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Fire Destroys Southampton Fibre-Optics Center

Posted by Zonk on from the bad-science dept.

Sam Haine '95 writes "BBC News reports that a fire has burnt down a CS facility at the University of Southampton. It's notable because the facility was one of the best in the world." From the article: "Some of the most advanced research work in the country, and indeed the world was carried out in this facility ... We probably will have to start from scratch, and it will take a couple of years to rebuild the facility"

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  1. Grammar error by ModernGeek · · Score: -1, Troll

    The BBC has:
    Resident Sarah May, who lives near the campus, said her family was woken up by the a loud bang.

    It should read:
    Resident Sarah May, who lives near the campus, said her family was woken up by a loud bang.

    I thought the British were supposed to know English best.

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  2. Yeah right! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Southampton and ALL other European universities are garbage compared to an Ivy League school here in America. Fuck you Eurotrash!