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Bouncing UK Children Cause Earthquake

Posted by timothy on from the up-and-down-simultaneously-sounds-impossible dept.

Xibalba writes: "This is kinda cool. One million children in the UK jumped up and down simultaneously in an attempt to see what would seismically happen." This cries out to become an annual (and international) all-ages event. Bounce! Bounce! Gain weight! Bounce! Repeat.

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  1. The same effect could be had easier by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just let Steve Ballmer jump around a little again.

  2. WTF? by sharkey · · Score: 5, Funny

    But drop that in one spot and it would have caused quite a big hole in the ground

    They aren't actually suggesting that all of Britain's children be dropped in one spot to see how big a hole they'll make, are they?

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  3. Should have just asked Cecil.. by dohnut · · Score: 5, Funny



    http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_155.html

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  4. China's Doomdsay Weapon by gad_zuki! · · Score: 5, Funny

    Everyone now, ready, set, go!

  5. Some other fun synchronous experiments... by ch-chuck · · Score: 5, Funny

    For our next big event, on signal, lets all simultaneously:

    1) flush toilets
    2) pick up a telephone handset
    3) switch on a large electrical appliance
    4) call for Chinese take out delivery
    5) withdraw funds from the bank
    6) visit the same web site

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  6. Re: 75,000 tons of energy ??? by dillon_rinker · · Score: 4, Funny

    Or for the pendantic...
    What would that be? The people who dangle?
    &lt/pedantic&gt