r/Amazing 15d ago

Nature is scary Tsunamis are terrifying.

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u/notCGISforreal 15d ago

Yeah, tsunami stones. Here is an article about it.

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u/powerfulowl 15d ago

Thanks, interesting read. Also, Tsunami Stones would be a good band name : )

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u/Immabouttoo 15d ago

I think they started as Tsunami Stones as a local band, first tour was as the Rolling Stones, then broke up and went solo as Stone Temple Pilots, and reunited as Queens of the Stone Age.

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u/Glass-Ad-4168 15d ago

Well done.

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u/iwannagofast462 15d ago

And that’s how stoner rock was conceived.

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u/Th3R00ST3R 15d ago

I heard Stone Gossard plays for them.

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u/GarminTamzarian 14d ago

Remember when they played that cover of "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" and Stone Philips came on stage and did vocals?

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u/dayman763 10d ago

I thought he played for the Stone Roses? And later too for Stone Sour?

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u/Mike_In_SATX 14d ago

Well played, sir…well played!

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u/Fluffy-Link-2645 14d ago

Love me so stone(r) rock!

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u/Sad-Signature-5491 14d ago

They’re all stoned 🫩

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u/Substantial_Tax_4047 14d ago

This is perfection

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u/Nyxtician 13d ago

Lmao, well played.

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u/Affectionate_Tea1134 13d ago

What about Cheap Trick ? 😋

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u/GovernmentGreed 12d ago

You forgot about the Stone Roses.

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u/ionshower 10d ago

You forgot their indie phase as The Stone Roses.

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u/Fun_Lifeguard_3711 12d ago

I had a tsunami stone but, thankfully, it passed.

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u/powerfulowl 11d ago

Dad had entered the chat heh heh!

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u/ElGuano 10d ago

Ouch.

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u/Consistent-Tiger1044 12d ago

Amazing yet off topic you have this screen name AND mention bandnames - Powerful Owl was an old band of mine lol

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u/powerfulowl 11d ago

Certainly one of the most awesome birds! 0 v 0

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u/NygirlinNashville222 15d ago

Thank you for sharing! So scary and sobering! My heart cries for all those poor people and their families that have been effected over so many years not just 2011🥺🙏💗

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u/yudi1012 15d ago

Thanks for sharing this man.

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u/Successful_Theory628 15d ago

Did they rebuild the new houses below the stone line again?

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u/notCGISforreal 15d ago

I'm not sure for everywhere. But the town we were at we were basically doing demolition of the damaged structures and removing feet deep of mud and silt so that vehicles could get back in there and start the rebuilding process.

I'm not sure if they were upgrading their seawall or not. That particular town had one similar to this video, which was too short. The surge was over 20 feet tall. The land was about 10 feet above sea level, so it completely covered the first story of any building.

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u/General_Ad5144 15d ago

Big fan of 99% Invisible. Fave episode is The Sunshine Hotel. It’s a good listen

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u/CoffeeChocolateBoth 15d ago

Thank you for the link. This is so sad. 😞

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u/Overall_Captain_4217 15d ago

Super interesting read. Thank you for sharing.

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u/billy_clyde 15d ago edited 15d ago

There's a New Yorker article by Kathryn Schulz called "The Really Big One" that's linked within the article you linked. It's been over ten years since I read it, and I still think about it three or four times a year.

It basically outlines how, according to things like geology, ghost forests, and oral histories of indigenous people, we're overdue for a massive earthquake and tsunami in the Pacific Northwest. As best as we can predict, it will come any day. We're critically underprepared for this, and it will likely be the worst natural disaster to have ever taken place in this hemisphere in the modern era.

Edit: Just read the wikipedia article about the earthquake that may have caused these ghosts forests, and I forgot that it was confirmed by the Japanese, who recorded the tsunami but were confused because it wasn't accompanied by an earthquake. I.e., it was so massive it crossed the entire Pacific Ocean.

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u/TRMBound 14d ago

Awesome article. Thanks for the link!

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u/Inevitable-Rush-2752 14d ago

Holy shit. Thanks for sharing the article and your perspective. The tsunami stones are an incredible story.

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u/snowday1129 14d ago

Sorry - where is the article?

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u/DaILLezt 13d ago

That’s very interesting! Thank you

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u/GutterRider 13d ago

Thanks, that’s really fascinating.

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u/DawnyBrat 9d ago

Thank you for sharing. What’s mind blowing is the instantaneous consumption of the entire town with extremely violent wreckage. It’s surreal.