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Obviously it does not get rid of the swells but it keeps the wind from
blowing the crests over resulting in a rush of white water.


It's Ellen and your wrong. Didn't you read the post called *the truth about oil
calming the seas*. Didn't you read where it talked about breaking waves in an oil
slick. Duh!
Here it is again in case you never saw the post or your newsreader never posted it.
http://response.restoration.noaa.gov...2_OilatSea.pdf

Cheers,
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On Thu, 4 Jan 2007 20:08:14 -0500, Ellen MacArthur wrote
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"Mundo" wrote

Obviously it does not get rid of the swells but it keeps the wind from
blowing the crests over resulting in a rush of white water.


It's Ellen and your wrong. Didn't you read the post called *the truth
about oil
calming the seas*. Didn't you read where it talked about breaking waves in an


oil
slick. Duh!
Here it is again in case you never saw the post or your newsreader never


posted it.
http://response.restoration.noaa.gov...2_OilatSea.pdf

Cheers,
Ellen



Unlike you..... I have actually been there

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Unlike you..... I have actually been there


And, what's that supposed to mean?

Cheers,
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On Thu, 4 Jan 2007 20:22:17 -0500, Ellen MacArthur wrote
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"Mundo" wrote
Unlike you..... I have actually been there


And, what's that supposed to mean?

Cheers,
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Well I guess it means I am correct and your not bad at looking up internet
resources.

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"Mundo" wrote
Well I guess it means I am correct and your not bad at looking up internet
resources.
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This guy says he's right when a paper that defines oil slicks says he's wrong.
Big ego but not much brain power.....

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On Fri, 5 Jan 2007 11:07:50 -0500, Ellen MacArthur wrote
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Mundo, The Captain


This guy is right when a paper that defines oil slicks is
wrong. Big ego supported by much brain power.....

Cheers, Capt. Neil


The Key word being "Captain".

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"Mundo" wrote
Well I guess it means I am correct and your not bad at looking up
internet
resources.
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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


 
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