Wednesday, April 01, 2020
Surfing a tsunami
In the last few years my vestibular system has been acting up, especially when I get overstressed or undersleeped. It's a useful negative feedback signal.
Last night around 5pm, just after I made the AVOIDABLE MISTAKE of paying attention to the panicators, I got a huge wobble.
No, wait. This isn't normal. It's going on for 30 seconds, and it feels truly physical, not just perceptual. Sure enough, the hanging pot in the living room was swinging to beat the band. I checked SpokaneNews facebook, and again sure enough, lots of reports were coming in.
The pattern of the reports is interesting. The South Hill, mounted on granite, didn't feel much. Everyone who lives over the aquifer got rocked.
In other words, we were surfing a tsunami in the aquifer.
No, wait. This isn't normal. It's going on for 30 seconds, and it feels truly physical, not just perceptual. Sure enough, the hanging pot in the living room was swinging to beat the band. I checked SpokaneNews facebook, and again sure enough, lots of reports were coming in.
The pattern of the reports is interesting. The South Hill, mounted on granite, didn't feel much. Everyone who lives over the aquifer got rocked.
In other words, we were surfing a tsunami in the aquifer.Labels: Heimatkunde, Metrology
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