"Mundo" wrote
Well I guess it means I am correct and your not bad at looking up
internet
resources.
--
Mundo, The Captain who's a wuss and an a pain in the ass

This guy says he's right when a paper that defines oil slicks says
he's wrong.
Big ego but not much brain power.....

Cheers,
Ellen

Its pretty easy to turn any situation into a holier than thou argument, and
surely with the amount of misinformation available on the web you can easily
prove your case whichever way you choose to swing.

For myself, even in situations where i think myself well informed, even in
situations where i have actual relevant experience, i choose to keep my
mouth closed and my mind and ears open. In the final analysis, weighing up
all the evidence for and against it is often possible to come away with a
bit of knowledge you didn't have before. In the case of some rare
individuals its even possible to transcend that common western scientific
approach of 'A is right, therefore B must be wrong' and approach the holy
grail of multiple conflicting truths.

In the case of oil, its a bit of a funny one. Logic, and logical accounts
ive read of its use point to it being just a bit of nonsense. The personal
writings of old time captains with whole lifetimes spent at sea however
seems to contradict that. We have to bear in mind that people also used to
believe that the earth was flat, but even if this whole idea of oil calming
seas is wrong, it would be nice to understand how people so experienced
could come to believe it had merit.

let's not underestimate the value of a placebo if that be the case....

Shaun