Great Pacific Garbage Patch

SteamWake · 08-04-09, 11:54 AM

Ocean currents cause plastic 'particles' to concentrate in the middle of the pacific.

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The expedition will study how much debris -- mostly tiny plastic fragments -- is collecting in an expanse of sea known as the North Pacific Ocean Gyre, how that material is distributed and how it affects marine life.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090804/...ocean_plastics

Now since mother earth was kind enough to cause this mess to concentrate wouldent that make it easier to clean up?

While there out there 'studying' it how about studying how to clean it up?

geetrue · 08-04-09, 12:01 PM

Oh, what the heck ... what else can man destroy Mars?

AVGWarhawk · 08-04-09, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by geetrue

Oh, what the heck ... what else can man destroy Mars?

He is working on it right now:

FIREWALL · 08-04-09, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

He is working on it right now:

Can that be classfied as an SUV ?

Dowly · 08-04-09, 01:06 PM

Heard about the garbage patch few years ago. Pretty bad on the long run as alot of the in world's seas will end up there.

FIREWALL · 08-04-09, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

Ocean currents cause plastic 'particles' to concentrate in the middle of the pacific.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090804/...ocean_plastics

Now since mother earth was kind enough to cause this mess to concentrate wouldent that make it easier to clean up?

While there out there 'studying' it how about studying how to clean it up?

That would involve manual labor on their part.

08-04-09, 12:01 PM	#2
geetrue Cold War Boomer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Walla Walla Posts: 2,837 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Oh, what the heck ... what else can man destroy Mars? __________________

08-04-09, 01:06 PM	#5
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Heard about the garbage patch few years ago. Pretty bad on the long run as alot of the in world's seas will end up there.