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March 20, 2005

India isn't the same place it used to be. Literally.

A seismologist in India says that the country has moved closer to Indonesia due to the massive earthquake which triggered the tsunami in December.

Dr Vineet Gahlaut said that India had shifted a few centimetres eastwards.

The expedition reveals the geographical distance between India and Indonesia - the epicentre of the deadly earthquake - has been reduced by between five metres and 15mm.

The amount of movement depended on the closeness of different areas to the epicentre of the quake, Dr Gahlaut explained. [BBC]

You see? The tsunami has brought the people of India and Indonesia closer together.

Science

POSTED BY ennis @ 12:29 AM

10 comments

1 · Amardeep on March 20, 2005 9:47 AM · Direct link

Isn't it rather "just a little to the right"?

2 · thelearner on March 20, 2005 9:52 AM · Direct link

Hope travelling between the two countries becomes cheaper.

3 · Ennis on March 20, 2005 1:49 PM · Direct link

Depends which way you're facing :)

I chose the more euphonious phrase

4 · Deepa on March 21, 2005 3:33 PM · Direct link

Good, this will make it a lot easier to invade :)

5 · Junglee Girl on March 21, 2005 3:39 PM · Direct link

15 millimeters, Ennis? Did the earth move for you?

6 · Ennis on March 21, 2005 4:37 PM · Direct link

Whaddya mean? That's a huge distance! Look at the photo of Mushie holding his hands apart, he's measuring out 15 mm ...

Oh, have I said too much?

7 · rajesh on March 21, 2005 6:10 PM · Direct link

15mm closer to the inevitable India/Indonesia mega-union that will dominate the world with delicious tea, batik shadow puppets, and exquisite diving spots. Can't wait. No really, I literally can't wait.

8 · Theo on March 21, 2005 7:17 PM · Direct link

Junglee:

It's not the size of the shift, it's the motion of the ocean.

9 · Junglee Girl on March 21, 2005 7:27 PM · Direct link

Theo: It's always sex and death with you, isn't it.

10 · Theo on March 22, 2005 9:00 AM · Direct link

Junglee: or food! More often food (and sometimes sleep) Just call me kumbhkaran :)

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