Just had to pass it on

[LI0NSFAN]

http://9gag.com/gag/4647245  makes you wonder.

[GKar]

Cool pic, with similar arches - but these two pics are from opposite ends of Japan, essentially.  Just the fact that either arch survived intact does, however, make you wonder about materials and construction techiques

[Guest cardcutter]

" these two pics are from opposite ends of Japan, essentially."  

 

 Nagasaki is a city in the south west part of Japan. How can the the Tory (arch) be from opposite ends of the country if they are in the same city?

Edited December 13, 2012 by cardcutter

[Guest seawolf138]

[quote name='cardcutter' timestamp='1355384671' post='859298'] " these two pics are from opposite ends of Japan, essentially."      Nagasaki is a city in the south west part of Japan. How can the the Tory (arch) be from opposite ends of the country if they are in the same city?[/quote] Picture claimed they are from the same city. They aren't. Can't lookup the link from my phone, but a couple of the debunk websites have talked about it. Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2

[Lumber_Jack]

http://www.snopes.com/photos/architecture/nagasaki.asp


The premise stands, that two similar arches survived catastrophic events. But Nagasaki wasn't hit by the tsunami, it's on the south west side of Japan.

[LI0NSFAN]

I knew that Nagasaki did not get hit by the Tsunami, but it still makes you think what those things are made of.

[Guest cardcutter]

Back in 82-83 i was stationed at MCAS Iwakuni. It is about 15 miles north of Hiroshima. The museum there has a lot of amazing examples of what the bombs did. I think the one at Nagasaki was even slightly stronger than the one at Hiro. At peace park , the epicenter of the blast was directly over a domed building. Most of the outer structure was still there in 83.

Edited December 13, 2012 by cardcutter