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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:Someone had to say it... by Chuqmystr · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Oh how about... Could you imagine BOFH getting hold of a Beowulf cluster of these?