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Invisibility cloaks could take sting out of tsunamis
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newscientist.com
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alexwg
on Sept 30, 2008
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streety
on Sept 30, 2008
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I'm confused as to why you need to protect oil rigs from tsunamis. I thought that tsunamis were only dangerous when they reached the shore. In open water all you get is a slight swell.
biohacker42
on Sept 30, 2008
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Great point, perhaps the article meant oil refineries, those tend to be on the coastline?
jon_dahl
on Sept 30, 2008
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Wait: invisibility cloaks are real? Where have I been?
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