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Opening Arguments

Small world

Turns out all those people who've been saying the world is getting smaller were right:

New measurements reveal that Earth is smaller than was previously thought—though not by much.

If you're a planning a trip around the world, you may be pleased to hear that you have about 0.1 inch (2.5 millimeters) fewer to travel.

Go ahead, jack up those gas prices.

Posted in: Science

Comments

Kenn Gividen
Thu, 07/12/2007 - 9:32pm

The shrinkage crisis is due to the human footprint of industrialization and the subsequent pollution cause by first world* nations.

(*I figure if there are third world countries, someone has to be first.)

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