I saw that episode. However, there are several deaths and such associated with Old Sow in Maine (I found this after one of you told me to look up Old Sow)...
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/journey_encounters.html <http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/journey_encounters.html>Then there is this "individual" who while diving got caught up in it: http://www.cdnn.info/news/safety/s091209.html <http://www.cdnn.info/news/safety/s091209.html>And, here I thought this only happened to Capt. Nemo and the Nautilus! Malcolm On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 11:07 AM, Aaftab Jain <[email protected]> wrote: > I believe that Mythbusters had an episode where they calculated that, in > order to suck a floating man down into water, the rate of spin had to be as > fast as the fastest whirlpool ever recorded. However, a boat has much > greater buoyancy and would be impossible to suck down using anything near > known records. > As you can see, the actual rate of spin in the video is slow and any boat > with a working engine should be able to move away. > If they were unable to move away, they would probably bob and spin about > uncomfortably until rescued. > Regards, > Aaftab Jain > > ****************** [email protected] ******************* > > > > > Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 21:49:36 -0600 > > From: [email protected] > > Subject: [ECOLOG-L] vortex question-Tsunami Japan > > To: [email protected] > > > > Hi, > > Anyone out there in Ecologland able to explain the vortex off the coast > of > > Japan after the Tsunami. > > I am not familiar with the phenomenon and I thought someone with > knowledge > > in this area might > > know how this was created and if it was likely to be a dangerous thing or > > just a spectacle. > > Thanks for the info. > > > > If you don't know what I am speaking of, here is footage! > > > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8375719/Japanese-tsunami-creates-whirlpool.html > > > > -- > > Malcolm L. McCallum > > Managing Editor, > > Herpetological Conservation and Biology > > > > "Peer pressure is designed to contain anyone with a sense of drive" - > Allan > > Nation > > > > 1880's: "There's lots of good fish in the sea" W.S. Gilbert > > 1990's: Many fish stocks depleted due to overfishing, habitat loss, > > and pollution. > > 2000: Marine reserves, ecosystem restoration, and pollution reduction > > MAY help restore populations. > > 2022: Soylent Green is People! > > > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any > > attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may > > contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized > > review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not > > the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and > > destroy all copies of the original message. > > -- Malcolm L. McCallum Managing Editor, Herpetological Conservation and Biology "Peer pressure is designed to contain anyone with a sense of drive" - Allan Nation 1880's: "There's lots of good fish in the sea" W.S. Gilbert 1990's: Many fish stocks depleted due to overfishing, habitat loss, and pollution. 2000: Marine reserves, ecosystem restoration, and pollution reduction MAY help restore populations. 2022: Soylent Green is People! Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
