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Anticipating Earthquakes

dnahelix writes "Science @ NASA reports 'High above Earth where seismic waves never reach, satellites may be able to detect earthquakes--before they strike.'"

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  1. Satellites? Why in my day we used dogs! by Prince_Ali · · Score: 5, Funny

    We had a small earthquake a while ago, and about a minute before it happened my miniature pinscher jumped on my back and woke me up. If a single minpin can predict an earthquake a minute before it happens then a beowulf cluster of 1024 minpins could give people several hours notice.

    1. Re:Satellites? Why in my day we used dogs! by Suhas · · Score: 5, Funny

      "my miniature pinscher jumped on my back and woke me up"

      A Horny dog is not necessarily predicting an earthquake