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04-02-2010, 01:11 AM
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#1 | | y'all better put some respeck on my name
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| Italian toads demonstrate eerie power
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British study says toads hopped away from breeding site days before deadly Italian earthquake
31/03/2010 7:53:00 AM
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON - Scientists may have a new ally in the struggle to predict deadly earthquakes - the humble toad.
British researchers have found there was a mass exodus of toads from a breeding site in Italy days before a major tremor.
Researchers from the Open University were studying the impact of lunar patterns on toads when they noticed a sharp decline in numbers. Days later, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit, killing hundreds of people and badly damaging the town of L'Aquila.
The number of pairs at the site fell to zero three days before the quake, according to the study, published Wednesday in the Journal of Zoology.
Lead author Rachel Grant said the findings suggested that toads can detect changes such as the release of gases or charged particles that foretell an earthquake.
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04-02-2010, 01:14 AM
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yea i heard about this on the radio
time to raise toads as pets
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04-02-2010, 01:20 AM
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we desperately need this, esp in vancouver..
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04-02-2010, 01:25 AM
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yeah this could be really useful
they left the site 3 days in advance, more then enough time to pack up your shit in the event of an imminent earthquake
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04-02-2010, 01:33 AM
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#5 | | Unofficial Tin Foil Hat Specialist.
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It's not just Toads. It's been a known fact that Insects, rodents and many other animals know when a quake will occur days before it actually happens. Odd how this comes as news. :/
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04-02-2010, 01:40 AM
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#6 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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Many animals, including rats and birds, have this type of instinct.
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04-02-2010, 01:44 AM
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04-02-2010, 04:46 AM
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#8 | | Hypa owned my ass at least once
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Originally Posted by - kT yeah this could be really useful
they left the site 3 days in advance, more then enough time to pack up your shit in the event of an imminent earthquake | or buy earthquake insurance.  | |
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04-02-2010, 07:23 AM
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Where do the toads go? It's not like they can travel very far.
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04-02-2010, 02:55 PM
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#10 | | Unofficial Tin Foil Hat Specialist.
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^ The Chinese caught them all.
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