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Guam will Capsize and Tip Over into the ocean Hank Johnson

Name: Guam will Capsize and Tip Over into the ocean Hank Johnson
Description: A 2-minute clip of US Representative Hank Johnson telling a congressional hearing he feared Guam would become so overpopulated that it would tip over and capsize. Johnson later said he was joking.

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Cited on HN 4 times, 2014–2024, never outright recommended score 0

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HN uses it purely as a joke about politicians' grasp of geography and science.

A 2-minute clip of US Representative Hank Johnson telling a congressional hearing he feared Guam would become so overpopulated that it would tip over and capsize. Johnson later said he was joking.

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@dmix Jan 2014 Makes a joke

on HN thread What You Get When 30 People Draw a World Map From Memory

And here's what you get when Congressmen Hank Johnson asks if an island, Guam, will capsize and tip over if overly populated. [this video]

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@mlac Jan 2022 Makes a joke

on HN thread Militarized Dolphins Protect Almost a Quarter of the US Nuclear Stockpile

The submarine might burrow itself down into the Mariana Trench and then set them all off at the same time. This would open a crack in the ocean floor, draining the ocean. I’m studying how these things work where this guy went to school: [this video]

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@loonster Oct 2022 Makes a joke

on HN thread Candidate Insists Google Blocking His Website; He Requested It Not Be Indexed

Or my personal favorite, Rep Hank Johnson thinks Guam will tip over if too many troops get deployed onto it. [this video]

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@fallingknife May 2024 Makes a joke

on HN thread The Lunacy of Artemis

Probably because Congress isn't smart enough to realize his mistake. Here's one of them worried that Guam might capsize [this video]

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