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2005-08-15 Home Front: Tech

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Posted by Jackal 2005-08-15 17:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Even though this happened in 1993, I blame George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. Also, I'm sure Haliburton is involved somehow.

Posted by Tibor 2005-08-15 19:53|| 2005-08-15 19:53|| Front Page Top

#2 Shhh, Tibor. Tonguska was the first Halliburton Strange Schtuff Generator test - or so I'm told. Personally, I rather like strange schtuff, but I haven't encountered any who are quite that fast - or dense.

Just curious, does anyone think he is breathing (or trying to) life back into the rubber-band theory with the dark matter / strangelet density reference? Last I heard, that had been discredited / discarded / kaputed / pooh-de-poohed.

Posted by .com 2005-08-15 20:05|| 2005-08-15 20:05|| Front Page Top

#3 Ah, yet another excuse to use when calling in sick to work: "I got penetrated by a strangelet, boss, so I'll be laid up until next week."

Posted by Jonathan">Jonathan 2005-08-15 20:59|| 2005-08-15 20:59|| Front Page Top

#4 "...packed the punch of several thousand tons of TNT..."
I'm predicting a strangelet will hit Qom, Iran sometime soon. Act of God. Not our problem.

Posted by Darrell 2005-08-15 21:13|| 2005-08-15 21:13|| Front Page Top

#5 Interesting. Anybody here expert enough at seismology to know if they've got their background rate estimate right?

Posted by James">James 2005-08-15 21:28|| http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com]">[http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com] 2005-08-15 21:28|| Front Page Top

#6 I really liked quark nuggets...

Posted by Raj 2005-08-15 21:55|| 2005-08-15 21:55|| Front Page Top

#7 Hot damn! These are interesting times indeed.

Posted by docob 2005-08-15 21:56|| 2005-08-15 21:56|| Front Page Top

#8 I thought a strangelet was the kinkier of a set of twins....

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-08-15 22:44|| 2005-08-15 22:44|| Front Page Top

#9 Jihadis take note - first successful test of the eeevilll Zionist death ray.

Posted by DMFD 2005-08-15 23:14|| 2005-08-15 23:14|| Front Page Top

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