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		streety on Sept 30, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Invisibility cloaks could take sting out of tsunam... 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 [–]

Great point, perhaps the article meant oil refineries, those tend to be on the coastline?

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