Comments on: A Ball of Garbage the Size of Texas in the Pacific Ocean? http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/11/01/a-ball-of-garbage-the-size-of-texas-in-ther-pacific-ocean/ General interest observations and true web-log. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:40:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alaska Cruises http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/11/01/a-ball-of-garbage-the-size-of-texas-in-ther-pacific-ocean/comment-page-2/#comment-1389996 Alaska Cruises Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:19:33 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=14358#comment-1389996 I'm not surprised at all. These kind of things are rather normal now for us. It is something that all companies do nowadays and that authorities sit and do nothing. This is the world we are living in. I’m not surprised at all. These kind of things are rather normal now for us. It is something that all companies do nowadays and that authorities sit and do nothing. This is the world we are living in.

]]> By: SCW http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/11/01/a-ball-of-garbage-the-size-of-texas-in-ther-pacific-ocean/comment-page-2/#comment-1087966 SCW Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:07:17 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=14358#comment-1087966 funny i hear you guys talking about tin foil hats. that is ludicris, you need a modified lead alloy hat. that s waht really works! funny i hear you guys talking about tin foil hats. that is ludicris, you need a modified lead alloy hat. that s waht really works!

]]> By: Jim http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/11/01/a-ball-of-garbage-the-size-of-texas-in-ther-pacific-ocean/comment-page-2/#comment-862258 Jim Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:06:13 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=14358#comment-862258 They ought to send the Glomar Explorer out to glom on to it and bring it back for recycling ! They ought to send the Glomar Explorer out to glom on to it and bring it back for recycling !

]]> By: Glenn E http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/11/01/a-ball-of-garbage-the-size-of-texas-in-ther-pacific-ocean/comment-page-2/#comment-855638 Glenn E Sun, 04 Nov 2007 07:11:12 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=14358#comment-855638 #21- I agree with that idea. An artifical floating reef, of sorts. I maybe just crazy enough to work. Especially as it was unplanned. Now it's those planned artifical reefs that are the real disgrace. They dumped tons of old car tires, off shore. With some lame excuse that they would create an artifical reef for sea life. But the tires were too bouyant in sea water, and get moved around by wave action. So they only manage to destroy any naturally occuring reef coral. No word about any plans to remove those tires from the sea bottom. Somebody should at least get fired for that blunder. #21- I agree with that idea. An artifical floating reef, of sorts. I maybe just crazy enough to work. Especially as it was unplanned. Now it’s those planned artifical reefs that are the real disgrace. They dumped tons of old car tires, off shore. With some lame excuse that they would create an artifical reef for sea life. But the tires were too bouyant in sea water, and get moved around by wave action. So they only manage to destroy any naturally occuring reef coral. No word about any plans to remove those tires from the sea bottom. Somebody should at least get fired for that blunder.

]]> By: Angel H. Wong http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/11/01/a-ball-of-garbage-the-size-of-texas-in-ther-pacific-ocean/comment-page-2/#comment-855153 Angel H. Wong Sat, 03 Nov 2007 23:26:42 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=14358#comment-855153 #20 The irony is that in an open ocean where you have nothing to cling on, these garbage patches give the sea life a place to hold on to. #20

The irony is that in an open ocean where you have nothing to cling on, these garbage patches give the sea life a place to hold on to.

]]> By: Jim Scarborough http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/11/01/a-ball-of-garbage-the-size-of-texas-in-ther-pacific-ocean/comment-page-1/#comment-853855 Jim Scarborough Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:03:54 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=14358#comment-853855 The garbage patch is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Pacific_Gyre But it's nothing like an "island" - 5.1kg/km² of trash is obviously littered, but not covered in junk. The garbage patch is here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Pacific_Gyre

But it’s nothing like an “island” – 5.1kg/km² of trash is obviously littered, but not covered in junk.

]]> By: OmegaMan http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/11/01/a-ball-of-garbage-the-size-of-texas-in-ther-pacific-ocean/comment-page-1/#comment-853794 OmegaMan Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:28:53 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=14358#comment-853794 Don't worry about the oceans dying...we have more than enough Soylent Green to go around. Don’t worry about the oceans dying…we have more than enough Soylent Green to go around.

]]> By: Chris http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/11/01/a-ball-of-garbage-the-size-of-texas-in-ther-pacific-ocean/comment-page-1/#comment-853670 Chris Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:50:38 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=14358#comment-853670 I always though it was retarded that Lenovo paid how many zillion dollars just to use the IBM name. They could have just put out a quality clone and dones just as well. I always though it was retarded that Lenovo paid how many zillion dollars just to use the IBM name. They could have just put out a quality clone and dones just as well.

]]> By: Ian http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/11/01/a-ball-of-garbage-the-size-of-texas-in-ther-pacific-ocean/comment-page-1/#comment-853660 Ian Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:46:45 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=14358#comment-853660 No agenda is an interesting listen if nothing else (I find politics humour rather than informational) But you should syndicate it on the itunes podcast directory and then I'd just add it to my list :) otherwise I'm liable to forget about it within a month or so .... good luck with that though No agenda is an interesting listen if nothing else (I find politics humour rather than informational)

But you should syndicate it on the itunes podcast directory and then I’d just add it to my list :) otherwise I’m liable to forget about it within a month or so …. good luck with that though

]]> By: Pmitchell http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/11/01/a-ball-of-garbage-the-size-of-texas-in-ther-pacific-ocean/comment-page-1/#comment-853614 Pmitchell Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:53:08 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=14358#comment-853614 [violation of posting guidelines] [violation of posting guidelines]

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]]> By: Beavis or Butthead http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/11/01/a-ball-of-garbage-the-size-of-texas-in-ther-pacific-ocean/comment-page-1/#comment-853587 Beavis or Butthead Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:11:34 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=14358#comment-853587 Wired Science (on PBS) did this story a few weeks back http://www.pbs.org/kcet/wiredscience/video/index-102.html Wired Science (on PBS) did this story a few weeks back

http://www.pbs.org/kcet/wiredscience/video/index-102.html

]]> By: Popeye http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/11/01/a-ball-of-garbage-the-size-of-texas-in-ther-pacific-ocean/comment-page-1/#comment-853518 Popeye Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:25:42 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=14358#comment-853518 • UC Berkeley invents a nanotube radio. GREAT! I hope it comes with a microscope and toothpick to change the stations! • UC Berkeley invents a nanotube radio.

GREAT! I hope it comes with a microscope and toothpick to change the stations!

]]> By: Badcam http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/11/01/a-ball-of-garbage-the-size-of-texas-in-ther-pacific-ocean/comment-page-1/#comment-853383 Badcam Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:03:06 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=14358#comment-853383 Please correct me if I'm wrong, but (for 10#) I think it's the Acrticthat's getting smaller. I understand that the Antarctic is actually getting larger at the moment. Anyone? Please correct me if I’m wrong, but (for 10#) I think it’s the Acrticthat’s getting smaller. I understand that the Antarctic is actually getting larger at the moment. Anyone?

]]> By: Glenn E http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/11/01/a-ball-of-garbage-the-size-of-texas-in-ther-pacific-ocean/comment-page-1/#comment-853326 Glenn E Fri, 02 Nov 2007 08:20:18 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=14358#comment-853326 I came upon this item via a simple google search, concerning the garbage ball in the pacific. http://www.sciencepunk.com/v5/index.php?s=spat Essentially, it's a fake! Greenpeace made it up. An exaggeration of the known facts, to help their cause to clean up the oceans. And it seems to me that they got the idea from that story about the infamous garbage barge of 1987. Here's the Wikipedia item about it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobro_4000 Of course there is a certain amount of garbage in the oceans. Stuff has probably been floating in the pacific since Captain Cook's time. And the more modern stuff is probably the results of all those Cruise Liners, dumping their garbage at sea. By not registering in the USA, they avoid any of our stricter environmental and safety regulations. Yet they depend almost entirely on US citizens for their customs. Even the famed Disney Cruise line isn't registered in the US. So if Greenpeace wants to go after some big time polluters, I'd have no problem with them taking on the Cruise Lines. They're not even registered american companies. So screw them! I came upon this item via a simple google search, concerning the garbage ball in the pacific.

http://www.sciencepunk.com/v5/index.php?s=spat

Essentially, it’s a fake! Greenpeace made it up. An exaggeration of the known facts, to help their cause to clean up the oceans. And it seems to me that they got the idea from that story about the infamous garbage barge of 1987. Here’s the Wikipedia item about it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobro_4000

Of course there is a certain amount of garbage in the oceans. Stuff has probably been floating in the pacific since Captain Cook’s time. And the more modern stuff is probably the results of all those Cruise Liners, dumping their garbage at sea. By not registering in the USA, they avoid any of our stricter environmental and safety regulations. Yet they depend almost entirely on US citizens for their customs. Even the famed Disney Cruise line isn’t registered in the US. So if Greenpeace wants to go after some big time polluters, I’d have no problem with them taking on the Cruise Lines. They’re not even registered american companies. So screw them!

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