this post was submitted on 19 Mar 2024
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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

Japanese engineering is top notch

[โ€“] motor_spirit 9 points 3 months ago

๐ŸคŒ luh that level of automation, that's rad

[โ€“] Blaster_M 9 points 3 months ago

For better or for worse, Japanese put 110% in everything they do

[โ€“] civylw 3 points 3 months ago

There are two types of seismic waves, primary waves and secondary waves. Primary waves, also known as P waves or pressure waves, are longitudinal compression waves similar to the motion of a slinky. Secondary waves, or S waves, are slower than P waves. S waves are the destructive ones.

[โ€“] Jackcooper 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That sounds expensive and thus something that would not happen in America

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

It also requires cross jurisdictional interactions which is something else the US has an issue with.