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Rockin and Rolling - a Taiwan weather report

LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
edited 2013-09-04 03:49 in General Discussion
Hi,
This very off of Parallax's topics, but likely to go viral. It has been raining and raining here. In other news, one train was derailed due to a mud slide, and a large building pushed off its foundation while diners quickly evacuated.

And yet... the below link really takes the cake.

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/must-see-massive-rock-falls-onto-traffic-just-short-of-flattening-vehicle/12045/

Comments

  • mindrobotsmindrobots Posts: 6,506
    edited 2013-09-01 04:55
    Hang on, Loopy!
    (Loopy, hang on!)

    ....sorry, couldn't resist.

    Seriously, take care and stay safe!
  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2013-09-01 05:21
    For all... take a look at the original YouTube footage. At 03 seconds you will see a mountain peak in the background crumble. That is the rock that eventually lands in the middle of the road.

    Everyone that lives here knows that the geology of the whole island is fragmented rock.. nothing is stable in torrential rains. Living in a big city is the safest place to be in a typhoon.
  • Martin_HMartin_H Posts: 4,051
    edited 2013-09-01 05:47
    I saw that video yesterday and it is pretty freaky. Thankfully the bolder stopped short of squashing the car as I would not want to see that.
  • ElectricAyeElectricAye Posts: 4,561
    edited 2013-09-01 16:49
    "Hello, Pat's Towing Service? I need help with a flat tire...

    ...And a flat... et cetera."
  • ajwardajward Posts: 1,130
    edited 2013-09-02 00:19
    Wow! I imagine a fresh set of undergarments was called for! ;-)
  • skylightskylight Posts: 1,915
    edited 2013-09-04 03:49
    He was very lucky that the initial mudslide caused by the boulder crashing down actually moved him from the middle of the road to the side otherwise in his original position he would definitely have been crushed
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