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Guarantee they just want us to shut the fuck up.

by quotha 5y ago

ceejayoz 5y ago
Not sure why this is getting downvoted; it's probably very true. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_mammals_and_sonar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_mammals_and_sonar https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/22/science/oceans-whales-noise-offshore-drilling.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/22/science/oceans-whales-noi... > Some scientists say the noises from air guns, ship sonar and general tanker traffic can cause the gradual or even outright death of sea creatures, from the giants to the tiniest — whales, dolphins, fish, squid, octopuses and even plankton. Other effects include impairing animals’ hearing, brain hemorrhaging and the drowning out of communication sounds important for survival, experts say. > A 2017 study, for example, found that a loud blast, softer than the sound of a seismic air gun, killed nearly two-thirds of the zooplankton in three-quarters of a mile on either side. Tiny organisms at the bottom of the food chain, zooplankton provide a food source for everything from great whales to shrimp. Krill, a tiny crustacean vital to whales and other animals, were especially hard hit, according to one study.
dang 5y ago
Could you please stop posting unsubstantive comments to Hacker News? You've been doing it repeatedly, and we're hoping for something different here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- throwaway05112 5y ago
  Please refrain from knee-jerk reactions to short comments containing "bad words". The comment is actually substantive if you think about it for a second. Heuristics are right most of the time until they aren't. Also see pg essay "Succinctness is Power": http://www.paulgraham.com/power.html http://www.paulgraham.com/power.html
  - dang 5y ago
    It has to do with comment quality, not bad words.
    - Uyuxo 5y ago
      There are so many non-substantive comments in this thread and you chose this one. Stop tone policing.
      - rsj_hn 5y ago
        Uyuxo, tone policing is part of dang's job, and it makes this site better. FYI, your comment was dead and I vouched for it, not because it's a particularly good comment, but because it's not spam. Please try to add value, though.
- plutonorm 5y ago
  He's saying we are making so much noise in the ocean that it's hard for them to go about their business - which is absolutely true. Military sonar might even be partly to blame for whale strandings.
  - dang 5y ago
    That of course would be a much better comment.

Guarantee they just want us to shut the fuck up.

by quotha 5y ago

Guarantee they just want us to shut the fuck up.

Not sure why this is getting downvoted; it's probably very true. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_mammals_and_sonar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_mammals_and_sonar https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/22/science/oceans-whales-noise-offshore-drilling.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/22/science/oceans-whales-noi... > Some scientists say the noises from air guns, ship sonar and general tanker traffic can cause the gradual or even outright death of sea creatures, from the giants to the tiniest — whales, dolphins, fish, squid, octopuses and even plankton. Other effects include impairing animals’ hearing, brain hemorrhaging and the drowning out of communication sounds important for survival, experts say. > A 2017 study, for example, found that a loud blast, softer than the sound of a seismic air gun, killed nearly two-thirds of the zooplankton in three-quarters of a mile on either side. Tiny organisms at the bottom of the food chain, zooplankton provide a food source for everything from great whales to shrimp. Krill, a tiny crustacean vital to whales and other animals, were especially hard hit, according to one study.

dang 5y ago

Could you please stop posting unsubstantive comments to Hacker News? You've been doing it repeatedly, and we're hoping for something different here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

throwaway05112 5y ago
Please refrain from knee-jerk reactions to short comments containing "bad words". The comment is actually substantive if you think about it for a second. Heuristics are right most of the time until they aren't. Also see pg essay "Succinctness is Power": http://www.paulgraham.com/power.html http://www.paulgraham.com/power.html
- dang 5y ago
  It has to do with comment quality, not bad words.
  - Uyuxo 5y ago
    There are so many non-substantive comments in this thread and you chose this one. Stop tone policing.
    - rsj_hn 5y ago
      Uyuxo, tone policing is part of dang's job, and it makes this site better. FYI, your comment was dead and I vouched for it, not because it's a particularly good comment, but because it's not spam. Please try to add value, though.
plutonorm 5y ago
He's saying we are making so much noise in the ocean that it's hard for them to go about their business - which is absolutely true. Military sonar might even be partly to blame for whale strandings.
- dang 5y ago
  That of course would be a much better comment.