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Scientists Attempt To Calm Volcano

Posted by samzenpus on from the you-can-plug-anything dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Since May 2006, a mud volcano in Indonesia has spewed out up to 126,000 cubic metres of mud a day, flooding an area of more than 4 square kilometres. This unprecedented natural disaster has become so bad that geophysicists now plan to enact an untested scheme to try and slow the flow: dropping concrete balls into the volcano."

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  1. Well... by BrunoBigfoot · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The first effort, virgin sacrifices, had no effect. Being scientists, they were in great supply though.

  2. Just use some... by TheSexican · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Kaopectate. Every time I have a mud volcano spewing from my backside this seems to work.

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  3. simple solution by azakem · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Have they tried a virgin sacrifice?

  4. Sounds like a cannon... by Progman3K · · Score: 0, Redundant

    And once the pressure builds up enough on those balls, there might be a shower of concrete balls on the surrounding countryside.

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