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To: BenLurkin

“The only people who predict earthquakes are idiots and liars.” —Charles Richter

Now, forecasting is another matter.


2 posted on 08/10/2013 10:00:34 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: onedoug

If the scientific community were to accept the premises of the article, it could at least issue “watchers” the same way weathermen do for storms.


3 posted on 08/10/2013 10:03:23 AM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: onedoug
Richter died in '85, before serious computing power could be brought to bear on any subject, much less earthquakes. Science and techniques do advance.

/johnny

6 posted on 08/10/2013 10:18:35 AM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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