Posted on 07/14/2008 2:20:53 PM PDT by decimon
......Sounds rather like the cloud bands on Jupiter......
Now that’s a very interesting thought. Fluid is fluid is fluid
Maybe this is the reason for global warming. /sarc
Scientist are so arrogant, they think they know all the answers, that is, until new answers come up.
This reminded a friend of the long known phenomenon of icebergs.
Icebergs generate an attractive 360 degree current around them. That is, water is pulled towards them from all sides, and when cooled by the iceberg, sinks straight down, pulling in more water.
This was mentioned in one of the Patrick O’Brian Aubrey-Maturin novels, and O’Brian was known as a stickler for facts.
Fascinating, Captain.
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