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Scientists Will Monitor Seahawks Stadium For Fan-Induced Earthquakes

posted by janrinok on Friday January 09 2015, @09:34PM   Printer-friendly
from the please-cheer-quietly-and-don't-stamp-your-feet dept.

AnonTechie writes:

On Saturday, the Carolina Panthers and Seattle Seahawks will meet for a NFC divisional playoff [American-style football] game at CenturyLink Field in downtown Seattle. But while football fans across the country watch the showdown, a team of scientists from the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN) will be keeping an eye on a different part of the action — testing an earthquake early warning system with the (inadvertent) help of Seahawks fans.

Back in 2011, a stunning comeback by the Seahawks led to such raucous celebration by the fans in CenturyLink Field that a nearby earthquake sensor picked up on the vibrations caused by the stomping of elated fans. Quickly nicknamed the 'Beast Quake' researchers decided to install more sensors to see if they could capture the phenomenon again. With the new sensors active, last year they were able to monitor 'DanceQuakes' caused by fans dancing in between large plays.

http://www.popsci.com/scientists-set-monitor-seahawks-stadium-fan-quakes

 
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  • (Score: 2) by nitehawk214 on Friday January 09 2015, @09:35PM

    by nitehawk214 (1304) on Friday January 09 2015, @09:35PM (#133299)

    But will the scientists be jailed if the Seahawks fail to score a touchdown?

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 09 2015, @10:21PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 09 2015, @10:21PM (#133316)

    insert Steve Ballmer joke

    • (Score: 2) by LoRdTAW on Saturday January 10 2015, @04:23AM

      by LoRdTAW (3755) on Saturday January 10 2015, @04:23AM (#133361) Journal

      I did and now it hurts when I go to the bathroom :-(