Scary headline; mundane facts. According to the article below (based on NOAA trying to counteract the rumors): * 70% of the debris is at the bottom of the paci

Scary headline; mundane facts. According to the article below (based on NOAA trying to counteract the rumors): * 70% of the debris is at the bottom of the pacific * the area with the most debris is just that; it's still scattered even in that area, and not a coalesced island * we're not about to have a 51st state http://www.salon.com/2013/11/05/no_a_massive_island_of_debris_isnt_heading_toward_the_u_s/ http://www.salon.com/2013/11/05/no_a_massive_island_of_debri...