Plumes from Saturn's Enceladus may have carbonated source

Science News ^ | November 6th, 2010 | Ron Cowen

[SunkenCiv]

A fizzy, interior ocean similar to Perrier may feed jets spraying from the south polar region of Saturn's moon Enceladus. Bubbles in seawater travel through a passage in the icy crust to feed a geyser, as shown in the illustration above. The expelled seawater then flows back down to the subsurface ocean through cracks in the ice. SSI, JPL/NASA

[SunkenCiv]

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[Senator Goldwater]

They really need to cut down on lightbulbs and SUVs up there.

[freedumb2003]

So, our Universe boils down to:

[bgill]

Circulating, bubbly seawater containing 1 or 2 percent dissolved carbon dioxide and other gases

Ah, so that's what that mysterious plume was off the coast of California.

[ClearCase_guy]

A carbonated source. I hadn't thought of that.

What? Wrong plume?

[reg45]

It’s like popping the cap on a carbonated beverage.

[Jack Hydrazine]

Sounds like Enceladus needs more Cap and less Trade!

[Army Air Corps]

Ping.

[KoRn]

This is all BS.

There was no mention anywhere in the Bible of carbon sources of the plumes on Enceladus. It can’t be true.

Obvious misinformation like this has no place on a conservative forum!

;^)

[martin_fierro]

For you.

[ari-freedom]

???

[smokingfrog]

[KoRn]

It’s a bit of a running joke. Disregard. lol

[decal]

So, Enceladus is a source of gas - how about Tostadus?

[hellbender]

It’s obvious that the oceans on Enceladus consist mostly of beer. The only question is when will the effervescing carbon dioxide cause runaway warming, and how much can Al Gore earn selling the necessary carbon offsets.

[SunkenCiv]

You run rings around us with your wit. ;’)

[KoRn]

Heavy sarcasm I sense in you. Sarcasm leads to the dark side. ;^p

[SunkenCiv]

Actually I love your work. :’) Guess I’ve already joined the Power of the Dark Side...

[KoRn]

After posting it, I didn’t really think it was that funny. One of those instances where the mind and hands aren’t working together(too much beer). lol

I think I had half the forum(well, maybe 75%) pissed at me last night because I expressed doubts about Palin winning in 2012.

I’m much better behaved tonight. I think I’ll hop on the PS3 and play some COD if I find myself becoming ‘overly adventurous’ this evening. ;>)