"Kevin Gowen" <kgowenNOSPAM@myfastmail.com> wrote in message
news:2u1s6mF20urulU12@uni-berlin.de...
> John W. wrote:
> > Fabian wrote:
> >  > Kevin Gowen hu kiteb:
> >  >
> >  >> I never understood the Japanese practice of hiding under things
> >  >> during an earthquake.
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > Me neither. You should really hide next to something, not under
> >  > something.
> >  >
> > Being next to a table doesn't stop stuff from hitting you on the head.
> > Ever had a piece of ceiling plaster hit you? Or a book? Etc.
>
> Whoosh.
>
> - Kevin

I've gotta agree with Kevin on this one. Just compiling the numbers of
injuries in different areas throughout different earthquakes will show that
being "next to something substantial" is much better than being "under
something substantial". Live bodies are usually found inside voids in rubble
which are caused by buildups against substantial items. Some studies suggest
also that standing in a "doorway" is the last thing you wanna do. Headers
can slice you in half and things never fall down around them as many have
suggested.