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2003-12-29 Iran

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-12-29 14:50|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I would imagine that mud brick walls break apart completely, which is pretty unforgiving to persons trapped beneath the pile. Other types of structural walls, such a wood framed or reinforced concrete block would give people a greater chance of survival.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-12-29 3:02:07 PM|| 2003-12-29 3:02:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Probably not much wood in the region, though.

Posted by Pete Stanley 2003-12-29 3:29:10 PM|| 2003-12-29 3:29:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 AP, not just the mud-brick walls, but the type of roof:
The traditional sun-dried, mud-brick construction of houses doomed many occupants, as it has for centuries in quake-prone Iran. Heavy roofs, often sealed with cement or plaster to keep out rain, sit atop mud-brick walls that have no support beams.

In the Kobe quake in Japan, the older traditional wooden houses had heavy tile roofs. Designed to protect against typhoon winds, when they shook, the walls failed and the roofs dropped down on the sleeping residents. Then, the fires finished off the survivors.

Posted by Steve 2003-12-29 3:38:57 PM|| 2003-12-29 3:38:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Fox is reporting that at least three "corpses" started moving during their funeral processions! Remind me not to be buried in Iran.

I watched a special ("The Day They Died"?) on the History Channel earlier this weekend that mentioned George Washington no less specified in his will that he be laid out after death for three days before being buried as he understandably had a fear of being buried alive, which wasn't as uncommon back then (1799) as we'd like to think.

At least in modern times in America you are guaranteed to be dead--if you weren't before the autopsy, you will be during!

Posted by Dar 2003-12-29 4:59:45 PM|| 2003-12-29 4:59:45 PM|| Front Page Top

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