Experts say no suspension magnet scientific basis for earthquake prediction

Written on April 19, 2010 by admin

Hanging a magnet on the beam, we can predict earthquakes? With public concern about a major earthquake Yushu in Qinghai Province continued to heat up, so start a message transmission on the Internet crazy, some people even in the online sale of this “early warning” magnet fortunes. Yesterday, this reporter interviewed experts in Hunan Seismological Bureau was informed that this has no scientific basis, not gullible. Yesterday, the reporter opened an instant messaging software, several groups also pops up this message: “Get a rope hanging in the high magnet, magnet stick a big piece of iron. Earthquake dramatic changes in Earth’s magnetic field, the magnet will lose magnetic. iron fell, rattled, and this house is not shaking in front will advance warning. 10 minutes ahead of time to tens of seconds, if the fall comes, earthquake will occur. ” They immediately informed in the online survey, which said that the news has been very Xuanhu heat transfer for several days, the Netease, Baidu, watercress and other major forums posted it, many users are reproduced in the thread. Taobao, even the “Dragon 93908955″ and three storefronts, open-outcry “earthquake forecasting magnet,” coins the size of a magnet, Jing Mai to 30.

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