nimbleharbor10 said:It’s honestly fascinating how some of these seemingly brand-new buildings collapse like houses of cards. What’s actually happening there? Are they cutting corners by using salt-contaminated sand in the mix, causing the concrete to crumble during an earthquake and everything just gives way? Or is it simply a matter of poor construction quality—where some structures stand firm without a scratch while others undergo a total structural failure? I don't buy the idea that sinkholes are swallowing entire buildings; from what I can see, it looks more like a catastrophic structural failure where the building collapses into itself. You see certain structures where the bottom floors give out first, leaving the upper section standing precariously after two or three stories have pancaked. Is it possible that despite having a history of massive earthquakes, developers are just building things without any regard for the next big one?
Being "new" doesn't mean it was built well; it just means it was finished recently. If they used insufficient rebar, contaminated sand, or a weak concrete mix, then a collapse isn't surprising at all. They sell these units to people, pack them in, and pocket the profit by skimming money off the raw materials. In my book, that kind of negligence deserves much harsher consequences than just a fine.
There's a photo showing a neighborhood where there were maybe six identical buildings, and only one is still standing—who knows why that one made it. It was two rows of three buildings, and just one in the middle of the first row survived. Then there's this totally new building that apparently just sank into the dirt; half the floors are underground now, tilted, and you can actually see it settling into the earth in the footage.
darkjackal70 said:Then you have Chile; they aren't exactly a global superpower, but just like us, they don't take kindly to their buildings being shaken up... though, if anything, they deal with much more intense seismic activity than we do here in the States.
And look, they used to hit 9+ on the scale back when people were dying left and right. Since then, they've stepped up their construction game, so those 7.5 to 8 magnitude quakes aren't really a massive issue—unless you run into landslides or sinkholes. I think Japan and Chile are unique because the fault lines don't sit directly under the cities; they're mostly out in the ocean (unlike those massive ones you see in Turkey). Btw, this eastern fault seems like a little sibling compared to the western one that runs under Istanbul—which could honestly be way worse. Now the big question is if the pressure has shifted onto that one too. If it has, we're looking at a much bigger disaster than what we just saw.
Constantine picked a pretty terrible spot for a city. If things keep going the way they are, it feels like God basically played a prank on him by putting the city right there.
Jamie Fox60 said:If an earthquake of this magnitude hit Japan, not even a single roof tile would budge! In some parts of the world, people just completely ignore the most basic professional standards.
Looking at these new clips... I mean, seeing buildings just sink straight into the ground while the frames stay intact—it's weird. It doesn't look like a construction issue; it looks like holes are just opening up under the foundations. Even the roads and the airport runways are all buckled and broken—not even enough to call it a landslide—but nothing can withstand it. It’s almost like the earth is just splitting open right beneath them.
neonpuma30 said:What does that even matter? Cyprus is its own independent nation and hasn't been a member of NATO then or now. Besides, Turkey didn't invade Greece.
But they were definitely tangled up on Cyprus's side during that whole conflict.
Raymond Anderson4 said:An earthquake just hit Turkey, and the death toll is already high. Honestly, more lives will likely be lost if they don't start conducting much stricter building inspections soon. : /
And yeah, it’s that same old issue—cutting corners on construction materials. You've got most skyscrapers standing perfectly fine, but then you have these individual buildings just collapsing like dominoes because someone wanted to save a buck.
bluerider63 said:Looks like things got pretty heated yesterday with a standoff between a Greek warship and a Turkish one. If this actually kicks off into a full-blown conflict, which NATO ally is the alliance supposed to step up for, or are they just gonna let both sides get absolutely hammered? 😁
A bit late to the party here—but if you look at Cyprus, both were already in NATO by then. When the guys start bickering amongst themselves—the rest of us just grab some popcorn and enjoy the show.
Whether they’re "modern" or actually modern—if those things start going off (anywhere, really), it’s gonna be a mess. Just imagine if one of them blows up right on their own soil. Given how much they've been bragging, they could probably launch anything at this rate.
So, some new rumors are floating around—or whatever you want to call them—suggesting RB’s issues at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway were actually caused by those recent upgrades. Apparently, they added something like 10kg to the car and messed up the weight distribution, which led to way more tire degradation than anyone expected and made the handling pretty rough. And it looks like the struggle is still happening in France, at least based on the first two practice sessions.
If these rumors are true, that RB "upgrade" was basically a massive downgrade.
When you factor in that Ferrari's aero upgrade seems to be working—meaning they can actually keep pace with RB now—you kind of get why the race played out the way it did. Just a side note, the same thing seemed to happen during the sprint in those last five laps (if the sprint had been five laps longer, Charles Leclerc probably would've overtaken Max in there).
In the last race, RB was consistently better at managing tires, especially compared to Ferrari. But in Austria, both teams just fell off a cliff. It’s almost like RB lost 10 laps because their tire management tanked, while Ferrari gained about 5 laps because they handled theirs better. Man... I mean, in Austria, Max's tires were completely shot after just 10 laps—Charles Leclerc and Saint were pulling nearly 1.5 seconds on him per lap. They really need to figure out what happened at RB, or we'll find out if they have any clue what they're doing once we watch the first two practices in France.
anyone know what actually happened with Leclerc's race car—like, did something get stuck under the pedal or was it something else?
and btw, regarding Sainz's car... honestly, they should just swap everything out at this point. It felt like the whole thing was about to blow apart whenever the bodywork started "breathing."
I guess he was just his own worst enemy psychologically. Between that thing with Max- and what happened yesterday with Luj, it feels like they finally convinced him he actually belongs here. When you see him stuck in a total junker of a car—especially when his teammate had way more experience and raw skill—it’s no surprise he started sliding backward. But honestly, bringing in Magnussen and getting a much better car under him changed everything. He seems mentally solid now. We'll just have to see how far he can actually take it.
Jacob Castillo70 said:Max, Charles, and Lewis got called in by the stewards... oops.
A parc fermé rule violation. They'll probably just slap them with a fine...
"It relates to the drivers' physios interacting with the drivers in parc ferme before they've been weighed. It has been going on for a while and the FIA have previously warned the teams it needs to stop" 🤣
haha, the FIA acting like cops and politicians with their laws😵 probably trying to "prevent adding extra weight" right before the weigh-in 😵
Turns out Max ended up with some parts from the Red Bull Racing car, and then Red Bull Racing gave them back 😬
Some people here were really dragging Charles Leclerc through the mud about it—funny how that works when their own sister team basically hands pieces over to Max
Richard Walker38 said:Red Bull didn't even show up on hards—they ate them just as fast, if not faster, than the mediums
edit : Kazo k mag said in his statement afterward that he had engine issues the whole race, so I guess that Ferrari engine is basically a ticking time bomb. Literally.
so I mean, they've probably swapped engines 5 or 6 times already across 3 different teams this year. Ferrari ditched Honda a few years back anyway.