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Apple flooded in Cupertino
This morning a major water leak left a foot of water on the floors of an Apple Computer Inc building in Cupertino. According to a Santa Clara County fire Department dispatcher, and as reported by CBS5.com, more than 100 gallons of water per minute were pouring into the building from a leak under the first floor. We here at TUAW are the first to admit that we think Apple goes overboard in worrying about leaks, but it seems like the one this morning wouldn't have been plugged even with copious nondisclosure agreements.
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Johnny said 12:11PM on 12-13-2006
Rim shot
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Samuel McConnell said 7:40PM on 12-13-2006
What building was it? Not IL1, I hope.
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BMHIW said 12:22PM on 12-13-2006
What they get for having too much fun making those cheesy PC and MAC ads. I want Steve Jobs to DROWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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David H. said 12:52PM on 12-13-2006
Wow BMHIW...some passive aggressive issues you want to work out? :-)
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Matt said 12:59PM on 12-13-2006
BMHIW why are you hating on good old steve?
http://matt.surfmoney.com
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SubGenius said 1:10PM on 12-13-2006
It was a result of an accident in the R&D department.
They were working on the water cooling system for the new 64-core MacPro.
all of the sudden BOOM!
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cletus said 1:18PM on 12-13-2006
Microsoft would have issued a patch and then fix it six months from now.
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Jason said 1:24PM on 12-13-2006
Gives new meaning to Aqua...
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stp said 1:26PM on 12-13-2006
ba dum bum chhhhh!
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KissTheRing said 1:31PM on 12-13-2006
100 gallons of water per minute? When there is that much water it is no longer a leak, that is a gushing.
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Will said 1:41PM on 12-13-2006
Early reports now expect the flood to release in another delay the iPhone, which will be bundled together with "Duke Nukem Forever".
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mitch said 2:25PM on 12-13-2006
I hope it was the 1 infinite loop building aka "visitors." I went there hoping to get a tour or a brochure or something but got offered to sit on the couch and that was it. what a waste of 300 miles.(one-way)
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Someone doing nothing illegal said 2:36PM on 12-13-2006
Was the tour canceled that day or did you drive up there without first calling to see if they had tours for obsessed Apple fans? :-)
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Simon said 2:46PM on 12-13-2006
Interesting note. Re: the pic - Apple's headquarters are in Cupertino CA, USA rather than Bremgarten AG, Switzerland where this image is from. The railroad bridge over the river Reuss gave it away.
http://linguine.ch/images/hochwasser_2005/pages/DSC00221_jpg.htm
Gotcha! ;-)
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mark said 4:06PM on 12-13-2006
#11, what did you expect? If you knew someone that worked there, you could have lunch in caffe macs, but that's about it. also, you could have gone to the store in IL1, whichis the only place you can get apple branded shirts, hoodies, mugs, etc.
but seriously, anyone know what building was flooded?
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Beanie said 5:11PM on 12-13-2006
All employees survived by latching themselves onto Steve's ego and floated to safety.
i keed i keed
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Henry said 11:52PM on 12-13-2006
Oh man, now the iPhone is all soggy and ruined before it even debuted!
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