Markus Kuhn scripsit:
> Which reminds me of the obvious set of solutions to the problem that
> nobody at Torino even dared to mention:
I propagated this message to another mailing list, and received this reply:
< Nah. You don't have to get that drastic. Studies have shown that
< fresh-water reservoirs affect the earth's spin. Want to slow it down?
< Pump more water uphill! Speed it up? Move the water to Death Valley!
< It's only water. It's only desert. Who could complain! ;-)
Pumped-storage facilities could serve as pilot plants for this effort.
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Received on Tue Aug 19 2003 - 08:30:43 PDT