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12 Comments
braschlosanI can't *promote but I can give this video its tenth vote
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Eklek*promote!
siftbotPromoting this video back to the front page; last published Sunday, September 8th, 2013 6:57pm PDT - promote requested by Eklek.
siftbotTags for this video have been changed from 'How to, TED, Plastic, Oceans' to 'How to, TED, Plastic, Oceans, Great Pacific garbage patch, ocean current, cleaning' - edited by Eklek
charliemsays...Super misleading.
The group commissioning the feasibility study for this are only about 10% the way through it. I wouldnt be making those kinds of claims just yet.
aaronfrYou would if you were using a TED talk to attract venture capitalists!
Super misleading.
The group commissioning the feasibility study for this are only about 10% the way through it. I wouldnt be making those kinds of claims just yet.
00Scud00says...In the future this will be handled by trained sea otters.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wavh47RpLz4
bigbikemanI really wish stuff like this wasn't promoted. It's junk/pie-in-the-sky science/engineering.
Anyone who has ever been in an ocean storm or had to deal with anything man-made that's had to survive a few months in the open ocean could tell you how this idea reeks of untenability. Stuff far less fragile than this proposed contraption go to the bottom all the time. In short: the oceans are far less forgiving than this kid would have you believe.
From its durability, to the difficulties of mooring a giant sieve in ~3000ft of water, to the actual quality of the plastic being harvested, to the fragility of plankton (the centrifuge is only one hardship it would have to endure) the list of why this idea can never float goes on and on.
I think this article sums it up nicely, but there are many, many others by people who are seriously trying to tackle the problem:
http://inhabitat.com/the-fallacy-of-cleaning-the-gyres-of-plastic-with-a-floating-ocean-cleanup-array/
brycewi19I feel like I just watched a video version of a Popular Science article.
yellowcsays...Man that article teared this idea to absolute shreds.
With that knowledge, re-watching the video, you get a clearer picture that this kid has very very very little experience. It's great to have ideas but trying to sell them on fallacy is never productive.
I really wish stuff like this wasn't promoted. It's junk/pie-in-the-sky science/engineering.
Anyone who has ever been in an ocean storm or had to deal with anything man-made that's had to survive a few months in the open ocean could tell you how this idea reeks of untenability. Stuff far less fragile than this proposed contraption go to the bottom all the time. In short: the oceans are far less forgiving than this kid would have you believe.
From its durability, to the difficulties of mooring a giant sieve in ~3000ft of water, to the actual quality of the plastic being harvested, to the fragility of plankton (the centrifuge is only one hardship it would have to endure) the list of why this idea can never float goes on and on.
I think this article sums it up nicely, but there are many, many others by people who are seriously trying to tackle the problem:
http://inhabitat.com/the-fallacy-of-cleaning-the-gyres-of-plastic-with-a-floating-ocean-cleanup-array/
Fairbsjokingly says...Get some teenage boys and a pack of matches. Problem solved.
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