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- From: lwall@netlabs.com (Larry Wall)
- Subject: Re: Parkfield
- Message-ID: <1992Dec28.185234.18957@netlabs.com>
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- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 18:52:34 GMT
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- In article <1hd656INNpuu@morrow.stanford.edu> andy@pangea.Stanford.EDU (Andy Michael USGS Guest) writes:
- : In article <1992Dec24.191159.20528@netlabs.com> lwall@netlabs.com (Larry Wall) writes:
- : >You should tell them about the planned New Year's Eve party down there,
- : >at which everyone will jump up and down in unison to see if they can help
- : >it along... :-)
- :
- : No, no, no! Parkfield legend has it that you have to poor coffee on the
- : fault.
-
- Well, obviously that's why it didn't work. Your jumpers simply aren't
- gonna be jumpy enough if you pour the coffee on the fault. Sheesh.
-
- Actually, if there's any seriousness to the notion that liquids
- help lubricate the fault at Parkfield, you should consider the
- possibility of blaming The Drought for The Delay.
-
- Mindlessly somebody's,
- Larry
-
- P.S. Since the coffee had no effect, you can use that as your
- control. Have you tried Pepsi? If not, perhaps the phosphoric acid
- will help loosen things up. If you have tried it, perhaps the sugar
- has gummed up the works. That's Science... :-)
-