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90 Foot Wave in the Gulf of Mexico
From today's Wall Street Journal in an article about oil and gas
production issues in the Gulf resulting from hurricane Ivan: Chris Oynes, regional director for the MMS, said preliminary data from the government's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration show that central Gulf of Mexico was hit by mammoth waves -- including perhaps the tallest ever recorded in the Gulf -- that exceeded the design requirements of the area's infrastructure. "There were some extremely large waves," he said. "There is some evidence that there was one rogue wave, the largest ever seen in the Gulf of Mexico, some 90 feet high." |
wayne, **IF** you knew even a tiny bit of what journalists are taught in
school, you would know 1st, this is a made up quote "There were some extremely large waves," he said. "There is some evidence that there was one rogue wave, the largest ever seen in the Gulf of Mexico, some 90 feet high." and 2nd, that "some" is a "weasel" word (that is the term used) when a journalist wants material "with dramatic appeal" (i.e. made up) to sound factual. notice the word "some" is used twice in the single sentence made up quote. nice try, though. |
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On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 21:20:33 -0400, Gene Kearns
wrote: Some of what Jax says makes sense, some of it...... ====================== If "nonsense" qualifies as "some", he makes a lot of it. Of course both of us are once again feeding the trolls. |
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On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 10:06:02 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote: On 13 Oct 2004 11:05:13 GMT, (JAXAshby) wrote: while I did not study journalism in school, I knew quite a number who did. Years later I met a woman of very slippery ethics who the business because **she** was appalled by what she saw in the world of journalism. ================================================= ==== That's shocking. I always assumed you were actually a stringer for the Village Voice, and were just here to get the low down on the world of boating. Back to wave height estimation: If you had an offshore oil and gas platform that was 40 feet off the water, and it sustained wave damage 50 feet in the air, how high was the wave? 6X9 in Base 13? (Let's see if anyone gets that reference). All the best, Tom -------------- "What the hell's the deal with this newsgroup... is there a computer terminal in the day room of some looney bin somewhere?" Bilgeman - circa 2004 |
On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 10:12:02 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote: Later, his ethics slid even lower, and he was appointed president of the United States, where he once again proved his incompetency. It was appalling. ================================ It is appalling but please give it up. The topic here is the height of storm waves in the Gulf of Mexico and the attendant damage to oil and gas infrastructure. (wave height = sort of boating related) |
On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 15:33:21 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote: 6X9 in Base 13? (Let's see if anyone gets that reference). ================================================= You've got me on that one. |
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