Earthquake Survival II - Triangle of Life Fallacy
OK so I went online and did a bit of research about Doug Copp's article I posted in my previous entry and a number of established organizations and people have discredited it. For example:
1. Copp's simulation of the earthquake in which he collapsed a building in Turkey with 20 mannequins inside cannot be applied to all buildings, especially in the US, as the building structures are different.
2. That people trapped under furniture will ALL die is false. Decades of earthquake studies indicate that most people are injured by falling, sliding and flying objects therefore dropping, covering your head, and holding onto furniture will offer the highest level of protection in most cases. It's actually more dangerous to move to another location to find a potential spot for the triangle of life to occur during an earthquake. There's also the risk of being crushed by furniture if you are lying next to it and it slides.
3. That people can move to a desired location during an earthquake. Depending on the magnitude of the earthquake, most people usually will not be able to move during the strong shaking before the building collapses.
Anyway, here are a number of web sites you can check out to read more about this.
Earthquakecountry Info
American Red Cross
Marla Petal's doctoral research (I like this one the most)
1. Copp's simulation of the earthquake in which he collapsed a building in Turkey with 20 mannequins inside cannot be applied to all buildings, especially in the US, as the building structures are different.
2. That people trapped under furniture will ALL die is false. Decades of earthquake studies indicate that most people are injured by falling, sliding and flying objects therefore dropping, covering your head, and holding onto furniture will offer the highest level of protection in most cases. It's actually more dangerous to move to another location to find a potential spot for the triangle of life to occur during an earthquake. There's also the risk of being crushed by furniture if you are lying next to it and it slides.
3. That people can move to a desired location during an earthquake. Depending on the magnitude of the earthquake, most people usually will not be able to move during the strong shaking before the building collapses.
Anyway, here are a number of web sites you can check out to read more about this.
Earthquakecountry Info
American Red Cross
Marla Petal's doctoral research (I like this one the most)
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