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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 |
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On Thu, 4 Jan 2007 20:08:14 -0500, Ellen MacArthur wrote
(in article ews.net): "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 -- Mundo, The Captain who is a bully and an ass |
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![]() "Mundo" wrote Unlike you..... I have actually been there And, what's that supposed to mean? Cheers, Ellen |
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On Thu, 4 Jan 2007 20:22:17 -0500, Ellen MacArthur wrote
(in article ews.net): "Mundo" wrote Unlike you..... I have actually been there And, what's that supposed to mean? Cheers, Ellen Well I guess it means I am correct and your not bad at looking up internet resources. -- Mundo, The Captain who is a bully and an ass |
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![]() "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 |
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On Fri, 5 Jan 2007 11:07:50 -0500, Ellen MacArthur wrote
(in article ews.net): 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". -- Mundo, The Captain who is a bully and an ass |
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"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 |
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