- The San Andreas Fault. Maybe you've heard of it?
- Yes. It's the joining together of two land masses. The fault line is unstable which is why you get earthquakes in California from time to time.
11 seconds sound clip from the Superman (1978) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 02:24:23 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- So the problem: How to make land more valuable between the time you buy it and the time you sell it.
- Now, this is California, the richest, most populous state in the union.
- I don't need a geography lesson from you, Luthor.
- Oh, yes, of course, you've been there. I do forget, you get around, don't you?
- The San Andreas Fault. Maybe you've heard of it?
- Wonderful. Couldn't have said it better myself.
- Now, call me foolish, call me irresponsible...
- It occurs to me that a 500-megaton bomb planted at just the proper point, would...
- Would destroy most of California.
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