Now on the scale of the next century, the projections are suggesting that, between the ice and thermal expansion of the ocean, that we're likely to see upwards of a meter of sea level rise.

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"What we're looking at here is a 10-meter dish, " Meyer explains.

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Look inside the optical viewfinder and you'll get a meter that helps you determine how you're oriented respective to the horizon.

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Still, we bet people still fall for the hype -- oh hey, if you're looking for the ultimate in sound, we've got half a meter of oxygen-free, triple-wrapped double-insulated Sonically Shielded AmpliSized Egyptian Llama cable here that we'll part ways with for just a couple grand.

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Mr. ADAIR: We gave this a barely true on our Truth-O-Meter, and this is typical of the kind of cherry picking that we're seeing from both campaigns.

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The workers, some wearing only plastic sandals, deftly make their way along narrow, five-meter high concrete platforms that divide the slipways and cranes that keep the vessels steady while they're being built.

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