Colorado River disappeared record for 5M years: now we know where it was
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by wglb
1 day ago
| 5 comments
| phys.org
| HN
Jtsummers
7 hours ago
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The original title (which makes a lot more sense than the abbreviated one used for the submission):

> The Colorado River disappeared from the geological record for 5 million years: Scientists now know where it went

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bdcravens
6 hours ago
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Removing the word "record" actually make the HN-submitted title make more sense. Wrapping "disappeared" in quotes actually conveys more or less the same intent.
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xingped
2 hours ago
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The HN title limit and automatic title editing is really the stupidest thing I've ever seen, especially for a site that claims to not want editorialized titles. Really ensures the exact opposite happens instead all the time.
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wglb
1 day ago
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davidw
6 hours ago
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Was it buried under popup advertisements?
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kulahan
1 hour ago
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An upstream river, followed by flowing into the Grand Canyon, thus becoming a continental river. Saved you a click. It’s still a cool read though.
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righthand
2 hours ago
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Let me guess…almond farmers?
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righthand
2 hours ago
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Prehistoric almond farmers?
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antonvs
50 minutes ago
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Ancient alien almond farmers.
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