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- Hetman, on 06/17/2009, -3/+88There has been like 8 mass extinction huge asteriods, super volcanoes, continental drift etc. The planet will be fine.
- Mockylock, on 06/17/2009, -2/+61Who's REALLY going to ask for a warranty replacement if it only lasts 10,000?
- sockpuppets, on 06/17/2009, -3/+56Of corpse.
- inactive, on 06/17/2009, -3/+51The earth does not care about aesthetics, people do. It simply exists in whatever state the beings that inhabit it or the forces that shape it leave it in. If human civilization were to cease in an area the only thing that would care about the ruins would be gone with it.
- anexanhume, on 06/17/2009, -3/+49Only goes to show we need to construct a huge concrete penis to leave our mark properly.
- flashingcurser, on 06/17/2009, -1/+44Even extremely low grade roman concrete will last 2000 years. I don't think this is a big stretch.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantheon,_Rome - vsujohn2, on 06/17/2009, -1/+32Thats over 9000!
- kyzel, on 06/17/2009, -1/+31We're in grave need of such a thing.
- XxpokemasterxX, on 06/17/2009, -2/+30big whoop.. packing peanuts are half the price and last twice as long
- inactive, on 06/17/2009, -3/+31MIT is awesome.
- jave8u, on 06/17/2009, -2/+2816,000 years is short for earth. Earth will get over it.
- inactive, on 06/17/2009, -2/+26u8eR, and why are you assuming that future species will be HURT by what we leave? Maybe future species will thrive on it.
- Wuss, on 06/17/2009, -1/+25.... or your money back?
- Zaxcomp, on 06/17/2009, -0/+22I'm sure the cockroaches will appreciate that.
- hockeygiant2, on 06/17/2009, -2/+24Get laid?
- ethanator1088, on 06/17/2009, -1/+23I dare you to prove him wrong!
- hawkspur, on 06/17/2009, -1/+20Fail.
- mweels, on 06/17/2009, -0/+19petersoncapetersonca brings up a good point.. Life has a way of evolving based on its environment.
- mikek814, on 06/17/2009, -4/+23concrete coffins with 16k years life span, anyone?
- dazparkour, on 06/17/2009, -0/+18I am pretty sure the earth will take one look and go "Hey, a cave for bats and pidgeons".
- hughesj919, on 06/17/2009, -2/+17...run crysis?
- NBCLocal, on 06/24/2009, -24/+39I understand that this will help to reduce waste, but it will also decrease the ability for the earth to recover from human civilization. Now, there will be giant structures that will be impermeable to the elements for 16,000 years to come. Good or bad?
- bazzarr, on 06/17/2009, -0/+14Might be useful for storing nuclear waste products.
- kernel16, on 06/17/2009, -0/+14This article is *****, go to MIT's source http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/concrete.html
Basically they researched the usual concrete at a nano level, they figured that it wasn't the materials of the concrete that mattered but the way it packed on a nano scale (stacked symmetrically in a pyramid shape). And so their theory is to find other materials or nanoengineer them, so that they can replace the paste so that it has the same packing density but won't require the current high temperature in the production to cut down on CO2 emission.
Every other claim made in the article, no clue where they got that. They haven't actually created this new concrete material or found a better existing minerals to replace with... Articles a huge stretch from real source.
On that note, nothing new here, nothing to see. Note the date... - fsulawyer, on 06/17/2009, -0/+13I love the line from "Jurassic Park." (The book not the movie.) It was something like "I don't worry about the planet. The planet will survive. It is the human race that I worry about." Don't anthropomorphize what is essentially a big rock in space. We should worry about the ability of the planet to support the human race not the ability of the planet to survive the human race. Who cares if there are concrete structures if mankind ceases to exist?
- sockpuppets, on 06/17/2009, -1/+14Like an o.
- groo68, on 06/17/2009, -1/+13Well based on the fact that the earth is 4 billion years old it is actually equivelent to 2 hours and 45 minutes out of the life of someone who lives to 70 years old.
16,000/4 billion = .000004% of 4 billion
70 * 356 = 25,550 days lived by a 70 year old
25,550 * 24 = 613,200 hours lived by a 70 year old
613,200 * .000004 = 2.45 hours out of a 70 year old's life. - cleveruser, on 06/17/2009, -2/+14Time to build some pyramids! In honor of our leaders of course...
- Tarokun, on 06/17/2009, -4/+16Get laid.
- rmxz, on 06/17/2009, -1/+12Isn't that exactly what the great pyramid is?
- groo68, on 06/17/2009, -0/+11well then its good were making concrete that lasts longer cycleoride because that will lower its production rate.
- Hetman, on 06/17/2009, -3/+14But even with mass extinctions happening in the past we still have life on this planet today. I do no think we are going to destroy the earth so completly that it will not correct itself in the long run. Humans might not be around but I am sure somthing will.
- iDoraemon, on 06/17/2009, -4/+15MIT is obviously a great school, and the research they do there is pretty amazing. But there's some amazing research work being done more exciting than long-lasting concrete, yet isn't getting highlighted in places like Digg.
Part of the reason is that while MIT does incredible research, they also have a great PR department. It's because of this that we really never get to hear about awesome research work from schools such as CMU, Stanford, and Texas.
MIT does not have a monopoly of awesome research, but reading articles on Digg about the latest research work coming out of only MIT makes it seem otherwise. - Ymeg, on 06/17/2009, -0/+10It's not indestructible.
- tablunket, on 06/17/2009, -0/+9great, when we're considered the ancients, they'll marvel at all our blasted sidewalks we've built with this stuff.
- Zarokima, on 06/17/2009, -0/+9Bad troll is bad.
- CoD4, on 06/17/2009, -0/+7Hey farva, what does the scouter say about his power level?
- vsujohn2, on 06/17/2009, -8/+15Well at least its OVER 9000!
- woofers07, on 06/17/2009, -2/+95 minutes to add an "o" and you still couldn't do it?
- skinrock, on 06/17/2009, -0/+616,000 year concrete and Michigan roads don't even last 2 years.
- GorfTron, on 06/17/2009, -0/+6Ya, but kids will write douchebaggy things in the wet cement that will last for 16,000 years.
- unbenamtl, on 06/17/2009, -0/+6The whole "thinner" part might have slipped under your nose. While for a certain volume of concrete the new stuff is heavier, a structure made of it will be lighter from a reduced volume of concrete used...
- XA04, on 06/17/2009, -8/+14I don't care that I'm gonna get dugg down (seriously, no reverse psychology or anything!) but:
LOL - yikiad, on 06/17/2009, -0/+6@sanman - we'll leave that up to you...
- Ymeg, on 06/17/2009, -2/+7If humans cease to exist, that question would have no meaning. The majority of people favor advancement over being slaves to the post-human future.
- offrdbandit, on 06/17/2009, -0/+5I wonder how much more it costs to demo a building built with this concrete...
- theonlywizdum, on 06/17/2009, -0/+5Traditional concrete will "last" anywhere between 50 to 100 years depending on the mix. After about 50 years, the concrete starts to turn back into concrete powder and gravel, anyone that has worked on an old house has seen this, it gets so brittle that you can crush large chunks of it in your hand.
- Dougman82, on 06/17/2009, -0/+5Wait...so, you're worrying about the state the earth will be in when and if humans cease to exist? Or are you implying that some day humans will simply withdraw from some existing cities?
- PunkyFeople, on 06/17/2009, -0/+4Wow what kind of mind-boggling, in-depth, ground-breaking research did you have to do in order to reach an earth shattering conclusion such as that?
- MWeather, on 06/18/2009, -0/+4"But even with mass extinctions happening in the past we still have life on this planet today."
But with much, much less biodiversity. -
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