> The film, in which I practiced my survival techniques under directly
> observable, scientific conditions, relevant to building collapse, showed
> there would have been zero percent survival for those doing duck and
> cover.
>
> There would likely have been 100 percent survivability for people using my
> method of the 'triangle of life.' This film has been seen by millions of
> viewers on television in Turkey and the rest of Europe , and it was seen
> in
> the USA , Canada and Latin America on the TV program Real TV.
>
> Spread the word and save someone's life...
>
> The entire world is experiencing natural calamities so be prepared!
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