New York City Is Sinking Due To Weight of Its Skyscrapers

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[–]IkeConn 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Good

[–]scornedandsedated 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Reminds me of the georgia congressman who speculated that Guam would tip over if too much weight was put on the land. Human mental devolution in action.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5dkqUy7mUk

[–]iamonlyoneman[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The bit about sea level rise accelerating is, of course, hokum, but the Guardian has to parrot the dogma.

Some commentary at /. https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/05/20/0423244/nyc-is-sinking-due-to-weight-of-its-skyscrapers-new-research-finds#comments

[–]passionflounderPaper tiger 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I think theses problems can be solved by doing different research until new researchers "find" the city to be rising... perhaps to the rise of a previously unknown super volcano that's preparing to blow.

[–]passionflounderPaper tiger 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Phrases like, "new research finds" have become completely stripped of any meaning.

[–]chadwickofwv 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Let's hope it suddenly all sinks into the ocean.

[–]cant_even 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

If it was 'sinking' (along with "SeA lEvEl RiSiNg!!"), why are the ferry terminals and docks shown in 1922 not under water?

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