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Earthquake Invisibility Cloak

Posted by Soulskill on from the seismic-disguise dept.

BuzzSkyline writes "The same folks who brought us the tsunami invisibility cloak last year have now come up with an earthquake invisibility cloak. They show that a platform made of just the right configuration of elastic rings could make a structure invisible to earthquakes by effectively steering a quake around the structure. It doesn't work well for compression waves, but the researchers claim it could hide buildings from the slower-moving, more destructive shear earthquake waves. The research is due to be published soon in the journal Physical Review Letters."

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  1. Well thats useless. by wjh31 · · Score: 3, Funny

    we have enough trouble predicting when they will come as it is, if you make them invisible we wont stand a chance.

  2. EARTH QUAKE! by jack2000 · · Score: 2, Funny

    But is it effective versus the Juggernaut?

  3. Flying by bertoelcon · · Score: 3, Funny

    Does this render you invincible to ground pokemon, that is unless they use non-ground attacks?

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  4. Re:Reality decloaking off the starboard bow. by Dunbal · · Score: 3, Funny

    Live in the big flat mid-west plains, it might be boring, but it is safe.

          (Taps Cassini2 on the shoulder and points to the huge tornado) "Is anywhere safe?"

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  6. Re:Reality decloaking off the starboard bow. by girlintraining · · Score: 2, Funny

    Taps Cassini2 on the shoulder and points to the huge tornado "Is anywhere safe?"

    Cassini: Ah, I'm sorry, but I'm over 746 million miles away right now. Try asking a satellite a bit closer.

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  7. Now they can't see me! by Kenshin · · Score: 3, Funny

    Good thing we invented the earthquake invisibility cloak! Now the earthquakes won't be able to see me!

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  8. Re:Forget earthquakes, tsunamis... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    My ideas interest you, and you want to subscribe to my newsletter - Marvin, Uber-ninja assassin of garage bands.

  9. Re:Don't forget the bad analogies! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Whenever I hear the word activist, I reach for my revolver.

    I'm a gun-rights activist. What do you do now?