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| There was a documentary about a tribal village some time ago in which they had discovered a cause of increased lightning strikes, I think it was due to what the composition of the surface being built on was. Don't remember much else than that, (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) It's definitely in The Moon is a Harsh Mistress but I think it's in a number of his books. Kerry (24 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| Heinlein, in "The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress". Although, The Jargon File claims it may have come from TINSTAAFL (There Is No...) in something written by an ethicist, Alvin Hansen. (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch - I think it was Heinlein, but dunno which book, do i get bonus points?? 8?) ROSCO FUT: .o-t.fun (24 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| Many many moons ago, over in the debate world, Larry used preventing lightning as a case-in-point to demonstrate doable but impractical things. (URL) was recently appraised of a group that is seeking to prevent lightning in a practical manner, which (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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