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« on: 05/05/2010 08:11:59 »

This picture of the oil slick from the Enterprise mishap solves a long standing puzzle for me, thirtiy years ago I saw such a thing on a weather satellite picture off the North African coast now I know what it was. [ Invalid Attachment ]

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« Reply #1 on: 05/05/2010 12:58:04 »

Looks like a vortex ...

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_Kármán vortex_street

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« Reply #2 on: 04/09/2010 08:46:02 »

So its rocking with the tide, are you suggesting a rip would be...?

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