that the energy waves pass through it without shattering it. if the building is rigid, that s when it tends to fall apart, and that s what has happened to a lot of older buildings. i want to ask you about how we fair in the u.s. you always talk about retro fitting. how well are we doing with earthquake preparedness in w our structures? the region in the u.s. here in california the code is very strict because we have these. ever since the long beach quake, the codes have been very strict about it. we could be better. we could be, you know, on codes at the japan level. we just don t experience earthquakes as often as they do. nor do we take them as seriously. i really think we should be taking it more seriously. we really should be spending the money to save lives now rather than lose them later. that is a sentiment being ebbing quoed by experts with
elsewhere because of geography. studying performance of the buildings is important and particularly in terms of retro fitting, we re not far along enough in retro fitting buildings that were built let s say prior to 1970 which predate modern building construction and may not have the features that we want to get the performance we desire. mark, thank you very much for weighing in. we appreciate it. thank you. thank you. people in oklahoma are dealing with their own disaster. wild fires break out and destroy dozens of homes. more on that coming up for you on msnbc saturday. i do a lot of different kinds of exercise, but basically, i m a runner. last year. (oof).