The 4-Minute Mechanism: How Alaska Moved 50 Feet

Описание: The clock broke. Most earthquakes are over in seconds. On Good Friday 1964, the North American continent convulsed for four and a half minutes. We reconstruct the Great Alaska Earthquake—the moment physics failed and solid ground turned into an ocean.

This briefing explains the "Bootlegger Trap"—the geological deception beneath Anchorage where solid clay, under cyclic stress, underwent thixotropic failure. We visualize how the ground lost its structure like a "house of cards," turning into a liquid slurry that carried 75 luxury homes into the sea.

We analyze the impossible survival of the SS Chena in Valdez. Caught in a massive submarine landslide that swallowed the entire harbor, Captain Merrill Stewart made a split-second decision: instead of retreating, he ordered full power into the disaster, surfing a tsunami wave over the ruins of the city.

Finally, we reveal how a line of dead barnacles found by geologist George Plafker became the forensic "smoking gun" that proved the theory of Plate Tectonics to a skeptical world.

Discussion: Captain Stewart drove his ship directly toward the collapsing city to survive. In that split second, would your instinct be to reverse engines or go full power ahead? Share your strategy below. #Alaska1964 #Earthquake #Geoclysm #History #Survival


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📚 SOURCES:
-USGS Professional Paper 543-I: Tectonics of the Alaska Earthquake, in The Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964
-National Academy of Sciences: Captain Merrill Stewart’s logs (SS Chena)
-USGS Fact Sheet 2014-3018: 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake and Tsunamis
-Though the Earth Be Moved — Office of Civil Defense (1965)
-George Plafker’s field notes on tectonic deformation

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Disclaimer: This documentary utilizes AI-generated visualization to reconstruct historical events and geological mechanisms where camera footage is unavailable or impossible to obtain.
Credits:
– Music Score: Epidemic Sound (Licensed)
– Visual Direction & Production: Geoclysm
This video is created for educational purposes only. We do not intend to discredit any person, organization, or event, and we have no intention to offend anyone. Any resemblance to real persons, names, places, or situations is purely coincidental, or presented solely in the context of publicly available information.

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1:41 "The Clock Broke"
2:08 The Megathrust Mechanism: Unzipping the Fault
3:19 The Bootlegger Trap: Physics of Liquefaction
4:07 Turnagain Heights: Houses on a Liquid River
5:20 The Valdez Collapse: Submarine Landslide
6:01 The SS Chena: Surfing the Debris Wave
6:56 The Barnacle Evidence: Proving Plate Tectonics
7:41 The Legacy: A Dynamic Planet