Bouncing UK Children Cause Earthquake 221
Xibalba writes: "This is kinda cool. One million children in the UK jumped up and down simultaneously in an attempt to see what would seismically happen." This cries out to become an annual (and international) all-ages event. Bounce! Bounce! Gain weight! Bounce! Repeat.
The same effect could be had easier (Score:4, Funny)
They actually succeeded... (Score:1, Funny)
Elementary school (Score:3, Funny)
Early estimates suggested 75,000 tons of energy had been released during the minute of jumping.
WTF? (Score:5, Funny)
They aren't actually suggesting that all of Britain's children be dropped in one spot to see how big a hole they'll make, are they?
Ah, they jumped voluntarily? (Score:3, Funny)
Should have just asked Cecil.. (Score:5, Funny)
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_155.html [straightdope.com]
Little kids could have thought of this! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Elementary school (Score:1, Funny)
China's Doomdsay Weapon (Score:5, Funny)
Infamous earthquake game at Death Valley (Score:3, Funny)
But in the years since, the seismograph has fallen to the budget axe, and Tiger Stadium has been expanded to hold over 90,000. So if a "squeaker" of a game like that ever was to happen again, the resulting earthquake may topple the Louisiana state capitol building and ring bells in Alabama, but no one on campus will know how strong it was...
Re:Little kids could have thought of this! (Score:3, Funny)
It was a while back...
Some other fun synchronous experiments... (Score:5, Funny)
1) flush toilets
2) pick up a telephone handset
3) switch on a large electrical appliance
4) call for Chinese take out delivery
5) withdraw funds from the bank
6) visit the same web site
I remember one time when. . . (Score:2, Funny)
All toilets were flushed on the final note of the national anthum.
Didn't actually make anything explode as hoped, but it did back up the plumbing for about half a day.
-Fantastic Lad
Re:Some other fun synchronous experiments... (Score:1, Funny)
Re: 75,000 tons of energy ??? (Score:4, Funny)
What would that be? The people who dangle?
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