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‘Blue hole’ is largest ever discovered at 1.3K feet deep — and scientists haven’t reached the bottom yet
New York Post ^ | 4/30 | Ben Cost

Posted on 04/30/2024 12:49:05 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Scientists have identified what could potentially be the “deepest known blue hole” in the world, extending so far down that the bottom has not yet been reached.

Researchers described how the underwater abyss’s extensive depths could harbor a “biodiversity to be explored” in a recent study published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science.

Indeed, new measurements taken during a December scuba-diving expedition indicate that the Taam Ja’ Blue Hole (TJBH), located in Chetumal Bay off the Yucatan Peninsula, extends at least 1,380 feet (420 meters) below sea level — nearly the height of Trump Tower in Chicago. That’s 480 feet deeper than the previous record holder, the Sansha Yongle Blue Hole, aka the Dragon Hole, in the South China Sea, which measures 990 feet to the bottom. Known in scientific circles as Karst formations, blue holes are actually vertical marine caves that were carved over thousands of years by glacial runoff during the Ice Age, according to Discovery.com.

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TOPICS: Conspiracy; Outdoors; Science
KEYWORDS: abyss; agilmore; bencost; bluehole; chetumalbay; gilmore; gilmorestandard; karstformation; karstformations; newyork; newyorkcity; newyorkpost; taamjabluehole; tengilmores; tjbh; yucatan
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To: nickcarraway

That blue hole is deep, but black holes are deeper.

Uranus can’t even compete,


21 posted on 04/30/2024 1:12:17 PM PDT by adorno (CCH)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
My favorite unit of measure was the "Gilmore": when I was an engineering student in California, my buddies an I were sitting in the Cafeteria when a striking young woman walked near with a very sheer blouse and one heck of chest.

I said, "I'll bet she goes at least ten Gilmores".

She stopped and asked me what a Gilmore was.

I pointed at Jim Gilmore and said "it's one cubic mouthful measured by Jim Gilmore and Standard Temperature and Pressure".

She looked at Jim, who was very visibly reddening, and then turned to me and said "thank you" with a smile.

Who says engineers don't have fun?

22 posted on 04/30/2024 1:23:16 PM PDT by Chainmail (You can vote your way into Socialism - but you will have to shoot your way out.)
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To: Chainmail

LOL...good story.


23 posted on 04/30/2024 1:29:12 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“When exposing a crime is treated like a crime, you are being ruled by criminals” – Edward Snowden)
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To: rdl6989

“I didn’t there was a Trump Tower in Chicago.”

Yep.


An analysis of his tax returns by the newspaper revealed that when construction of Trump International Hotel & Tower hit financial trouble, a big bank and a hedge fund granted years of extra time to pay back his debts.

And much of this debt was forgiven, the Times reported.

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-taxes-debt-forgiven-chicago-tower-nyt-fail-repay-lenders-2020-10


24 posted on 04/30/2024 1:29:25 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: TexasGator

That’s an interesting article. They work fairly hard to make unclear what part of the money owed was principal, accumulated interest, or projected interest. They also seem to be playing loose with how long the extra time was, and include the time dueling lawsuits were going on as part of the “years of extra time”.

“When the loans were due in 2008, the Trump International Hotel & Tower was still unfinished. Deutsche Bank initially granted Trump a six-week extension to repay the money, according to the report.”

It is BI, though, so not really surprising.


25 posted on 04/30/2024 1:44:13 PM PDT by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: TexasGator

The Trump International Hotel and Tower, a towering skyscraper in downtown Chicago, Illinois, serves as both a condominium and hotel. Named after Donald Trump, the building was designed by architect Adrian Smith from Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Constructed by Bovis Lend Lease, the edifice spans 100 stories and stands at a height of 1,388 feet.


26 posted on 04/30/2024 1:45:17 PM PDT by granite ("It's a Barnum and Bailey World, Just as Phony as it can be.")
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To: JSM_Liberty

TRUMP’s is BIGGER!


27 posted on 04/30/2024 1:48:58 PM PDT by Qwapisking ("IF the Second goes first the First goes second" L.Star n )
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To: VastRWCon

that’s where my neighbor said he lost all his guns.


28 posted on 04/30/2024 1:50:43 PM PDT by Qwapisking ("IF the Second goes first the First goes second" L.Star n )
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To: nickcarraway

It probably connects with Mel’s Hole.


29 posted on 04/30/2024 1:51:03 PM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
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To: nickcarraway; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; ...

I thought the west coast was the biggest blue hole...


30 posted on 04/30/2024 1:53:08 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: nickcarraway

I doubt that this was “carved out” by glacial runoff, seeing as that would mean the sea level was at least 1,400 feet lower than what we have now.

Just looked it up, during the last “ice age” [officially we are still in the “ice age”] sea levels were estimated to be 400 feet lower than now. We only have 6.75 more years until that number becomes 400.5 feet and everyone dies.


31 posted on 04/30/2024 1:56:30 PM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
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To: xoxox; Rennes Templar; Bigg Red

That’s where all the mackerels go to play.

(We haven’t hit bottom yet.)


32 posted on 04/30/2024 1:57:04 PM PDT by Ezekiel (🆘️ "Come fly with US". 🔴 Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with MARS ♂️, aka every man)
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To: Red Badger

There is water in the bottom of the ocean...


33 posted on 04/30/2024 1:57:20 PM PDT by Noumenon (You're not voting your way out of this. KTF)
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To: JSM_Liberty

Yep, they never miss a beat.


34 posted on 04/30/2024 2:54:30 PM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (Bye done!)
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To: Chainmail; ProtectOurFreedom
> ...[she] turned to me and said "thank you" with a smile.

That must have been back in the Good Old Days when a humorous comment like that was taken properly, as a compliment and a joke.

Sometime after that it became "offensive" and she would have stalked away.

After that, you might have gotten smacked.

And most recently, you would have been arrested.

But, aahhh, for the Good Old Days.

35 posted on 04/30/2024 2:59:08 PM PDT by dayglored (Strange Women Lying In Ponds Distributing Swords! Arthur Pendragon in 2024)
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To: Red Badger
My dad taught that to me, and I sang it often to my kids and my grandkids. I even saw someone sing it to Johnny Carson on the Tonight show--I'm struggling to remember who it was: Sammy Davis Jr., Bob Newhart, Robin Williams, Danny Kaye....It will come to me.
36 posted on 04/30/2024 3:00:32 PM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 ("The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed." Romans 8:19)
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To: lepton

“They work fairly hard to make unclear “

They worked very little to put out just an overview.

Details: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/27/business/trump-chicago-taxes.html


37 posted on 04/30/2024 3:11:12 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: dayglored

1970 was the good old days… and you’re right - today would be a dangerous time to make any kind of observation about anyone. It’s amazing how radically things have changed.


38 posted on 04/30/2024 3:25:31 PM PDT by Chainmail (You can vote your way into Socialism - but you will have to shoot your way out.)
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To: dayglored; Chainmail

It used to be a two-way street, too.

I was a freshman at Mizzou in fall 1969 and had a really cute and pretty blonde girlfriend who could could be a bit crazy at times. One day she was walking by the ROTC parade ground and all the cadets were standing at rigid attention. She yelled out as loud as she could “Hey, ROTC! Anybody wanna F*&K?” She said should could detect some smirks and quivers, but not much else.

I wasn’t there to see it, but to hear her tell it just made me crack up. Still cracks me up thinking about that.

Good times those were!


39 posted on 04/30/2024 3:35:55 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“When exposing a crime is treated like a crime, you are being ruled by criminals” – Edward Snowden)
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To: 21twelve

“I doubt that this was “carved out” by glacial runoff, seeing as that would mean the sea level was at least 1,400 feet lower than what we have now.”

It was carved out by several cycles of glacial runoff as sea levels fluctuated producing seawater/freshwater interfaces which are corrosive.


40 posted on 04/30/2024 3:39:13 PM PDT by TexasGator
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