How the Tartan Army makes predicting (small) earthquakes very simple
The outpourings of joy at Scotland’s goals against Denmark were officially seismic events
According to a team of researchers from Edinburgh and Padua universities and the British Geological Survey (BGS), an AI-powered earthquake-forecasting tool has been developed that can predict the risk of aftershocks just seconds after the initial tremor.
If this does indeed work well, it will, of course, be extremely useful to emergency services and so on. However, one does not always need a robot to know that the earth is about to move.
When Kieran Tierney scored Scotland’s third goal against Denmark last week, the fans jumped around and cheered so much that it caused a small seismic surge at the BGS station near Hampden Park.
Kenny McLean’s goal from within his own half, which made victory and World Cup qualification certain, then caused a disturbance compared to an “extremely small earthquake”, followed by something similar as the final whistle blew.
So if Scotland scores a goal or six in their opening game in next year’s finals, we confidently predict there will be similar tremors as the Tartan Army does what they do best – celebrate. No Scotland, no party.
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