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Robotic Mini-sub to Inspect NYC Water System
jhiv writes: "The Delaware Aqueduct, one of the world's longest water tunnels, may be developing potential serious leaks, according to this article in the New York Times (free registration). One leak has already created a pond and a stream with a flow of a million gallons per day. New York city officials plan to use a robotic mini-submarine being developed by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to inspect the interior of the 13 foot diameter tunnel. Previous repairs required four deep sea divers to spend almost a week at 700 feet pressure to fix a leaking valve. Ironically, if the tunnel is repaired, the wetlands created by leaks will be destroyed, causing a potential EPA violation. Additional coverage can be found here and here." NYC has been building a third major water tunnel to take the load off the first two - but it's a fifty-year project.
This is probably one of the best ideas as in some cases water could flow in. Building some sort of water testing systems or collection systems into the sub for testing would be g00d as sources of contamination from chemical factories could also be found.
internet like monkeys'
Yes, but which is the signal and which is the noise? I intended to transmit poop, but (after going through a suitable sorting algorithm) would prefer to receive water from the system...
/., I know we want to receive the articles(unless, of course, you like goatse.cx.)
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I'm a concientious
Phase 1 : build waterway
Phase 2 : ?
Phase 3 : profit
I am a little midget and I am the driver of that sub. PoooooPooooooo!!!
With Pogmania sweeping the nation, this should be the last thing we discuss.
Pogs are clearly the best invention since frying, so it deserves our utmost attention.
For instance, I would like to discuss the proper Pog stack. Yes, there is a proper Pog stack. It has the competitors place 4 Pogs a peice, 3 lamer Pogs, and one super Pog. The Super Pogs will be the middle 2 Pogs in the stack. The player who places the most valuable pogs goes first. The stack is to be stacked vertically. Then you slam the Pogs with your favorite slammer and collect the Pogs you successfully flipped.
Watch out for Pogfressionals because theyll flip a 20 stack on the first try. Work your way up before you lose your valuable Pogs.
pogmeister
I belive (being born and raised in south jersey) that it's because Jersey (the original) is a little crapshoot island in the English Channel known for its cattle (hence Jersey Cow, the black spotted ones).
York is a fairly large UK city, as is Hampshire.
the post that this is replying to, which was FUNNY DAMNIT! follows:
hm (Score:-1, Flamebait)
by prizzznecious (samsa@@@antisocial...com) on Tuesday March 12, @08:01PM (#3153398)
With all the poop down there, I'll bet the signal to noise ratio is comparable to Slashdot's.
I'm a concientious
wow, that was empowering.
JFC, things have gotten out of hand.
Damn, I wonder how long people have been swearing by the Java Foundation Classes?
That's "Mr. Soulless Automaton" to you, Bub.
Insightful?!? ohh my god.
now that "IS" funny.
Paying taxes to buy civilization is like paying a hooker to buy love.
Never mind...
Evil Genius Gates at Work
You have fifty pounds of Russian plutonium dust but just can't decide what to do with it? Just go to The Deleware Aquaduct and see a very useful map, complete with bulls-eye circles around NYC! Just sprinkle that dust along those fat blue lines, and in no time at all...
Doesn't that page just seem tailor-made for Al-Qaida planning sessions?
IT RUNS LINUX TO
now if this aint a karmawhore post.. i dont know what is =P
The More Knowledge you have the Luckier you Get- J.R. Ewing
...but will there be a miniature Raquel Welch on board ?