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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. Bush Energy Plan by Dutchie · · Score: 2, Troll

    Enuf said...

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  2. Apple 380S GT? by VValdo · · Score: 1, Troll
    ...I have instant access via my Apple 380S GT to all the world's data banks...

    Instant access via his what ?

    W

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  3. Re:"Metric Tons" of Energy? by SIGFPE · · Score: 1, Troll

    Mass and energy are interchangeable. E=mc^2 'n' all that. Fortunately for us those jumping kids caused a mini-black hole that swallowed them up otherwise there'd be nothing left of the Earth or the Moon after a 75,000 ton energy burst...

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