Geology Rocks!

When I was in college I took a geology class. This was in Eastern Idaho where there is some interesting geology to be had. There are the Menan Buttes (which really are not buttes at all but tuff cones), a fault line that goes right under the gymnasium. This past week at the Boise State Vs. Idaho football game Boise State students recorder seismic information throughout the game.

Here is an article that describes it:
source: http://www.ktvb.com/news/Heavy-seismic-activity-at-BSU---U-of-I-game-70249732.html

Heavy seismic activity at BSU - UI game

by Nishi Gupta

Idaho's NewsChannel 7

Posted on November 16, 2009 at 10:42 PM

Updated today at 5:06 AM

BOISE -- Scientists say the Boise State University faithful literally rocked Bronco stadium Saturday during the BSU-UI game. A group of BSU students recorded seismic activity underneath the stadium for a project.

The preliminary results for the first half hour of the game are in. The most ground shaking happened during touchdowns, but it was even louder during turnovers. Fans around the stadium got on their feet at the same time causing the meters to spike.

"A turnover is unexpected and it's an abrupt event that happens unlike sometimes a touchdown you know the teams can be

kind of moving down the field and it becomes inevitable that they'll get a touchdown so the crowd reaction appears to

be strongest during turnovers. That's what we're finding", BSU Geosciences professor Matt Haney said.

Haney says the Vandal touchdown in the first quarter barely registered.

(emphasis added)