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| + | A [https://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards/focal-mechanisms-or-beachballs#:~:text=A%20focal%20mechanism%2C%20or%20%22beachball,of%20the%20fault%20that%20slipped beach ball] is a graphic that is used to show the type of slip that a occurs in an earthquake. Upon seeing the rotating black-and-white volleyball, [[Ponytail]] gets distracted due to its resemblance to a beach ball, which causes her to be hit on the head. There are 3 types of slips: strike-slip (which Ponytail was distracted by), normal, and thrust. | ||
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Revision as of 21:05, 6 December 2024
| Seismologists |
 Title text: And even when they're not distracted, they usually get kicked out for illegal under-the-net 'subduction spikes'. |
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A beach ball is a graphic that is used to show the type of slip that a occurs in an earthquake. Upon seeing the rotating black-and-white volleyball, Ponytail gets distracted due to its resemblance to a beach ball, which causes her to be hit on the head. There are 3 types of slips: strike-slip (which Ponytail was distracted by), normal, and thrust.
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- [Megan, Ponytail and Hairy are playing beach volleyball. Megan has her arms outreached, like she had just set the ball. The volleyball is shown three times: once above the net, once heading towards Ponytail, and once after bouncing off Ponytail’s head. Wavy lines are shown on the ground to show sand.]
- Ponytail: Ooh, a strike-slip fault!
- Caption: Why seismologists are bad at beach ball volleyball
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Although probably unrelated, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Northern California, USA at 10:44 AM PST, causing tsunami warnings (which were later cancelled) and a state of emergency to be called.
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Possibly just a coincidence, but an earthquake struck off the coast of California yesterday.[1] If anyone seismologists were playing beach volleyball in the vicinity at the time.... 172.69.67.11 19:57, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- yo, Tori, you're from California. any seismologist friends that were playing volleyball? Caliban (talk) 20:41, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- haha, no. i do know some friends how play volleyball, but they aren’t interested in seismology (i think that one of them wants to become a prosecutor) [edit: i don’t think that the earthquake yesterday would’ve been inspired this comic strip-it hit during my 3rd period (about 10:45 ish) and I don’t think that Randall would’ve churned out a comic that fast] 42.book.addictTalk to me! 20:54, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
Ooh. Maybe I'll finally learn some stuff about the moment tensor beachball diagrams! Fortran (talk) 20:32, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
I think there's also a joke in there about faulting in volleyball? BunsenH (talk) 22:53, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
Question is, what do the beachballs depicted in the comic indicate in beachball diagram format? Is it accurate to the joke? 172.69.7.193 23:39, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
Usually played indoors? I'm pretty sure beach balls are supposed to be used at the beach. 172.69.67.137 16:42, 11 December 2024 (UTC) Add comment
