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Elspode · 04-20-2006, 04:06 PM

The April National Geographic has a piece about the San Francisco quake. In it, they have a picture of a fence that was originally constructed something like 75 years ago. Although it was rebuilt in the 1970's, according to the caption, it was rebuilt exactly as it was when it was torn down. Therefore, you see a displacement between sections of the fence of something like 15 feet...

04-20-2006, 04:06 PM	#6
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	The April National Geographic has a piece about the San Francisco quake. In it, they have a picture of a fence that was originally constructed something like 75 years ago. Although it was rebuilt in the 1970's, according to the caption, it was rebuilt exactly as it was when it was torn down. Therefore, you see a displacement between sections of the fence of something like 15 feet... __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog