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Utah Desalinization Plant Causes Earthquake

Posted by Hemos on from the ka-WHAM dept.

mknewman writes "A Utah desalinization plant which removes 260 gallons of salty brine from a river which feeds the Colorado river has caused a 3.9 on the Richter Scale earthquake, noticeable by people 60 miles away in Grand Junction. More information at http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/11/15/earthqu ake.wellpumpin.ap/index.html"

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  1. Think of the earthquake by TykeClone · · Score: 2, Funny

    removing 261 gallons of brine would have caused!

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  2. I knew about the caffeine ban . . . by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    . . . but I didn't realize that Mormons also got all shook up over plain old salt.

  3. QUICK! by Thunderstruck · · Score: 4, Funny

    We better hurry up and give up some rights before the terrorists start pumping water underground and causing earthquakes.

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  4. So This Is What You'd Call... by wildsurf · · Score: 3, Funny

    a Salt Shaker.

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