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A quick definition of capture:

Capture: The act of catching or taking something. There are different types of capture, such as capturing wild animals, capturing groundwater, or capturing oil and gas. The rule of capture says that if you catch something, it belongs to you, even if it was originally on someone else's property. However, there are some laws that limit this rule.

A more thorough explanation:

Capture refers to the principle that gives ownership of certain things to the person who captures them. There are different applications of this principle:

  1. Rule of capture: This is a legal doctrine that applies to property. It states that wild animals belong to the person who captures them, even if they were originally on someone else's land. For example, if a hunter shoots a deer that was running on a neighbor's property, the hunter owns the deer.
  2. Water law: This is a principle that applies to groundwater. It states that a landowner can extract and use all the groundwater beneath their land, even if it affects other landowners' water supply. This principle has been limited or abolished by some laws.
  3. Oil and gas law: This is a principle that applies to oil and gas extraction. It states that a person who drills or pumps oil or gas from their land has no liability for draining oil or gas from under someone else's land, as long as they follow relevant laws and regulations.
  • A fisherman catches a fish in a river that flows through different properties. The fisherman owns the fish, even if it was swimming in someone else's land.
  • A farmer drills a well on their land and pumps water for irrigation. The water level in a nearby well owned by another farmer drops, and they can no longer use it. The first farmer has the right to use the groundwater under their land, even if it affects the other farmer's water supply.
  • An oil company drills a well on their land and extracts oil. The oil comes from a reservoir that extends under a neighbor's land. The neighbor cannot claim compensation for the oil drained from their land, as long as the oil company follows relevant laws and regulations.

These examples illustrate how capture applies to different resources and situations. In each case, the person who captures the resource has the right to use it, even if it affects others. This principle can create conflicts between different landowners and users of natural resources, and laws and regulations may limit its application.

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9:32
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worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.
worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.
worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.
worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.
worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:34
I mean if Fordham doesn't release today I will purposefully get on a train, go to new york, and then take the stinkiest shit inside the admission office's toilet (potentially clogging it and forcing them to get a plumber)
IS IT ONLY ON MY END WHY DID THAT SEND TEN MILLION TIMES
HELLO
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:35
it sent a million times lol
WHAT HAPPENED
yeah i thought you were tweaking for a second
i'm so sorry everyone what the actual fuck this website hates me
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:35
Jack's just tweaking on LSD no biggie
to be fair this accurately represents my mental state
election day psychosis coming in hot (fordham)
usc pls pull through .....
i literally just need one A so i can relax before my ED decision
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:38
oh that's right USC might release
soapy
9:43
USC still has not looked at my app
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:43
when did you submit soapy?
soapy
9:44
10/16
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:44
to be fair it took them almost 2 months for me to go under review
soapy
9:44
Feelin a bit stressed, as I've got no date change for Michigan either despite applying 10/7
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:45
I have not had a date change either for Mich but I've seen people get in without one so who knows
I applied 9/25 to like 6 schools and some (Houston) have no date change yet so dw
soapy
9:46
But do people get in without addresses going long?
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:46
it's tough to tell because a lot of people type out their addresses long to begin with
soapy
9:46
Ah. I didn't. Looking back, my Mich supplement kind of sucks, so there's that
Mich overrated (Dean Z please let me in even tho i didnt apply and I am below both 25ths)
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