NOAA Fisheries biologist Nick Wegner holds an opah caught during a research survey off the California coast. Researchers say the opah is the first fish known to be fully warm-blooded, circulating heated blood throughout its body. NOAA/Reuters /Landov
To: Red Badger
To: Red Badger
"Correction May 18, 2015 - In an earlier version of this post, we incorrectly note that 5 degrees Celsius is roughly equivalent to 9 degrees Fahrenheit. In fact, it is equivalent to 41 degrees Fahrenheit" I think they were right the first time. 5o C is 41oF. but a five-degree C difference in temp = an 8-degree F. difference in temp.
I know that is true but I can't think of an easy way to explain it. Would one of you science-thinky people jump in and enlighten us?.
10 posted on
05/18/2015 12:53:14 PM PDT by
Mrs. Don-o
(Something fishy going on here.)
To: Red Badger
That's funny. For years, ,I've been teaching kids in marine biology classes that tuna and sharks have a counter current system which maintains the warmth of their blood and therefore their muscles, making their muscles work more efficiently and allowing them their great swimming speeds. So how does this opal's mechanism differ, I wonder.
13 posted on
05/18/2015 12:55:22 PM PDT by
EinNYC
To: Red Badger
14 posted on
05/18/2015 12:57:51 PM PDT by
PghBaldy
(12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
To: Red Badger
A frightening mutation has been observed.
19 posted on
05/18/2015 1:15:56 PM PDT by
BigEdLB
(They need to targelationt the 'Ministry of Virtue' which has nothing to do with virtue.)
To: Red Badger
Nice lookin’ fish ... I’d rather see an Opah than an Oprah ...
22 posted on
05/18/2015 1:45:31 PM PDT by
NorthMountain
("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
To: Red Badger
Oprah? Well yes, she is that rotund.
23 posted on
05/18/2015 2:22:35 PM PDT by
nomad
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