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Yeah I agree! I knew the eruption was big (being able to clearly see it from space), but those visuals 1) make me remember how big the Pacific is, 2) how much b
by kingsloi 5y ago
Yeah I agree! I knew the eruption was big (being able to clearly see it from space), but those visuals 1) make me remember how big the Pacific is, 2) how much bigger the eruption was than I originally thought, when overlaid on somewhere I know the relative size of (such as Florida).
- dylan604 5y agoYeah, seeing things above the ocean like that removes human relatable scale. Putting it over land masses that humans can relate changes everything. Now, imagine the struggle with searching for a lost airplane in those same waters. Approaches impossible
- kingsloi 5y agoIt definitely does. I agree. Not exactly the same, but I live on the southern shoreline of Lake Michigan, and every year/summer, it claims the lives of many people (mainly swimmers). I've watched coast guard helicopters, drones, boats cover (what seems to be) every foot of the few square miles the person was last seen, and still be unsuccessful at finding the missing person. Unimaginable scale when compared to the Pacific!