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The Year In Ideas

Posted by michael on from the things-that-go-boom-in-the-night dept.

popo writes "The New York Times Magazine has a review of the year's most original and interesting ideas. They include "The Tornado in a Can" ("A contained cyclone, it turns out, is very useful for pulverizing things") and David Stevenson's real-life proposal to dig to the center of the Earth. by sinking heavy iron through the Earth's mantle."

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  1. Re:Yeah, like we haven't fucked up the planet enou by SurgeonGeneral · · Score: 5, Informative

    That article you posted says that fuck can only be used as an adjective, which u clearly did not do. I fail to see why you would bother citing evidence that doesnt even support your position.

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  2. Re:Air Pollution? by chivo · · Score: 5, Informative

    Actually no. The other ton of "material" is probably just the water being evaporated during the breakdown process. It appears to be a closed system, so nothing is magically disappearing. On the other hand, I've only seen a couple of pictures so magical disappearances could be possible

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