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May 25, 2007

Strange But True!

Q. Why would anyone be concerned about communicating with people in A.D. 12007, and how might such a message be given anyhow?

A. Scientists are trying to develop a sign for a salt mine in Carlsbad, N.M., to say, “Don't dig here, we buried nuclear waste,” reports Sally Palmer in “New Scientist” magazine. Computer models predict the mine will collapse within 1000 years, sealing the chemical sludge and toxic contaminants, and should be intact for the 250,000 years until the waste becomes safe.


 
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