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Acts of God can happen anywhere.

• nakkiel 14y ago
  You certainly mean bad weather, don't you?
  • cdcarter 14y ago
    Yes, that's what Act of God means in the US legal system. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_of_God http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_of_God
    • rplnt 14y ago
      God. Legal term. Funny things.
    • nakkiel 14y ago
      My appologies. I still believe it's wrong to call it that way because it assumes too many things. Another way to word it is Force Majeure. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force_majeure http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force_majeure
      • latch 14y ago
        No, it isn't another way to word it. Force majeure includes acts of nature _and_ acts of man. Acts of God is only acts of nature. It's somewhat important to the original spirit of the comment since Acts of God might indeed happen anywhere (1) whereas acts of man might not. For example, disruption caused by on going war in Syria wouldn't be covered by an Act of God clause. (1) I think that's BS though...there are definitely some places where nature is considerably more stable than others.
• joelhaasnoot 14y ago
  % of overhead power lines in the US are much greater than say in Amsterdam...