Sunday May 27, 2012

Grim work

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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members search for bodies Monday in Shichigahamamachi, Miyagi Prefecture.

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    smithinjapan

    Good job, guys, especially given the nature of the work.

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    Gurukun

    Geeeeez, it would be almost impossible to find bodies under every inch of all that mud.

    Good job, indeed! Ganbare!

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    tclh

    Goossh!! thats how you search for bodies, kind of mission impossible. These soldiers ,no doubt will be dead tired at the end of the day just to lift up their legs out of that thick mud , one after one after one...

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    mikemcfly87

    This is crazy... This is my wife's hometown... absolutely unbelieveable. Still can't beieve this happened. Ganbatte!!!

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    Sarge

    Gruesome job.

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    USNinJapan2

    Nothing worse than searching for something you hope not to find...

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    AxlTanaka

    Holy crap, this is my gf's place, thankfuly her family wasn't harmed but when i see this, I think it was a miracle.

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    Ranger_Miffy

    There is no more technically advanced method available than just poking around with a stick? I mean, seriously...

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    manfromamerica

    I mean, seriously...

    tell us one.

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    Ranger Miffy

    Technologically advanced doesn't always mean better. Tried and true, no matter how simple and uncomplicated, is often the best method to get some things done. An example from my line of work: every day before flight operations (and sometimes during if needed) everyone that works around the flightline does what's called a FOD (Foreign Object Damage) walk-down. We pilots, along with aircraft handlers, fuelers, maintenance personnel, etc. all line up in a straight line shoulder-to-shoulder across the runway/flightdeck and slowly walk its length while picking up every piece of debris we see in front of us like pebbbles, screws, nuts, bolts, etc. so that they can't potentially get sucked up into a jet engine and cause a FOD incident or worse. Could we develop a more advanced method using technology to sweep the flightline? Perhaps, but it certainly wouldn't be as simple, thorough or cost effective. Could these two soldiers be using a ground penetrating radar (GPR) unit? Perhaps. But it's highly impractical given the muddy terrain they're searching, the technical expertise/experience required to effetively operate a GPR, and the unit cost of a GPR times the thousands of teams like these two conducting the search. Simply put, sometimes a guy in waders with a stick is the best way to look for bodies. Seriously...

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