Fertilizer Dump Spoils Intel's Pure Water 211
An anonymous reader writes "Intel had to shut down part of its Irish plant for a while because of the extreme cold and the fact the local council polluted the water supply with fertilizer. Apparently it got down to -12 degrees C at the Intel plant in Leixlip, County Kildare. But to make matters worse, the local council ran out of rock salt to grit the roads and opted for fertilizer instead. There were fears that ammonia and nitrates in the fertilizer might have contaminated the local water supply. The problem for the chipmaker is that it needs extremely pure water for its manufacturing processes."
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But... (Score:5, Funny)
It's got what plants crave!
why tagged gatorade instead of brawndo? (Score:3, Funny)
Brawndo's got what plants crave. They crave Brawndo. It's got electrolytes.
It's official. (Score:5, Funny)
Intel processors stink.
Re:Priorities, people (Score:5, Funny)
You've never been to Ireland, have you? 96% water [wikipedia.org] is more than enough.
Re:Frosty (Score:5, Funny)
thats a Frosty Irish piss in your chips
Use Irish Whiskey instead . . . (Score:4, Funny)
Alcohol melts ice, right? And Ireland is awash in whiskey . . . well at least Killinaskully seems to be. So they could have sprayed whiskey on the roads instead of fertilizer.
Of course, the road crews would ask:
"So we're to be spraying good whiskey on the roads to clear them of ice, are we? Do ye mind if we pass that whiskey through our kidneys first?"
I'm not sure what effect whiskey in the water supply would have on Intel's manufacturing process, but the public wouldn't mind having a wee bit in their morning tee.
Actually, the general public would be so toasted that wouldn't give a damn about Intel.
Is this backwards? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:filters work to make water pure (Score:4, Funny)
The resistance rather depends on how much of it you have and how it's arranged. Put it another way: resistance is not a property of substances.
That's inconceivable. I'd expect it to be a little ova that.
Re:Water Filters? Hello? (Score:2, Funny)
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Re:Priorities, people (Score:1, Funny)
But...but...what about this [dhmo.org]? If the internet says it, it must be true!