Earthquake Madness
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I've just come across this article - strange but appears to be true
"Rock bands can be loud, sure, but can they cause a genuine 4.5 earthquake?
You betcha! And not just once but twice!
London Police and the British Geological Survey reported receiving many panicked phone calls about swaying buildings, cracking windows and falling plaster. BGS confirmed a 4.5 earthquake had occurred on Aug. 8, 1992.
"People were frightened," said Alice Walker of the BGS. They thought high-rises were "going to fall down," she said. This was no tiny temblor.
Police all but laughed at Ms. Walker's suggestion that a mere rock band was the cause of the fierce shaking. But they stopped laughing when the same earthquake occurred again the following night at the exact same time, just after ska-revivalists Madness again took the stage for a second show.
It seems "the churning boogie fever of 45,000 people created huge waves in a subterranean lake," causing the "ground above to move as well, scaring the hell out of everyone in Finsbury Park not currently distracted by a band of middle-aged men wearing sunglasses on a cloudy afternoon. So, technically, Madness caused a mini-tsunami that led to a mini-earthquake, which is still an achievement, considering that those things typically occur in the opposite order," according to one internet account.
Although virtually forgotten in the U.S. after their string of 1980s hits, Madness is considered somewhat of a national treasure in the UK, drawing capacity crowds to the their annual "Madfest" concerts."
"Rock bands can be loud, sure, but can they cause a genuine 4.5 earthquake?
You betcha! And not just once but twice!
London Police and the British Geological Survey reported receiving many panicked phone calls about swaying buildings, cracking windows and falling plaster. BGS confirmed a 4.5 earthquake had occurred on Aug. 8, 1992.
"People were frightened," said Alice Walker of the BGS. They thought high-rises were "going to fall down," she said. This was no tiny temblor.
Police all but laughed at Ms. Walker's suggestion that a mere rock band was the cause of the fierce shaking. But they stopped laughing when the same earthquake occurred again the following night at the exact same time, just after ska-revivalists Madness again took the stage for a second show.
It seems "the churning boogie fever of 45,000 people created huge waves in a subterranean lake," causing the "ground above to move as well, scaring the hell out of everyone in Finsbury Park not currently distracted by a band of middle-aged men wearing sunglasses on a cloudy afternoon. So, technically, Madness caused a mini-tsunami that led to a mini-earthquake, which is still an achievement, considering that those things typically occur in the opposite order," according to one internet account.
Although virtually forgotten in the U.S. after their string of 1980s hits, Madness is considered somewhat of a national treasure in the UK, drawing capacity crowds to the their annual "Madfest" concerts."
ks.That sounds like it's come from a spoof news site?
However, this one is real - last minute goal at Leicester City caused mini-earthquake: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershir...
However, this one is real - last minute goal at Leicester City caused mini-earthquake: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershir...
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