Re: What the Tsunami Dredged Up (off topic)

[David Marjanovic <david.marjanovic@gmx.at>]

> Despite Mr. Marjanovic's assertion, the Laws of Physics still
> function without his esteemed permission. The water receded,
> before the wave hit the beach.

Erm... pardon??? Do they have to recede first? Does this depend on whether 
the Indian plate sinks or the Burma plate rises or both at once? Does the 
last of these 3 cases lead to the mountain hitting first in some places and 
the valley in others?

> > I've read/heard  some accounts of where people were stuck out on boats 
> > when
> > the water started behaving strangely becoming all swirlly and what not,
> > which I am told is indicative of the water receding. Another report
> > supposedly has a young girl, who has just recently learned of Tsunamis at
> > school, warning her mother about  the receding water and thus being able 
> > to
> > evacuate the resort in time.

Where did this happen?