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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 21:22:24 +0200 From: Anonymous <nobody@replay.com> Subject: Re: I thought of an initialy regulated industry!...
Personally, I favor the "Pournelle Solution": acquire a 10-mile by 10-mile region of the Mojave Desert. Not in an "ecologically interesting" area of
As was pointed out it does rain out there. Though there is a more insidious issue that makes such attempts worthless. Here's how it works... Humidity in the air settles on the materials. Because of the daily temperature extremes the expansion of this water causes the materials to break into very small particles. The wind comes along and transports these particles downwind. I'll leave the rest to your imagination and a couple of hours with a geology text on erosion. ____________________________________________________________________ The seeker is a finder. Ancient Persian Proverb The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------