Useless Facts - Page 9

Rider · 12-08-2008, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by DLIT

Yeah, they do.

Yeah but your wife isn't really Asia, she's filipino.

Hondahugger · 12-09-2008, 02:18 PM

The Spanish word esposa means "wife" or "spouce".

The plural, esposas means "wives", but it also means "handcuffs".

AquaPython · 12-09-2008, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Corey

There is a large patch of garbage floating in the Pacific between Hawaii and California that is twice the size of Texas and weighs roughly 3.5 million tons. It continues to grow every year.

pics?

Papa_Complex · 12-09-2008, 03:26 PM

How about video? There's a bit of "colourful" language though, so it isn't boss friendly.

http://www.vbs.tv/shows/toxic/garbage-island/

Rider · 12-09-2008, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Corey

There is a large patch of garbage floating in the Pacific between Hawaii and California that is twice the size of Texas and weighs roughly 3.5 million tons. It continues to grow every year.

Source? I'm going to have to call bullshit on this. I've sailed from Cali to Hawaii before a few times and have never seen shit. You'd think something twice the size of Texas would be visible. It would certainly show up on satellite terrain maps. It doesn't.

Papa_Complex · 12-09-2008, 03:42 PM

Go to the link that I posted and find episode 9. There's a bit of an explanation as to why this shit doesn't show up.

Corey · 12-09-2008, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Rider

Source? I'm going to have to call bullshit on this. I've sailed from Cali to Hawaii before a few times and have never seen shit. You'd think something twice the size of Texas would be visible. It would certainly show up on satellite terrain maps. It doesn't.

Google Great Pacific Garbage Patch or Eastern Garbage Patch. It's pretty well documented.

Rider · 12-09-2008, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Corey

Google Great Pacific Garbage Patch or Eastern Garbage Patch. It's pretty well documented.

Interesting. So then the plastic floats just blow the surface of the water?

I've been in those waters several times but that was in the early 90's and never saw any garbage.

Corey · 12-09-2008, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Rider

Interesting. So then the plastic floats just blow the surface of the water?

I've been in those waters several times but that was in the early 90's and never saw any garbage.

Can't say from any experience, but the consistency I've heard in a few news programs I had to watch in college was something akin to soup.

vickibocc · 12-09-2008, 04:12 PM

You can fit the entire population of the Earth standing shoulder to shoulder in NJ.

12-09-2008, 03:26 PM	#84
Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	How about video? There's a bit of "colourful" language though, so it isn't boss friendly. http://www.vbs.tv/shows/toxic/garbage-island/

12-09-2008, 03:42 PM	#86
Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	Go to the link that I posted and find episode 9. There's a bit of an explanation as to why this shit doesn't show up.

12-09-2008, 04:12 PM	#90
vickibocc Meh Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South FL Moto: the backseat of an '06 600rr Posts: 220	You can fit the entire population of the Earth standing shoulder to shoulder in NJ.