As an avid SCUBA diver, I must agree that the ocean is fucking awesome. :rock:
That is a horrible cover of Beyond the Sea, please change it to the Bobby Darin or Frank Sinatra one.
The ocean and it's weirdness is what makes me want to become an aqua-biologist.
[QUOTE=rathat48;19636220]That is a horrible cover of Beyond the Sea, please change it to the Bobby Darin or Frank Sinatra one.[/QUOTE]
I tired looking, but all the Sinatra and Darin ones were ether shitty covers, or crappy quality.
OvB, are you a marine biologist or do you just have an ocean fetish?
[QUOTE=gamefreek76;19636478]OvB, are you a marine biologist or do you just have an ocean fetish?[/QUOTE]
Senior in High School. Planning on Marine Biology in college, maybe a PhD.
Oh, fixed that song.
[QUOTE=OvB;19636562]Senior in High School. Planning on Marine Biology in college, maybe a PhD.
Oh, fixed that song.[/QUOTE]
You live in Texas i'm pretty sure, where did you grow up, near the Gulf Coast or something? I know a lot of people who grew up in Florida/Louisiana/Texas who want to do the same exact thing as you, and they grew up watching that body of water.
[QUOTE=evilweazel;19636907]You live in Texas i'm pretty sure, where did you grow up, near the Gulf Coast or something? I know a lot of people who grew up in Florida/Louisiana/Texas who want to do the same exact thing as you, and they grew up watching that body of water.[/QUOTE]
Born in Alberta, Canada. Moved back and fourth for Dads work. Lived here for a little more than half my life. Just 80 miles or so away from the Ocean. Though I do live on a lake.
[QUOTE=OvB;19636995]Born in Alberta, Canada. Moved back and fourth for Dads work. Lived here for a little more than half my life. Just 80 miles or so away from the Ocean. Though I do live on a lake.[/QUOTE]
Damn, 80 miles from the ocean? I live 10 minutes from the ocean.
[QUOTE=gamefreek76;19637213]Damn, 80 miles from the ocean? I live 10 minutes from the ocean.[/QUOTE]
that ^^
Yeah, Been to Galveston a few times, and Orlando once or twice. That's about it. It probably has something to do with my Fishkeeping hobby.
Which ocean is the OP referring to?
[QUOTE=Stickmoose;19637875]Which ocean is the OP referring to?[/QUOTE]
O_O
Woah.....didn't think of that
[QUOTE=Stickmoose;19637875]Which ocean is the OP referring to?[/QUOTE]
The one with water in it.
[QUOTE=Stickmoose;19637875]Which ocean is the OP referring to?[/QUOTE]
The big giant blue one that spreads across the world.
[QUOTE=Stickmoose;19637875]Which ocean is the OP referring to?[/QUOTE]
Titan's ocean.
Whats odd, is that we know more about space then we do about the deep ocean. But it's AWESOME!
[QUOTE=monkeymadness;19638182]Whats odd, is that we know more about space then we do about the deep ocean. But it's AWESOME![/QUOTE]
95% of the entire ocean remains unexplored. 230,000 marine species have been discovered to date, out of an estimated 1-10 million.
[QUOTE=monkeymadness;19638182]Whats odd, is that we know more about space then we do about the deep ocean. But it's AWESOME![/QUOTE]
Umm no.
We know a lot more about the ocean than we do space.
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[QUOTE=gamefreek76;19638390]Umm no.
We know a lot more about the ocean than we do space.[/QUOTE]
That depends on how you look at it.
Take it from NASA themselves.
[URL]http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/oceans-the-great-unknown-k4.html[/URL]
"The ocean is really a hard place to work. In many ways, it's easier to send a person to space than to the bottom of the ocean. The ocean is dark and cold. In space, you can see forever. Deep in the ocean, you can’t see much. Your light can't shine very far."
You can vector the Hubble off in some direction and get an infinite view billions of years into the past. Yet you see 2 feet in front of you out your 3 inch diameter window on a submarine in the deep ocean. Each deep sea dive we discover a new species. We discover about 1000 each year.The vast expanse of space may seem like it's hard to discover things, but you can learn a lot more with a picture from the Hubble, or some other satellite system than you can by sending down a sub. Also, the Ocean is on our own planet. Humanity has been able to reach it for all of our existence. Yet it still poses a formidable opponent for discovery.
[QUOTE=gamefreek76;19638390]Umm no.
We know a lot more about the ocean than we do space.[/QUOTE]
I believe he said 'deep' ocean.
[QUOTE=OvB;19638322]95% of the entire ocean remains unexplored. 230,000 marine species have been discovered to date, out of an estimated 1-10 million.[/QUOTE]
Yep.
[QUOTE=OvB;19638570]That depends on how you look at it.
Take it from NASA themselves.
[URL]http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/oceans-the-great-unknown-k4.html[/URL]
"The ocean is really a hard place to work. In many ways, it's easier to send a person to space than to the bottom of the ocean. The ocean is dark and cold. In space, you can see forever. Deep in the ocean, you can’t see much. Your light can't shine very far."
You can vector the Hubble off in some direction and get an infinite view billions of years into the past. Yet you see 2 feet in front of you out your 3 inch diameter window on a submarine in the deep ocean. Each deep sea dive we discover a new species. We discover about 1000 each year.The vast expanse of space may seem like it's hard to discover things, but you can learn a lot more with a picture from the Hubble, or some other satellite system than you can by sending down a sub. Also, the Ocean is on our own planet. Humanity has been able to reach it for all of our existence. Yet it still poses a formidable opponent for discovery.[/QUOTE]
i was asking myself here
cant we get like a boat
with a huge scanner
and go scanning shit?
does the water stop most waves used for scanning? or whats the problem
[QUOTE=LtBubbles;19639352]i was asking myself here
cant we get like a boat
with a huge scanner
and go scanning shit?
does the water stop most waves used for scanning? or whats the problem[/QUOTE]
Satellites are easier.
Something about swimming in the ocean with lots of fish around me creeps me out.
Also great thread, was a good read.
I surf, so I think the ocean is beautiful.
[QUOTE=LtBubbles;19639352]i was asking myself here
cant we get like a boat
with a huge scanner
and go scanning shit?
does the water stop most waves used for scanning? or whats the problem[/QUOTE]
Scanning 71% of the earths surface would take forever. So far they've only scanned coastal areas of interest like the Monterrey Canyon in the OP. They've scanned the entire area around Hawaii and discovered a new island being formed just to the east of the "Big" island. It seems Hawaii is being pushed left, each new island forming from the east, slowly gets smaller and moves west as a new one is formed. Big problems with sonar is the animals. Sonar fucks with whales (and others) ability to navigate and causes them to get into all sorts of trouble, They once found a dead whale floating around very close to a Navy test of their more powerful Sonar. Boy did the Greenpeace folk go nuts. Even most the worlds modern navies have rules to only use powerful sonars during times of war. Other than that, they are great. Some Sonars are safer to use around animals, but I don't know the differences between them.
Using satellites is a lot easier and cheaper when you consider all the costs of the radar method. Though you only get an accurate image up to a mile or so. Look at Google earth for an example of the satellite mapping technique.
It's pretty, but I don't have a particular interest in it.
[QUOTE=evilweazel;19617570]If theres a story behind that picture and it ain't fake, tell me.[/QUOTE]
When it is dead it starts rotting creating gas, the gas increases that even his penis will look like it is erect. And after that it is BANG.
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