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"Bubble net"

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  • George KG Offline
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    George K
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    When D4 and I were in Boston, we took a "whale sighting" cruise. We traveled for about an hour east from the city. We were fortunate to encounter a fair number of whales, frequently within 20-30 feet of our boat.

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    One of the most fascinating things we saw was how whales hunt fish. A pod of whales will pick one of their number to dive, and then swim in a circle, while blowing bubbles out of the blowhole. It would slowly rise toward the surface. The bubbles create a "net" which the prey fish will not cross. They're trapped. Then, the rest of the pod will rise up through the bottom of the "net," eating the fish that are trapped.

    Saw this on twitter - a drone's eye view of a bubble net:

    Here's a shot that I took of the whales hunting in the "bubble net."

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    Of course, seagulls see the fish and are there to partake in the feast.

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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    • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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      I've lived here nearly 20 years, and I've never taken the trip. Mrs. Phibes went when we first got here, but she said the sea was rough, and the ship rapidly turned into a vomitorium, which was pretty horrendous, and she has no wish to repeat the experience.

      I really need to make the effort.

      I was only joking

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      • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

        I've lived here nearly 20 years, and I've never taken the trip. Mrs. Phibes went when we first got here, but she said the sea was rough, and the ship rapidly turned into a vomitorium, which was pretty horrendous, and she has no wish to repeat the experience.

        I really need to make the effort.

        George KG Offline
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        George K
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        @Doctor-Phibes said in "Bubble net":

        I've lived here nearly 20 years, and I've never taken the trip. Mrs. Phibes went when we first got here, but she said the sea was rough, and the ship rapidly turned into a vomitorium, which was pretty horrendous, and she has no wish to repeat the experience.

        I really need to make the effort.

        The day we went, seas were rough as well. We were advised that we would be given a rain-check if we wished, or, we could be brave and take the ride.

        The guide told us that the WORST thing you can do is to stay inside the boat away from windows, etc. The cause of sea-sickness is your brain getting mixed messages from your eyes vs your inner ear. If you're in a room, etc, your eyes tell you that you're stationary, but your ears tell you that you're not. This is similar to the reason people get car-sick if reading in the car.

        It wasn't that bad, by the way, and we had a great time.

        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        • MikM Offline
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          Rough seas have never bothered me.

          But Phibes? You really should take the whale cruise. It's quite spectacular.

          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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          • MikM Mik

            Rough seas have never bothered me.

            But Phibes? You really should take the whale cruise. It's quite spectacular.

            George KG Offline
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            George K
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            @Mik said in "Bubble net":

            But Phibes? You really should take the whale cruise. It's quite spectacular.

            D3 went to Boston for a wedding a couple of years ago. She did the whale cruise, and saw almost nothing. I gather its pretty hit or miss. We got damn lucky.

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            • George KG George K

              @Doctor-Phibes said in "Bubble net":

              I've lived here nearly 20 years, and I've never taken the trip. Mrs. Phibes went when we first got here, but she said the sea was rough, and the ship rapidly turned into a vomitorium, which was pretty horrendous, and she has no wish to repeat the experience.

              I really need to make the effort.

              The day we went, seas were rough as well. We were advised that we would be given a rain-check if we wished, or, we could be brave and take the ride.

              The guide told us that the WORST thing you can do is to stay inside the boat away from windows, etc. The cause of sea-sickness is your brain getting mixed messages from your eyes vs your inner ear. If you're in a room, etc, your eyes tell you that you're stationary, but your ears tell you that you're not. This is similar to the reason people get car-sick if reading in the car.

              It wasn't that bad, by the way, and we had a great time.

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              @George-K: "The guide told us that the WORST thing you can do is to stay inside the boat away from windows, etc."

              On a cross-Atlantic crossing, a steward warned me not to hang over the side and stare down at the wake angling away from the sides of the ship because I'd get seasick. So naturally I had to see if this was true.

              Guess what happened.

              Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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              • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                Doctor Phibes
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                I don't get seasick at all. I really must go on the trip.

                I was only joking

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                • George KG George K

                  @Mik said in "Bubble net":

                  But Phibes? You really should take the whale cruise. It's quite spectacular.

                  D3 went to Boston for a wedding a couple of years ago. She did the whale cruise, and saw almost nothing. I gather its pretty hit or miss. We got damn lucky.

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                  @George-K said in "Bubble net":

                  @Mik said in "Bubble net":

                  But Phibes? You really should take the whale cruise. It's quite spectacular.

                  D3 went to Boston for a wedding a couple of years ago. She did the whale cruise, and saw almost nothing. I gather its pretty hit or miss. We got damn lucky.

                  We did too. It was so constant that whales actually got a bit boring. we were there in the summer I believe.

                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                    #9

                    A couple of years back a friend of ours was in a small boat off the Cape, and a very large Great White shark swam under the boat.

                    Of course, everybody felt obliged to recite the line...

                    I was only joking

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                      Interesting article recently about a group of killer whales and actually were able to kill a blue whale.

                      (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-witness-orcas-kill-blue-whales-for-the-first-time-180979522/)

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