Comments on: Have any scientists figured out the size of the Tidal Wave caused by the asteroid impact in the Yucatan? http://earthquakequestions.com/have-any-scientists-figured-out-the-size-of-the-tidal-wave-caused-by-the-asteroid-impact-in-the-yucatan.htm Everything You Want To Know About Earthquakes Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:35:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mephistopheles http://earthquakequestions.com/have-any-scientists-figured-out-the-size-of-the-tidal-wave-caused-by-the-asteroid-impact-in-the-yucatan.htm/comment-page-1#comment-12436 Mephistopheles Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:49:02 +0000 http://earthquakequestions.com/have-any-scientists-figured-out-the-size-of-the-tidal-wave-caused-by-the-asteroid-impact-in-the-yucatan.htm#comment-12436 42 42

]]> By: Derek http://earthquakequestions.com/have-any-scientists-figured-out-the-size-of-the-tidal-wave-caused-by-the-asteroid-impact-in-the-yucatan.htm/comment-page-1#comment-12437 Derek Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:49:02 +0000 http://earthquakequestions.com/have-any-scientists-figured-out-the-size-of-the-tidal-wave-caused-by-the-asteroid-impact-in-the-yucatan.htm#comment-12437 It doesn't really matter, the wave didn't KILL ANYTHING. It was the 1,500 mile an hour winds that the asteroid impact created that did the damage. Instantly igniting everything it touched and burning it to cinders for over a thousand of mile, they died almost instantly with the oxygen burning out of their lungs. Even the ocean would have been deprived of oxygen at some levels. Not a pretty thought. But to answer your question, on the Discovery Channel they Claim the waves reached between 800 and 1,000 feet. Pretty much, humongous! It doesn’t really matter, the wave didn’t KILL ANYTHING. It was the 1,500 mile an hour winds that the asteroid impact created that did the damage. Instantly igniting everything it touched and burning it to cinders for over a thousand of mile, they died almost instantly with the oxygen burning out of their lungs. Even the ocean would have been deprived of oxygen at some levels. Not a pretty thought.

But to answer your question, on the Discovery Channel they Claim the waves reached between 800 and 1,000 feet. Pretty much, humongous!

]]> By: Jay S http://earthquakequestions.com/have-any-scientists-figured-out-the-size-of-the-tidal-wave-caused-by-the-asteroid-impact-in-the-yucatan.htm/comment-page-1#comment-12438 Jay S Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:49:02 +0000 http://earthquakequestions.com/have-any-scientists-figured-out-the-size-of-the-tidal-wave-caused-by-the-asteroid-impact-in-the-yucatan.htm#comment-12438 Yes. They've found the silt deposits, and they extend quite far into the Rocky Mountains. Yes. They’ve found the silt deposits, and they extend quite far into the Rocky Mountains.

]]> By: braxton_paul http://earthquakequestions.com/have-any-scientists-figured-out-the-size-of-the-tidal-wave-caused-by-the-asteroid-impact-in-the-yucatan.htm/comment-page-1#comment-12439 braxton_paul Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:49:02 +0000 http://earthquakequestions.com/have-any-scientists-figured-out-the-size-of-the-tidal-wave-caused-by-the-asteroid-impact-in-the-yucatan.htm#comment-12439 Estimated height of the initial tsunami -- 1/2 mile! Estimated height of the initial tsunami — 1/2 mile!

]]> By: Eagleflyer http://earthquakequestions.com/have-any-scientists-figured-out-the-size-of-the-tidal-wave-caused-by-the-asteroid-impact-in-the-yucatan.htm/comment-page-1#comment-12440 Eagleflyer Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:49:02 +0000 http://earthquakequestions.com/have-any-scientists-figured-out-the-size-of-the-tidal-wave-caused-by-the-asteroid-impact-in-the-yucatan.htm#comment-12440 If we are to believe the information in the movie "Armageddon" (a long shot, I'll grant you), a tidal wave 3 miles high moving at 1000 miles per hour. If we are to believe the information in the movie "Armageddon" (a long shot, I’ll grant you), a tidal wave 3 miles high moving at 1000 miles per hour.

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