To the post showing the order in Japanese society, its amazing.
Even not in a disaster, the order was intense when I was over there.
When in line at immigrations, there must have been 500-600 people waiting in line and the room was dead silent, not screaming idiots, just quiet talking.
The biggest thing I noticed was the escalators at train stations. If you were intending to stand on the escalator you made sure you were all single file on the right side of the escalator and you allowed the left side to be open for anyone that needed to move up them faster, it was amazing how well this worked. Every station I was at this was just practice, and I didn't even see any signs saying this is what you do, it was just done.
shaw
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Originally posted by Joss Weatherby
To the post showing the order in Japanese society, its amazing.
Even not in a disaster, the order was intense when I was over there.
When in line at immigrations, there must have been 500-600 people waiting in line and the room was dead silent, not screaming idiots, just quiet talking.
The biggest thing I noticed was the escalators at train stations. If you were intending to stand on the escalator you made sure you were all single file on the right side of the escalator and you allowed the left side to be open for anyone that needed to move up them faster, it was amazing how well this worked. Every station I was at this was just practice, and I didn't even see any signs saying this is what you do, it was just done.
I think that's as much a byproduct of congested living environments as it is of culture. I notice the same thing in NYC vs. the rest of the country--people just adapt. Even compared to Chicago, the organization is vastly superior. There's just no way to function with that level of traffic if people don't start following the rules; if 3 people are on a 'moving sidewalk,' it doesn't matter where they stand. With 300, they HAVE to get in line.
I'd say there's a 'chicken vs. egg' debate, but the society, as a whole, had adopted that nature long before such dense population of metropolitan areas.
Joss Weatherby
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Originally posted by shaw
I'd say there's a 'chicken vs. egg' debate, but the society, as a whole, had adopted that nature long before such dense population of metropolitan areas.
There is something to be said about nearly homogeneous societies.
LiquidX
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Originally posted by Jackson
~30 second video of Tsunami coming over rooftops!
It's crazy to see people trying to run away on their cars and get caught up. Kinda saw that on thsi and other footages. :(
The17sss
2 of the craziest videos I've seen so far. holy . I can't embed them though. First one is under 2 minutes.
Now this one... WOW. 6 minutes but worth the watch as it shows a town go from dry to utterly destroyed in stages. It starts off looking like some harmless rainwater spilling down a normal city street. By the 2nd minute cars are floating. By minute 3, it's like a class 5 rapids 10 feet high... and by minute 5, entire buildings have been dislodged and are being carried away! :wtf: :wtf: :wtf:
Originally posted by Joss Weatherby
There is something to be said about nearly homogeneous societies.
Doesn't have to be homogenous to convince people to move in an orderly fashion when beneficial. Like I said, NYC is a perfect example.
Yes, Tokyo, especially, is still on another level. Due to environment or society? I don't know. It's still interesting. Inb4thatoneintersection
Not to pull too much of a "parachute from planes," but isn't there some way to prevent against such enormous devastation from tsunamis? Giant robot walls would be awesome (it is Japan), but are there any practical solutions? Examples?
