Scientists Attempt To Calm Volcano

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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Stephen Hawkings just died

[Reikk]

I just saw it on CNN.. complications from Johns Hopkins disease

Those cursed oil companies, setting off volcanoes

[CrazyJim1]

I like how the locals blame the oil companies on the volcano erupting.

Re:That should work just fine

[sponga]

I thought they could just rub their finer on the outside of their nose(oils) and stop the foam of the beer/soda from over flowing.

Although I would hate to have to be the guy who sticks his finer in that hole.

Mud Volcano

[Anonymous Coward]

the aftermath of a typical mud volcano

Re:That should work just fine

[ScrewMaster]

Although I would hate to have to be the guy who sticks his finer in that hole.

I dunno ... I've stuck my finer into plenty of nice holes over the years.