To make a bar tack stitch yourself, just set your sewing machine to a very small, very tight zigzag stitch. In a blue jeans factory, youâd find a machine just for making bar tack stitches. Here is a quick video of one in action. Places you might want to use bar tack stitches: garment pockets.
How far inland can a tsunami go? Quick Answer. With wave speeds that can reach as much as 435 miles per hour, a tsunami can travel as far inland as 10 miles, depending on the slope and the shape of the shoreline that it is traveling across.
World Global Issues. A tsunami triggered by a 8.9-magnitude earthquake swamped Japan 's northeast coast Friday, picking up cars, ships and houses as it surged as much as three miles inland. The wave generated by the quake, whose epicenter was 80 miles offshore of Sendai, was as high as 30 feet in some spots. There is no official death toll yet, but Japanese officials reported that as many as 300 people have been killed in the city of Sendai alone.