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Why locating MH370 in the Southern Ocean is so difficult
Quartz ^
| March 24, 2014
| Erik van Sebille
Posted on 03/25/2014 6:27:58 AM PDT by don-o
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To: BuffaloJack
The only problem with your assessment is that Inmarsat and the AAIB (UK Air Accident Investigation Board) - with their analysis - puts the location of the plane in the present area where they are now searching.
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posted on
03/25/2014 7:16:58 AM PDT
by
Star Traveler
(Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
To: ArtDodger
Hmmm ... it sounds like he went off his Prozac ... LOL ...
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posted on
03/25/2014 7:20:36 AM PDT
by
Star Traveler
(Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
To: don-o
One of the unique features of the Southern Ocean is that it is the only place in the world where water can keep on moving eastward without ever hitting land. Because of this, and the strong winds, the water is swept along at very high speeds, sometimes almost 2m a second. This is much faster than any other place in the world. + At those high speeds, the current becomes unstable. It starts breaking up and forms eddies. These eddies are similar to the vortices you may see behind wakes in a river or the spiraling and treacherous winds that can form behind tall buildings in the inner city on a windy day.
Thanks for an interesting article.
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posted on
03/25/2014 7:20:50 AM PDT
by
BunnySlippers
(I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
To: shove_it
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posted on
03/25/2014 7:21:31 AM PDT
by
don-o
(He will not share His glory and He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the name of the Lord forever!)
To: don-o
“that moves hundreds of kilometers every day”
Wow, that’s a fast current. /sarcasm
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posted on
03/25/2014 7:22:50 AM PDT
by
CodeToad
(Keeping whites from talking about blacks is verbal segregation!)
To: BunnySlippers
Does anyone know what “2m a second” is as a rate of speed?
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posted on
03/25/2014 7:22:50 AM PDT
by
BunnySlippers
(I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
To: CodeToad
Why the /sarc? Are you saying his facts are wrong? That we can dig into.
Can you add something to disprove?
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posted on
03/25/2014 7:27:33 AM PDT
by
don-o
(He will not share His glory and He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the name of the Lord forever!)
To: don-o
Oh God! Thy sea is so great and my boat is so small.
To: All
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posted on
03/25/2014 7:35:25 AM PDT
by
don-o
(He will not share His glory and He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the name of the Lord forever!)
To: Star Traveler
DB Cooper is my favorite mystery.
:-)
.
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posted on
03/25/2014 7:37:55 AM PDT
by
Mears
To: BunnySlippers
2m sec = 120m minute = 7200m hour (7.2 kilometer/hour) = 172.8 km day = 107.136 statute miles day or 123.20 nautical miles/day
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posted on
03/25/2014 7:39:21 AM PDT
by
DocRock
(All they that TAKE the sword shall perish with the sword. Matthew 26:52 Gun grabbers beware.)
To: BunnySlippers
How fast Superman has to run to get liftoff.
To: workerbee
That’s what I think too. Can’t find it in the ocean if its in a hanger somewhere.
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posted on
03/25/2014 7:41:02 AM PDT
by
kjam22
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To: Mears
Yep ... I was there in Portland, the night that it happened. And, you know DB got a certain distance (whether dead or alive) because of a small amount of money found near Portland - exposed by the river, many years later.
It’s still a great mystery. The last I heard, a few years ago, there was still an FBI agent “on the case”.
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posted on
03/25/2014 7:42:20 AM PDT
by
Star Traveler
(Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
To: don-o
Yes, I saw that last night. Goldberg and O’Reilly were right about the stupid ‘black hole’ speculation. The matter is not settled though. I’d still have hope if any of my loved ones was on that plane.
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posted on
03/25/2014 7:45:00 AM PDT
by
shove_it
(my real nickname is Otter)
To: don-o
Everyone think this location is now settled, but not one of these debris pieces supposedly seen from satellite has been recovered.
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posted on
03/25/2014 7:51:16 AM PDT
by
PGR88
To: BunnySlippers
Its around 4.5 mph. Doesn’t sound fast...but its 100 miles a day, which can add up.
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posted on
03/25/2014 7:53:07 AM PDT
by
lacrew
(Mr. Soetoro, we regret to inform you that your race card is over the credit limit.)
To: don-o
If you don’t know ocean currents it isn’t my job to educate you. Go do some research.
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posted on
03/25/2014 8:03:06 AM PDT
by
CodeToad
(Keeping whites from talking about blacks is verbal segregation!)
To: DocRock; CodeToad
Thanks. So the “hundreds of kilometers” is not that far off - though “over a hundred” or nearly two hundreds” would have been better.
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posted on
03/25/2014 8:09:18 AM PDT
by
don-o
(He will not share His glory and He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the name of the Lord forever!)
Because it wasn’t there in the first place, second place, or last place.
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posted on
03/25/2014 8:09:26 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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