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WTC Left Sedimentary Fingerprint

Posted by michael on from the sediment-cores-tell-all dept.

Quixotic1 writes "The NSF announced scientists had found a "distinct fingerprint on the sedimentary record in New York Harbor" due to the destruction of the World Trade Center. The findings were extrapolated from the presence of high concentrations of several elements that make up gypsum, a material used in drywall, and silica, likely from fiberglass."

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  1. News Flashes!!! by 0x69 · · Score: 0, Funny

    News flash one: Scientists conduct study and discover that dust and ash from a huge building that burned & collapsed can be found spread over a wide area. News flash two: High-salary scientists are RIF'ed and replaced with ordinary, sensible housewives - who wouldn't need any fancy study to know such a simple thing.

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  2. Other Sedimentary Deposits by Bonker · · Score: 3, Funny

    1998 - Bill Clinton's DNA found in Patomic River
    1999 - Little bits of Silicone from Pamela Anderson found in the sand at all the various 'Baywatch' sets.
    2000 - Florida's 'hanging chads' and its dignity found off Miami Beach.
    2001 - Dot.Com shrapnel covers most of California and a significant portion of the East Coast.
    2002 - The tatters and shreds of American freedom found in the dust in the bottom of Senate and House a few months after the Patriot Act was passed.
    2003 - I'm not sure *what* particles those are all over the Pacific Ocean, but the Mass Spectrometer says 'CowboyNeal'.

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