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    Fascinating Article about Tsunami debris headed to the West Coast

    There are many articles about this, but this one has a few very graphic pictures. I thought this was just fascinating and all at the same time wreak havoc for the west coast.

    Massive islands of floating debris from Japan’s tsunami heading across Pacific Ocean
    http://www.dangerousminds.net/comments/floating_debris_japan_tsunami_across_ocean
    ? The Daily Telegraph reports on the massive floating islands of garbage, some almost 70 miles in length, caused by last month’s tsunami in Japan, which are causing chaos in shipping lanes in the Pacific Ocean, as they slowly head for the west coast of the America. Cars, tractors, boats and the occasional entire house have been spotted floating on the surface of the Pacific Ocean in the aftermath of the March 11 Japanese tsunami triggered by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake. The largest “island” of debris stretches 60 nautical miles (69 miles) in length and covers an expanse of more than 2.2 million square feet, according to the US Navy’s 7th Fleet, which is closely monitoring the floating rubbish. “It is very large and it’s a maritime hazard,” Lieutenant Anthony Falvo, deputy public affairs officer for the US Navy’s 7th Fleet, told the Daily Telegraph. “The damage it can cause is anything from piercing the hull of a ship to leaving dents or getting wrapped up in propulsion systems.” Experts have reportedly estimated that it could take up to two years for the floating tsunami debris to hit Hawaii and three years for the West Coast. The US navy is currently working...





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    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44946850/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/japan-tsunami-debris-spotted-course-hit-us/

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    • #3
      what so graphic about the pics? all i see is trash and boats

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      • #4
        all those poor poor boats, I can't look

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        • #5
          Fuck the West Coast, who cares. It can match the garbage thats on land over there.

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          • #6
            So...shouldnt that stuff be in Cali already?

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              Originally posted by shaggin wagon View Post
              so...shouldnt that stuff be in cali already?
              2013

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              • #8
                Wish I had a big boat with a crane on it, I could get a bunch of free boats outta that mess!
                www.allforoneroofing.com

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                • #9
                  Didn't read the Article but is all that shit floating it's way to the US?
                  Street car.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Drs2288 View Post
                    Didn't read the Article but is all that shit floating it's way to the US?
                    Its building momentum slowly and its picking up ocean debris on its way, all the while planning its attack.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by scootro View Post
                      what so graphic about the pics? all i see is trash and boats
                      I suppose if you lived on the west coast and that trash was headed your way, it would be pretty graphic.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by jason07 View Post
                        I suppose if you lived on the west coast and that trash was headed your way, it would be pretty graphic.
                        I bet some human bones will be in that mix too.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Shaggin Wagon View Post
                          I bet some human bones will be in that mix too.
                          Sweet, some homemade bone necklaces and bracelets and skull ashtrays

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                          • #14
                            Gives me a good idea for a movie.
                            How do we forget ourselves? How do we forget our minds?

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Shaggin Wagon View Post
                              I bet some human bones will be in that mix too.
                              You're right. One of the articles I read stated that there were quite a few bodies in all of that trash.

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