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30 Second Earthquake Warnings

Posted by timothy on from the but-carlin-promised-two-minutes dept.

Bill Kendrick writes "A new network of seismic stations may help give as much as a 30 second warning before a major earthquake, giving time to shut down gas lines, stop public transit, etc. Yahoo! News has the story." There are lots of qualifiers in here ("as much as," "some earthquakes") but any warning is probably better than none.

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  1. Muhahaha. That is all. by realgone · · Score: 5, Funny
    Turn off gas mains? Shut down public trasport? Bah! Let's put this power to some real use -- beeper notification, for instance.

    Potential Employer: Well, we've reviewed your resume and references and, if we may be frank, you're entirely unqualified for this position.

    *sound of beeper going off*

    Me: Did I mention I can destroy you all with the power of my mind?

    Potential Employer: Okay, that's just about enough of that. Securit--

    *cue 7.1 earthquake*

    Me: $400k sound good to start?