Tuesday, April 18, 2006
QUESTION OF THE DAY
If every creature in all the oceans jumped out of the water at exactly the same time (Let's assume for the sake of the question that this is possible), and you happened to be standing on the shore at that very moment, do you think the water level would drop noticeably? Of course, it would drop some, but would it be noticeable? I wonder how much water is displaced by all those creatures.
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Tuna. Herring. Octopus. Ray. Shrimp. Mussel. Shark. Whale. Starfish. Dolphins. Sardine. Salmon. Crab. Hermit crab. Sea-urchin. All animals not discovered yet. And all their family and friends. A lot of people. A lot of water.
I think the water level would drop noticeably. Surely.
Mais non! The ocean is so vast and deep. Light only penetrates the uppermost part of its profound depth. I think that most of the life existst in this narrow band of water near the surface. Any water displaced by the sea creatures in this narrow band of water is miniscule compared to the awesome amount of water that lies beneath. I think that any change in ocean level would be so slight as to go unnoticed. I wonder how much water is displaced by microscopic creatures, and would their combined mass surpass that of bigger observable creatures. That might be where the real tipping point is. I blow my own mind!
Truly, your command of English is impressive. I wish I was as comfortable with French. Perhaps someday.
It's true. If you had the oceans on a scale and weighed it at the moment they jumped you'd find little shift in weight, not to mention sight.
The waters are too much.
Do you set a trap for me?
No, it is not a trap. I am not necessarily right. Who knows the answer to this question? I don't. I just have an opinion, and so do you. You may be right.
que veux dire "La Joconde" en Anglais. Ce n'est pas dans ma dictionaire Francais/Anglais. Je suis curieuse.
I think she's right. Who knows what creatures live near the bottom? Noticeable could be 1/4 of an inch after all. And there are a lot of fish.
La Joconde is a painting by Leonardo da Vinci. You know Mona Lisa?
You have to write "Je suis curieux" if you are a man, "Je suis curieuse" if you are a woman.
Merci d'avoir posé la question, Josh.
Comme j'ai dit. Mon Francais est vraiment horrible. I apologize for butchering your mother tongue. Mais je ne vais jamais arreter. Je vais essayer encore. Y est "Mona Lisa" la meme que "La Joconde", ou y est il une difference entre les deux. I am confused.
Ton français n'est pas aussi horrible que tu le dis. Crois moi.
Le Portrait de Mona Lisa s'appelle La Joconde.
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Joconde
Je ne lui ressemble pas du tout. Mais j'aime bien Léonard de Vinci.
J'aime bien Homer et aussi le "Hudson River School". Les realistes. J'aime bien la pointilisme et les impressionistes aussi. Merci pour vos remarques sympathiques, mais je sais que le Francais que je parle n'est pas tres fort. Je suis desole pour tout les Francais qui le lisent. Je suis aussi desole parce que mon ordinateur n'a pas les ? pour les accents. Que veux dire "Keyboard keys" en Francais? Peut-etre il y est une methode pour mettre les accents, mais je ne le connais pais.
You have a qwerty or an azerty keyboard? Qwerty probably...
I found these two methodes:
http://zaveo.free.fr/english/accents.htm
http://colas.nahaboo.net/AccentsKeypad.html
I hope it will help you.
But don't worry, I understand your French!
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