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		Japan's quake damage size of four Katrina's. In other news, natural disasters are now using "Katrinas" as a unit of measurement (bloomberg.com)		111
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jehovahs witness protection		2011-03-23 09:31:13 AM

Can it be translated in to Rhode Islands, for us older folks?

WTF Indeed		2011-03-23 09:33:29 AM

So is it a measurement of damage in dollar value or scope, because Bush helped raise both of those by doing nothing.

Pocket Ninja		2011-03-23 09:37:23 AM

The Katrina scale is useful for measuring the actual physical impact of a disaster on a region's economy and infrastructure. But to measure the actual emotional importance and relevance to People Who Matter In The World, one must use the 9-11 scale, in which a ranking of "1" represents the Most Important Tragedy That Has Ever Happened, and everything else is awarded a percentage out of that. What happened in Japan was pretty serious, make no mistakes -- it probably does rank a 4.0 Katrina -- but it's definitely shy of 1 9-11. Maybe a .94 or something.

9-11-2000. Never forget.

xanadian		2011-03-23 09:58:24 AM

jehovahs witness protection: Can it be translated in to Rhode Islands, for us older folks?

f*ck that, how many Detriots is that?

SiON42X		2011-03-23 10:12:00 AM

I had a thought that it would be interesting if there were some universal constant like pi which could be used to calculate with absolute accuracy the scope of major catastrophes and allow for a method of measurement to be used for comparisons.

But then I realized that this is probably already the plot to the next Nicholas Cage movie and stopped thinking about it.

WienerButt		2011-03-23 10:30:22 AM

3-10-11 + 9-11-01 = 12/21/12

OMG

BroadbandGremlin		2011-03-23 10:30:32 AM

This is a common theme, the Obama presidency can only be measured in Katrinas.

lenfromak		2011-03-23 10:31:09 AM

Four Katrina's what?

I_Can't_Believe_it's_not_Boutros		2011-03-23 10:31:09 AM

I guess I need a new meter. I got a reading of 0.44 Vesuvii.

Whiskey Priest		2011-03-23 10:31:29 AM

That's 9/11 times a million

Cman1982		2011-03-23 10:31:37 AM

but the looting and welfare masses are 1/100th of katrina.

"where's my fema check!"

Prank Call of Cthulhu		2011-03-23 10:31:58 AM

Well, they've been doing four hecks of a job in getting the reactor fire out, so there's that too.

/Or is it four Brownies?
//What is the unit of farkupedness?

Andrew Wiggin		2011-03-23 10:31:59 AM

deadsanta		2011-03-23 10:32:15 AM

Like a baby's arm, holding a plum.

YixilTesiphon		2011-03-23 10:32:25 AM

Pocket Ninja: The Katrina scale is useful for measuring the actual physical impact of a disaster on a region's economy and infrastructure. But to measure the actual emotional importance and relevance to People Who Matter In The World, one must use the 9-11 scale, in which a ranking of "1" represents the Most Important Tragedy That Has Ever Happened, and everything else is awarded a percentage out of that. What happened in Japan was pretty serious, make no mistakes -- it probably does rank a 4.0 Katrina -- but it's definitely shy of 1 9-11. Maybe a .94 or something.

9-11-2000. Never forget.

I move that we refer to this unit as "Giuliani", or the G-Unit.

SiON42X		2011-03-23 10:33:08 AM

WienerButt: 3-10-11 + 9-11-01 = 12/21/12

OMG

3 * 10 * 11 * 9 * 11 * 1 > 9000 too, which explains why the disaster was so bad.

I think you're on to something.

Torchsong		2011-03-23 10:33:52 AM

So, then, Ishtar was like five Katrinas, amirite people?

/Tip your waiters, they work hard.
//I'll be here all week!

gtfan92		2011-03-23 10:34:02 AM

YixilTesiphon: Pocket Ninja: The Katrina scale is useful for measuring the actual physical impact of a disaster on a region's economy and infrastructure. But to measure the actual emotional importance and relevance to People Who Matter In The World, one must use the 9-11 scale, in which a ranking of "1" represents the Most Important Tragedy That Has Ever Happened, and everything else is awarded a percentage out of that. What happened in Japan was pretty serious, make no mistakes -- it probably does rank a 4.0 Katrina -- but it's definitely shy of 1 9-11. Maybe a .94 or something.

9-11-2000. Never forget.

I move that we refer to this unit as "Giuliani", or the G-Unit.

You, sir, have won 1 free internet.

JohnnyDanger		2011-03-23 10:35:05 AM

Can we make fun of the useless POS 'career victims' of Katrina now?

UrCa		2011-03-23 10:35:38 AM

I prefer the metric asston as a standard unit. The imperial asston is just too much work to convert into other measurements.

SickAsAParrot		2011-03-23 10:36:16 AM

How many Port of Texas Citys is a Tambora?

Tentacle		2011-03-23 10:36:57 AM

I thought tsunamis would be measured in floating VW Beetles

Rapmaster2000		2011-03-23 10:37:33 AM

I see the Japanese aren't looting. It reminds me of when we had this blizzard in Chicago and no one looted.

It's really about culture. You see, Southerners are used to handouts and largesse from the North, so when they don't get it they go crazy and start stealing.

miss diminutive		2011-03-23 10:38:49 AM

WienerButt: 3-10-11 + 9-11-01 = 12/21/12

OMG

3.bp.blogspot.com

Jackpot777		2011-03-23 10:39:11 AM

Shouldn't the combined measurement be 'sunshine-walks'?

www.tradebit.com

fireclown		2011-03-23 10:39:31 AM

WienerButt: 3-10-11 + 9-11-01 = 12/21/12

www.progreviews.com

Master of the Flying Guillotine		2011-03-23 10:39:50 AM

YoungSwedishBlonde		2011-03-23 10:39:53 AM

I need the conversion to Boston Molasses Tsunamis.

/please

Harry Freakstorm		2011-03-23 10:40:07 AM

xanadian
f*ck that, how many Detriots is that?

.5 Detroits

Cletus C.		2011-03-23 10:40:17 AM

Seems like a perfectly appropriate comparison because it's clear Prime Minister Naoto Kan doesn't care about Japanese people.

fatguyfat		2011-03-23 10:40:18 AM

9+8-6=11 which is 89 away from 100

www.hipsterwave.com

Bendal		2011-03-23 10:40:29 AM

So how many Katrinas are in a Krakatoa?

Vash The Stampede		2011-03-23 10:41:13 AM

3-10-2011 + 9-11-2001 = 12/21/4012

/FTFY

alowishus		2011-03-23 10:41:34 AM

IBreakdance2NIN		2011-03-23 10:41:48 AM

SickAsAParrot: How many Port of Texas Citys is a Tambora?

I'd say 10 Texas City Disasters = 1 Tambora.

/Texas City born and raised

luckyeddie		2011-03-23 10:42:03 AM

BroadbandGremlin: This is a common theme, the Obama presidency can only be measured in Katrinas.

How much is an Obama expressed in Derps?

Jackpot777		2011-03-23 10:42:14 AM

miss diminutive: WienerButt: 3-10-11 + 9-11-01 = 12/21/12

OMG

Excellent, except for one small detail.

ElGranCapitan		2011-03-23 10:42:40 AM

SiON42X: I had a thought that it would be interesting if there were some universal constant like pi which could be used to calculate with absolute accuracy the scope of major catastrophes and allow for a method of measurement to be used for comparisons.

But then I realized that this is probably already the plot to the next Nicholas Cage movie and stopped thinking about it.

This guy thinks you are on to something -

media.weirdworm.com

/hot like a drill bit to the head

Hollie Maea		2011-03-23 10:43:20 AM

Bendal: So how many Katrinas are in a Krakatoa?

Oh great...someone stuck in the old CGS system. Get with the times!

Smiths		2011-03-23 10:43:20 AM

Subby's mom is like 5 Katrinas

100 Watt Walrus		2011-03-23 10:43:29 AM

Japan's quake damage size of four Katrina's. In other news, natural disasters are now using "Katrinas" as a unit of measurement

Come on, Smitty. You got the pluralization of "Katrina" correct in the second sentence, so how did you screw it up in the first?

/Katrina's what?

YixilTesiphon: I move that we refer to this unit as "Giuliani", or the G-Unit.

Seconded.

//And while we're at it, I rank Smitty's apostro-lypse a 3/10 on the G-Nazi scale

jaybeezey		2011-03-23 10:43:44 AM

WTF Indeed: So is it a measurement of damage in dollar value or scope, because ~~Bush~~ the state gov't of Lousianna helped raise both of those by doing nothing with the millions of dollars that dissappeared that were suppossed to go towards maintenance and construction.

YixilTesiphon		2011-03-23 10:44:11 AM

WienerButt: 3-10-11 + 9-11-01 = 12/21/12

OMG

Convincing. I will mark December 21, 4012 as the end of the world on my calendar.

Nightmaretony		2011-03-23 10:44:35 AM

Andrew That is at least 500 milliHelens...

Whatthefark		2011-03-23 10:44:44 AM

The tsunami hit Japan with enough water to fill 4 bajillion Olympic sized swimming pools.

texdent		2011-03-23 10:45:29 AM

Shouldn't it be Godzilla invasions?

Jackpot777		2011-03-23 10:45:52 AM

Vash The Stampede: 3-10-2011 + 9-11-2001 = 12/21/4012

/FTFY

my_cats_breath_smells_like_cat_food		2011-03-23 10:46:02 AM

Pocket Ninja: The Katrina scale is useful for measuring the actual physical impact of a disaster on a region's economy and infrastructure. But to measure the actual emotional importance and relevance to People Who Matter In The World, one must use the 9-11 scale, in which a ranking of "1" represents the Most Important Tragedy That Has Ever Happened, and everything else is awarded a percentage out of that. What happened in Japan was pretty serious, make no mistakes -- it probably does rank a 4.0 Katrina -- but it's definitely shy of 1 9-11. Maybe a .94 or something.

9-11-2000. Never forget.

I have seen way too many of your posts to think that this was not done on purpose...

Lone Stranger		2011-03-23 10:46:20 AM

So how bad is it on the goatse scale?

Snarcoleptic_Hoosier		2011-03-23 10:46:34 AM

UrCa: I prefer the metric asston as a standard unit. The imperial asston is just too much work to convert into other measurements.

Isn't an imperial asston just 16.47 metric shiatloads which are 7.33339 imperial farkloads? The calculations practically do themselves.

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