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Oceanic Sounds of Last Year's Earthquake

Posted by Zonk on from the science-on-a-massive-scale dept.

DoctorBit writes "Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory is reporting that some of their researchers have analyzed recordings of the underwater sound produced by last year's magnitude 9.3 Sumatra earthquake. By studying the ocean's sound waves rather than the Earth's seismic waves, the researchers measured the earthquake's speed and duration with unprecedented accuracy."

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  1. Chili... by Saeed+al-Sahaf · · Score: 5, Funny
    What's interesting in listening to the MP3 is the sense of sustained energy over such a long period of time. Surreal...

    Amazingly, this is the sign of good chili as well.

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  2. caterpillar drive? by E8086 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Have I got this straight, Jonesy? A $40 million computer tells you you're chasing an earthquake, but you don't believe, and you come up with this on your own?

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  3. Having listened to the sound ... by ta+ma+de · · Score: 5, Funny

    It is obvious to any idiot that the earthquake was caused by an imperial destroyer passing overhead. Damn their tractor beams.