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How Do You Move a City?

Posted by samzenpus on from the pick-up-and-go dept.

Zothecula writes "The town of Kiruna in Lapland, Sweden, is known for its Jukkasjårvi Ice Hotel and for hosting the recent Arctic Council summit. It also sits within the Arctic Circle, on one of the world's richest deposits of iron ore. Now in danger of collapse due to extensive deep mining, the city center is to be relocated."

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  1. SubjectsInCommentsAreStupid by lesincompetent · · Score: 1, Funny

    Earthquake.

    1. Re:SubjectsInCommentsAreStupid by xevioso · · Score: 5, Funny

      Especially if they Built This City on Rock and Roll

    2. Re:SubjectsInCommentsAreStupid by GarethIwanFairclough · · Score: 4, Funny

      Especially if they Built This City on Rock and Roll

      Surely one would require a starship for that?

  2. Re:How Do You Move a City? by lgw · · Score: 4, Funny

    The same way you move a file across filesystems: copy and delete.

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  3. Easy by allcoolnameswheretak · · Score: 5, Funny

    1. Build settlers until the population is reduced to one.
    2. Build one final settler.
    3. Confirm that you want to disband the city.
    4. Settle somewhere else.

  4. Put Detroit Politicians In Charge Of The City by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    They moved 1.3M people out of the city! 18k should be a snap for them.

  5. Re:How Do You Move a City? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I got out the old ouija board and asked Johnny Cash how he would do it:

    I'd do it one piece at a time
    And it wouldn't cost me a dime