Lee's Force Field
As a Hong Konger, you must have heard one of the four major urban legends in Hong Kong: Lee's Force Field
It is said that there is a mysterious force field in Hong Kong, which can change the trajectory of typhoon The gravity of the typhoon caused the typhoon that originally blew towards Hong Kong to stay away from Hong Kong. Hong Kong
It is rumored that the person who controls the force field is the founder of Hong Kong's largest consortium and the richest man in Hong Kong - Li Ka-shing
Therefore, this seemingly incredible phenomenon is called in Hong Kong: "Li's Force Field"
Hong Kong can be regarded as a blessed land in China. There are neither volcanic eruptions that occur frequently in Japan nor natural hazards such as huge earthquakes, except of course typhoons.
In 1874, the outbreak of the Jiaxu typhoon in Hong Kong caused more than 2,000 people to die. Died
1906, Hong Kong's Bingwu typhoon and the Dincho typhoon in 1937 also killed more than 10,000 people each.
Therefore, in order to reduce the damage of typhoons to urban buildings, most of Hong Kong's buildings have incorporated wind-resistant designs
. Therefore, starting from the 1980s, Hong Kong because of typhoon There are very few deaths
There are fewer typhoons, and Hong Kong people are less and less concerned about typhoons. Some Hong Kong people even look forward to the arrival of typhoons, because when typhoons come, it means there will be additional typhoons. But not all typhoons , all have this qualification to grant Hong Kong a typhoon holiday. Only There will be no typhoon fake until typhoon No. 8 and above
Because a huge typhoon will not only affect the Hong Kong stock market, but also cause work to be suspended and students to be suspended.
However, starting from 2006, there have been fewer and fewer typhoons in Hong Kong. Even if Yes, but far Far from reaching the No. 8 standard
Therefore, a saying suddenly spread in Hong Kong: There may be a mysterious force field outside Hong Kong that can block typhoons, preventing them from enjoying the typhoon holiday.
For example: On August 3, 2006, Typhoon "Paibian" hits Hong Kong, big trees , containers, and even store signs were blown down, and 300 flights were canceled.
However, the Hong Kong Meteorological Department Observatory gave the No. 3 signal, which means that students and office workers not only do not have typhoon leave, but also have to endure the typhoon. Back to school company in a big storm.
This operation angered Hong Kong residents who were looking forward to the typhoon holiday. Afterwards, the Observatory was criticized by many people: You are doing this without caring about people's lives and deaths. What are your intentions?
The observatory immediately responded: The fact that we do not send signal No. 8 is actually supported by scientific actual data. You think that the typhoon is strong only because it is affected by rain and strong winds. This is all an illusion.
Another well-known university scholar said in the news : Every typhoon in Hong Kong costs Hong Kong 400 million yuan. Who will be responsible for these 400 million yuan?
After careful digging by netizens, they discovered that the Observatory is actually one of the departments under the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau. This series of operations and intriguing relationships make people begin to suspect that the Observatory’s decision-making deceived the business community and deliberately did not issue the No. 8 The signal is to protect the interests of large financial groups.
This statement was recognized by most netizens, and immediately aroused heated discussions.
Netizens even provided various data to prove the existence of Li's force field.
In October 2006, the super typhoon " Cimarun " was approaching Hong Kong. The Observatory issued the No. 1 alert signal and was ready to prepare.
However, when Cimarun was 430 kilometers away from Hong Kong, it was 180 degrees like hitting a wall. Bounce, considered by netizens to be the representative work of Li's force field.
Super Typhoon "Rosa" in 2007 could not even enter the first line of defense of the Lee force field, which is the edge 800 kilometers away from Hong Kong.
On October 21, 2010, the third strongest typhoon "Catfish" in the northwest Pacific Ocean was so powerful. It reached its peak on October 18 and caused a large number of casualties when it landed on Philippines . However, the people of Hong Kong have high hopes for this rare super typhoon in 10 years, hoping that Catfish can break the Li force field and let them You can take a day off for typhoon vacation.
But when Catfish arrived 400 kilometers away from Hong Kong, it was suspected that it was in a stalemate with Li's force field, and finally drew an almost perfect 1/6 yuan to float around Hong Kong and drift north.
Some netizens have even calculated the paths of typhoons over the past few years and found that only very few typhoons can get close to Hong Kong, and even leave a blank space, which is considered to be the most effective range of the force field.
So after Hong Kong people did not enjoy a full day of typhoon vacation for five years, the idea that Hong Kong is protected by Li's force field spreads more and more.
In addition to a large number of memes about Li's force field on the Internet, even TV dramas have added force field elements, and Li's force field has even been officially certified.
Typhoon Litan approached Hong Kong in August 2016. The Hong Kong government when Facebook released the latest updates on the typhoon, it even mentioned the Li force field. Will it work this time?
was considered by netizens to be the official recognition of the existence of Li's force field. Netizens accused the official
of saying "Some things can be played all over the world, but you can't"
. Can science explain Li's force field? Some people have calculated that Hong Kong people work 45 to 50 hours a week. Counting statutory holidays, they only spend 30% of their time at work.
In this way, typhoons appear during breaks. The probability of appearing on a day is naturally higher than that of appearing on a working day.
Another explanation is that Hong Kong is close to the Pacific high-pressure belt, and in July the high-pressure belt will be closer to Hong Kong. When a low-pressure typhoon encounters a high-pressure belt, it will change its path, forming a formation that looks like it was bounced away by some force. Phenomenon.
leads to what is known to the people of Hong Kong: Li’s Force Field
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