Natural calamities, like earthquakes, are just another way for the earth to say that it has gotten sick with the increase in population and would like to bring it back to a more survivable number, according to a famous economist. But for most people of the present generation, they just seem to be a way to give themselves a kick.

One of the most popular inclusions at this year’s Tokyo Game Show 2008 is an earthquake simulator that can give you a real feel of how it feels like when an earthquake hits. The Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 3 can shake things up right up to Shindo 7 which is, supposedly, the strongest earthquake that could possibly be experienced. The Shindo 7 may, or may not, be the equivalent of the level of force experienced with an earthquake of 7.0 magnitude on the Richter scale.

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