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BAFFLING EDDY
The sea is sinking:
A massive, mysterious whirlpool of cold water has developed off the coast of Sydney, forcing the sea surface to fall almost 1m and ocean currents to change course.
Dubbed a sea “monster” by CSIRO oceanographers, the huge body of water stretches almost 200km across and plunges 1000m towards the ocean floor. Its centre sits just 100km off the coast of Sydney and could stay there for months.
Scientists are baffled by the powerful cold-water eddy …
Meanwhile, this popular NYT piece has Jim Treacher all worked up:
I am confused and frightened. First, SCIENTISTS say you’ll be able to surf to work in midtown Manhattan before we find out what’s really happening on Lost. But now, SCIENTISTS are saying ... maybe not! Which is it, SCIENTISTS??
UPDATE. A certain global warming documentary that will never be broadcast in Australia is proving popular online.
You’ve failed, ‘aven’t you, scientist?—J. Lennon, “Help”
Posted by richard mcenroe on 2007 03 14 at 01:46 AM • permalinkWe need to send an expedition! Call Sea Shepherds!
Posted by richard mcenroe on 2007 03 14 at 01:47 AM • permalinkIt’s the revenge of theLost Continent of Mu.
Posted by The_Real_JeffS on 2007 03 14 at 01:54 AM • permalinkThe video has been almost impossible to stream on Google Video due to its popularity (its No 1 in the popular videos section by a long way).
Posted by Jimmythespiv on 2007 03 14 at 02:07 AM • permalinkAll the reports I’ve heard have put it down to contaminated gravel. I blame John Howard, and to a lesser extent George W. Bush. I’ve heard they snuck in to the penguin enclosure on the weekend and bashed their adorable, beaky heads in with lead pipes, possibly to stop them dancing and bringing joy to the lives of kiddies and pensioners. Global warming has made them go stinky quicker though.
I notice RWDB associated subjects occupy the top 3 places on the video rankings. You know if I owned a TV station, I may fall in line with that demographic… nah! Would never work. There are only 10 of us and we’re too busy plotting calamities to watch TV.
Posted by Infidel Tiger on 2007 03 14 at 02:25 AM • permalinkDid Al Gore take a boat trip off Sydney Heads and have a piss in the ocean when he was out here recently?
Posted by Jack Lacton on 2007 03 14 at 02:29 AM • permalinkCall the Eddy Charlton and get Whispering Ted Lowe to commentate on its progress.
Rivetting television.
A massive, mysterious whirlpool of cold water has developed off the coast of Sydney, forcing the sea surface to fall almost 1m and ocean currents to change course.
So when does Godzilla make his arrival?
Posted by Spiny Norman on 2007 03 14 at 02:47 AM • permalinkIt is nature at work, maintaining the eternal balance. Just as the oceans are about to overflow, nature lets the water out. Just when temperatures are about to boil humans alive, Al Gore visits. Just when polar bears are about to starve, 60 Minutes arrives.
This is what the environmentalists don’t understand. The balance of nature includes human activity - its power stations, cars, jet planes, everything. Once you start fucking around turning off the lights, you endanger us all.
#7 Habib. I sent a suggestion to SBS but the ABC email form in your link would not work for me in Firefox.
This cryptic message
Notes: change redirect URLs before going live!
on the ABC email form may have something to do with the problem, but I have no idea what it means.#9 Jimmyts, make that
almostimpossible. I just got the message “unavailable” on Google Video.Does anyone know a method/site to download and save the GGWS video to disk?
The State Libs are the creepiest bunch of slack jawed, no-hopers, God ever put breath into. Between them they couldn’t get volunteer work at a sheltered workshop.
A satan worshipping, rock spider should be able to shift the coin purloining bastards festooning the state parliaments, but no, we’ve found a bigger bunch of shit fer brains to run against them.
Posted by Infidel Tiger on 2007 03 14 at 04:08 AM • permalink#24 Infidel Tiger
I have to disagree mate.
How do we really know Debnam is worse than the current lot of criminals?Anything would be better than Iemma and Sartor and Co. Alan Bond amd even Brian Burke smell like roses in comparison….
However, my motto stands:-
If you vote for more of the same, don’t complain when you get it.
I should’ve sold that slogan to the Libs. It’s better than the one they’re using.
Dead penguins - J.L.Austin has this in one of his philosophical papers, that may explain it, though it raises additional questions :
``The notice says, `Do not feed the penguins.’ I, however, feed them peanuts. Now peanuts happen to be, and these prove, fatal to these birds. Did I feed them peanuts intentionally? Beyond a doubt : I am no casual peanut shedder. But deliberately? Well, that seems perhaps to raise the question, `Had I read the notice?’ Why does it? Or `on purpose?’ That seems to insinuate that I knew what fatal results would ensue. Again, why?’‘
Then there’s the elephant in the room that nobody mentions
newsflash
global warming will lead to an increase in rural alcoholism and ‘self medication’ according to the Abcess’s perspective programme
health risks of climate change
Posted by eeniemeenie on 2007 03 14 at 05:04 AM • permalink#21- cb
i baulked at the size too but it’s available in handy 10 minute chunks at youtube
(guess that means channel 4 will be suing them too!)
Posted by eeniemeenie on 2007 03 14 at 05:54 AM • permalinkDon’t you realise? Don’t you see? This is Gaia’s revenge for Australia’s refusal to sign up to Kyoto!
It’s an obvious invitation for a sacrifice. John Howard must be thrown into the maelstrom (prefarably by Grand Wizard Algore), before it’s too late.
Posted by Don Charleone on 2007 03 14 at 06:05 AM • permalinkIemma v Debnam has to the greatest argument ever for the abolition of state governments in Australia. The fact that Debnam won’t beat Iemma is a national disgrace. It is rewarding the most inept government in NSW’s history solely because the Libs picked the biggest dickhead it could find among its members. The would have walked in had they picked O’Farrell.
A massive, mysterious whirlpool of cold water has developed off the coast of Sydney, forcing the sea surface to fall almost 1m and ocean currents to change course.
It’s Ryleh!
Ia! Ia! Cthulhu fthagn!
Posted by Rob Crawford on 2007 03 14 at 06:35 AM • permalink#32 EEniemeenie.
I watched the entire programme on YouTube & it’s still up at the moment. I tried Google but it had been pulled (maybe for copyright reasons).
Check out some of the comments and Google for web site comments. The pinkos are going ape shit about the programme because they don’t want to be caught out & lose the tax payers money coming their way. The people who made the documentary are bound to face the wrath of the GW Inquisition.
#26 & #27
Bonmot - I’m with you mate Iemma should have his nutsack covered in honey and dropped ina fire ant nest.
Regional - vilification? If they can’t handle the heat, go on a global warming epedition to the Arctic.
Iemma, Carpenter, Bracks and Beattie aren’t fit to lick stamps for the local P&C and if they were runing against an opposition who could tie their laces, they’d be out quicker than a curry enema.
There is a serious dirth of talent in state Lib ranks. For the nation’s sake it’d be good if a few of the Federal Lib pollies dropped back. They’d shit it in too.
Posted by Infidel Tiger on 2007 03 14 at 07:24 AM • permalinkI have always been in favour of climate alarmism, but must admit this whole eco-sceptic thing is getting kind of cool and underground.
Posted by Margos Maid on 2007 03 14 at 07:31 AM • permalinkjust finished watching it
i wish id seen that ggws doco last week before i got into a heated argument with a workplace greenie about gerbil worming
is there no philanthropic billionaire who’ll stump up for a copy in every school in the world?
Posted by eeniemeenie on 2007 03 14 at 08:37 AM • permalinkSea level is below sea level? Mother Gaia must be compensating for rising sea levels everywhere else.
Posted by Mystery Meat on 2007 03 14 at 11:22 AM • permalinkHmmmm, cold and sinking. Not exactly according to script, is it. Never fear, though, the experts are on the case:
The whirlpool will today be discussed in Hobart at a meeting of 200 Australian, European and US scientists working with satellite images to map water temperatures.
What are the odds they’ll be able to tie this to gerbil worming?
So when does Godzilla make his arrival?
That was my first thought as well. Be careful out there, Aussies; wouldn’t want you to get sucked in.
“I am trying to communicate the essence of it in the lay language that I understand.”
Ah yes, the essence. AlBore speaks truthiness to the nescient, gullible masses. In language they can understand.
Posted by Kyda Sylvester on 2007 03 14 at 01:10 PM • permalink“I am trying to communicate the essence of it in the lay language that I understand.”
And I am trying to understand the essence of it in the lay language that I understand. Like, I am trying to picture these SCIENTISTS out in a boat hanging a tape measure over the side to determine that the sea has gone down 1 meter.I wonder if this has anything to do with the El Nino hot-water eddy in the Pacific disappearing?
Posted by richard mcenroe on 2007 03 14 at 10:49 PM • permalink#49
? Really? Did not know that - hmm, do a Google on Bruce Leybourne and his papers on the area. I think there might be some connection but as there is so little research done in this area, it pretty speculative but remember the basic rule in science, when well established theories can’t explain things of this magnitude, then it is probable that the theory itself is wrong.
Well, some thanks indeed to Kyda, Dave S, and some many others for utilizing my Internet Term Tool of “Gerbil Worming”(TM) over time. Some others seem just a bit too ‘creative’, with their “Gerbil Warmening”, and Globall Wormening”, etc.
Now, I announce a prize for the creactive (sic) term for, ‘Global Cooling’, I propose Gerbil Coolingth, but then, there most be some more witty something or other NAME (Gerbil Coolerator?). Keeping in mind the real hazard to future generations of man, our progeny, is the New Ice Age, the end of the Holocene. Which is certainly coming along, though we have (probably) much time to adapt to that, and etc.
So send your entries, I will take names, kick ass (arse), and award prizes, glorious and sparkling.Bafflin’ Eddy
Was still goin’ steady
In the summer of 2008…Posted by richard mcenroe on 2007 03 15 at 11:11 AM • permalink
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