At 10 AM PST, upwards of 5 million Los Angelenos will be participating in the cheerfully named “The Great Southern California Shakeout.” To the unsuspecting, this event sounds like nothing more than a wacky dance contest, but in actuality, it’s an all too scary earthquake drill that aims to simulate a 7.8 seismic event â€â€Ã‚ should one happen (and apparently it will). To help people get in the mood, shakeout.org has released this drill video, which allows people at home to get in on the fun. And by “fun,” I mean “the petrifying realization that this city is on borrowed time.”
Be warned: this video is slightly horrifying. Granted, there are no visuals (save an epilogue by Rosario Marin, Secretary State and Consumer Services Agency); however, the rumbling sound effects and the narrator’s soothing yet cold description of the quake might leave you, well, shaken (rimshot!). Now excuse me while I purchase a hardhat to wear FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.
Via LAist