it’s an average day in Chengdu China until the city is suddenly rocked by a
until the city is suddenly rocked by a
until the city is suddenly rocked by a natural disaster of epic proportions
a massive 8.0 earthquake the fault line
a massive 8.0 earthquake the fault line is deep below the earth we’re two
is deep below the earth we’re two
is deep below the earth we’re two opposing land masses press against each
opposing land masses press against each
opposing land masses press against each other building up more and more pressure
other building up more and more pressure
other building up more and more pressure until finally one side slips releasing
until finally one side slips releasing
until finally one side slips releasing as much energy as a thousand atomic
as much energy as a thousand atomic
as much energy as a thousand atomic bombs for the people in this 8 story
bombs for the people in this 8 story
bombs for the people in this 8 story office building shaking earth and
office building shaking earth and
office building shaking earth and falling debris spell disaster for two
falling debris spell disaster for two
falling debris spell disaster for two whole minutes the structure is brutally
whole minutes the structure is brutally
whole minutes the structure is brutally rattled and now coming apart at the
rattled and now coming apart at the
rattled and now coming apart at the seams
seams
seams the building is collapsing brace
the building is collapsing brace
the building is collapsing brace yourself and step into this killer quake
what would you do hey stay put and take
what would you do hey stay put and take cover
be take shelter in a doorway or see run
be take shelter in a doorway or see run for the closest exit
here’s what you should consider you’re
here’s what you should consider you’re caught in an 8.0 quake on the first
caught in an 8.0 quake on the first
caught in an 8.0 quake on the first floor of an eight-story office building
floor of an eight-story office building
floor of an eight-story office building and the walls around you are beginning
and the walls around you are beginning
and the walls around you are beginning to collapse above you concrete and steel
to collapse above you concrete and steel
to collapse above you concrete and steel begin to buckle a building this size can
begin to buckle a building this size can
begin to buckle a building this size can weigh as much as 15,000 tons nearly
weigh as much as 15,000 tons nearly
weigh as much as 15,000 tons nearly twice as heavy as a Navy destroyer you
twice as heavy as a Navy destroyer you
twice as heavy as a Navy destroyer you might think most new buildings in
might think most new buildings in
might think most new buildings in earthquake zones are built on dampers or
earthquake zones are built on dampers or
earthquake zones are built on dampers or rollers to absorb movement but those
rollers to absorb movement but those
rollers to absorb movement but those systems are still surprisingly rare any
systems are still surprisingly rare any
systems are still surprisingly rare any second now the whole thing is coming
second now the whole thing is coming
second now the whole thing is coming straight down on you make your choice
straight down on you make your choice
straight down on you make your choice hey be
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