I see dead people
I mean, I hear voices in my head ... but in a good way
Seems to me they are simply called "cracks", e.g. "Crack(s) in the earth's surface caused by the earthquake were 2 miles long". or "A crack closest to the fault line was 3 meters across".
I can't recall hearing any other word to describe the crack(s).
Posted by: Tom on Mar 18, 08 | 8:44 am
I can't find anything, other than "crack", so.. I'm going to have to jump on board with Tom - I think they're just called cracks. Cracks caused by an earthquake.
Posted by: sparx on Mar 18, 08 | 11:16 am
I've checked NOAA and the NGDC at NOAA as well as Wikipedia and a site on the history of earthquakes in Japan which included a glossary of effects from earthquakes. They all refer to the cracks on the earth's surface as "cracks". There are cracks below the earth's surface that have another name, and there are other names for different types of land shifts, but near as I can tell from my research, the actual crack is a crack.
Posted by: Tom on Mar 18, 08 | 12:13 pm
Thanks for your research, Tom! It looks like this naming isn't cracked up to what it should be.
Posted by: spudart on Mar 18, 08 | 12:59 pm
haha! You so fun-knee!
Now that we've solved that, why don't you use your superior cleverness to come up with a name!
Posted by: Tom on Mar 18, 08 | 2:14 pm
Posted by: Margaret on Mar 18, 08 | 2:17 pm
It's called proof you live in Los Angeles ;)
Posted by: Angie on Mar 18, 08 | 4:25 pm
there's a butt joke somewhere in all this.
ha! spud's spam filter didn't stop my last comment. I can say "butt" all day long on this blog. butt! butt! butt! butt! butt! butt! butt! butt! butt! butt! butt! butt! butt! butt!
Way to spread the butter around. Better be careful, you are pushing my buttons. I'm waiting for your rebuttal. Don't leave this topic unbuttressed.
Posted by: spudart on Mar 19, 08 | 10:31 am
Moose's butt comment was the 13,944th comment on spudart.org. Imagine if that was the 14,000th comment.
Posted by: spudart on Mar 19, 08 | 10:32 am
did psychopigeon have the 10,000th comment on your blog? I check his blog every once in a great while.
Seismic fissures. Not to be confused with anal fissures.
Posted by: Lisa on Mar 20, 08 | 5:08 pm
WOW! FISSURES IS THE ANSWER! I'M AMAZED! THAT'S THE ANSWER! RIGHT THERE!
Here's google's definitions of fissure. I feel like i'm having a brain fissure with all this knowledge. Posted by: spudart on Mar 20, 08 | 5:16 pm
*Technically* your brain CAN get a fissure, Spudz! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FissurePosted by: Lisa on Mar 20, 08 | 5:17 pm
So I have a fissure in my chin when I smile? Interesting. Is that proof that I live in L.A.?
Posted by: Tom on Mar 20, 08 | 6:01 pm
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