Recent content by Jingo

Thanks guys I think I've caught the flaw in my reasoning. I'm thinking in terms of a closed system. Thinking that the laws governing a small vessel should scale up equally but not taking into account all the other factors that come into play when the scale gets that large. Humble pie yummy...

O.K. I see how it is relative from the point one is measuring from so let's use the island as a benchmark. To me an island is a giant dipstick giving you the oil level of the ocean at that location. If there are several other islands close by then surely a change in the oil level of one would...

My friend and I are arguing about sea levels in relation to global warming. I argue that if one island is experiencing an increase in ocean levels then the surrounding ones should likewise. Apart from tidal effects, atmospheric low/high pressures, contained inlets etc, do not all bodies of...