Today Rhinodom salutes Charles Richter, who somehow created a scale for weighing Earthquakes. We don’t pretend to understand it, but many Readers think highly of it, so We do too.

Earthquakes happen and always have, whenever they like. Not much warning and then a bunch of activity. It helps to be light on our feet, ready to hop one way or another.

Falling rocks are the main hazard, so smart Rhinos step away from hillsides till things quiet down. Duh.