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RE: [RC] [RC] FL - here we go again - terry banisterThank you, I was just looking for that in my draft files. It is called the "TRIANGLE OF LIFE"<html><P><IMG height=12 src="http://graphics.hotmail.com/emsmiled.gif"; width=12> Happy Trails!</P> <P>Terry</P> <DIV></DIV></html> >From: "Potato" <potato@xxxxxxx> >Reply-To: <potato@xxxxxxx> >To: <potato@xxxxxxx> >CC: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: RE: [RC] FL - here we go again >Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 13:25:47 -0700 > > > My neighbor sent me this. I tried to put it on Ridecamp but it was too large so it got rejected. > It is really a great article for anyone living in earthquake country. > If anybody wants it email me and I will sent the total article. > Potato > > Schools teach us to get under the desks in earthquake or bomb alerts. Goes to show you what they know. > > > >My name is Doug Copp. I am the Rescue Chief and Disaster Manager of the > >American Rescue Team International (ARTI), the world's most experienced > >rescue team. The information in this article will save lives in an > >earthquake. > > >The first building I ever crawled inside of was a school in Mexico City > >during the 1985 earthquake. Every child was under their desk. Every child > >was crushed to the thickness of their bones. They could have survived by > >lying down next to their desks in the aisles. It was obscene, unnecessary > >and I wondered why the children were not in the aisles. I didn't at the > >time know that the children were told to hide under something. > > > >Simply stated, when buildings collapse, the weight of the ceilings falling > >upon the objects or furniture inside crushes these objects, leaving a space > >or void next to them. This space is what I call the "triangle of life". The > >larger the object, the stronger, the less it will compact. The less the > >object compacts, the larger the void, the greater the probability that the > >person who is using this void for safety will not be injured. The next time > >you watch collapsed buildings, on television, count the "triangles" you see > >formed. They are everywhere. It is the most common shape, you will see, in a > >collapsed building. > > > >TEN TIPS FOR EARTHQUAKE SAFETY > > > >1) Most everyone who simply "ducks and covers" WHEN BUILDINGS COLLAPSE are > >crushed to death. People who get under objects, like desks or cars, are > >crushed. > > > >2) Cats, dogs and babies often naturally curl up in the fetal position. You > ,.................. _________________________________________________________________ Don?t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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