• Technology

    Gallery: Firefighting Supertanker Dumps 20,500 Gallons of Water

    By Posted on 9.2.2009 12 Comments

    9.11.2009 at 05:43pm - Comment by ScottSEA

    @SonicMan10: REALLY? YOU HAVE MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR??? Wow, I guess that would make you the expert, then! :-) Good use of double negatives too, btw.

  • Science

    A Million Plastic Balls to Halt Carcinogens

    By Holly Otterbein Posted on 10.6.2008 14 Comments

    If you make a mess, just cover it up. That’s the theory behind the Department of Water and Power’s latest project in Los Angeles, which aims to prevent the formation of a carcinogen in two drinking-water sources, the Ivanhoe [pictured] and Elysian reservoirs.

    10.6.2008 at 03:52pm - Comment by ScottSEA

    These black balls prevent sunlight from reaching the water, yes... but how much heat will they absorb, and what effect will the increased water temp have on bacterial growth? I mean, this is southern California - and it is drinking water, right? What are they going to do with the balls after they've been removed? A black tar pit-esque layer of several tons of black, non-biodegradable balls is somehow not ugly?



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