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TED: Robert Ballard
Ocean Exploration Talk
Ocean Exploration Talk
What does NOAA stand for?
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Big Question: Why are we ignoring the oceans?
NASA is much more expensive than the NOAA is and they want to spend their money on exploring the "heavens", space.
How much bigger is NASA's budget than NOAA's?
One thousand six hundred times (1600x) more.
Why do we not have good maps of the ocean?
We do not know much about the oceans to make a good enough map explaining them.
How much of the United States lies beneath the sea?
Fifty percent of the U.S.
On a good day, how many people are in the deep sea?
About four or five people can be found.
The Mid-Ocean Ridge covers how much of the Earth's surface?
Twenty-three percent of it covers the Earth's surface.
Why does most of our planet not feel the warmth of the Sun?
There is no photosynthesis in most of the pitch-black areas of the ocean. These areas are too deep, the photons cannot reach them.
What did they find in the deep oceans? Explain.
They found hydro-thermal (water-heat) vents. They also found gigantic tube worms, chemosynthesis, giant clams, heavy metals (gold, iron, and etc.) and other life forms (for example, prawns).
What is the average depth of the ocean?
Twelve thousand feet (12,000 ft).
What is telepresence?
A type of technology that lets people see what cannot be seen.
What is the Okeanos Explorer? What is its mission?
It is a ship that explores new places that no human being has ever explored before. It was an ex-Navy ship.
How will it run? Explain.
It will run like a nuclear submarine that will need twenty-four hour (24 hr) shifts.
What do you think about living at sea?
Sure, it seems like a mighty fine dealio, but I just have to think about the trash. (It's always gotta be about the trash, eh? Yep. Always on that idea of savin' Mother Earth, yep, yeeep.) Sure, it's pretty cool that we're in an underwater hotel, but is it cool when we learn where the hotel throw away their trash? Hm? NOPE. NOT AT ALL. "Wait! Maybe they put their trash elsewhere, in the right places." Sure, that could be a possibility, but let's think about underwater hotels in general... If there's five underwater hotels, right now, (I'm just guesstimating) and then in 2015, there'll be twenty! hotels and then in 3010, there'll be a hundred! hotels in the sea... Where will THOSE hotels dispose of their trash? In the water of course. Or maybe elsewhere, as you say. But if in 3010, will we have those hotels populate so much of the ocean? I don't want that. Let the ocean be in peace. (Aka, leave it alone.)
Conclusion: Why is it important to explore our oceans?
We can learn more about the oceans, and explore in depth of it. If we learn about the ocean's secrets, we could pass on the information to the future generation. They could learn and admire what's in store in the deep sea. C:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Big Question: Why are we ignoring the oceans?
NASA is much more expensive than the NOAA is and they want to spend their money on exploring the "heavens", space.
How much bigger is NASA's budget than NOAA's?
One thousand six hundred times (1600x) more.
Why do we not have good maps of the ocean?
We do not know much about the oceans to make a good enough map explaining them.
How much of the United States lies beneath the sea?
Fifty percent of the U.S.
On a good day, how many people are in the deep sea?
About four or five people can be found.
The Mid-Ocean Ridge covers how much of the Earth's surface?
Twenty-three percent of it covers the Earth's surface.
Why does most of our planet not feel the warmth of the Sun?
There is no photosynthesis in most of the pitch-black areas of the ocean. These areas are too deep, the photons cannot reach them.
What did they find in the deep oceans? Explain.
They found hydro-thermal (water-heat) vents. They also found gigantic tube worms, chemosynthesis, giant clams, heavy metals (gold, iron, and etc.) and other life forms (for example, prawns).
What is the average depth of the ocean?
Twelve thousand feet (12,000 ft).
What is telepresence?
A type of technology that lets people see what cannot be seen.
What is the Okeanos Explorer? What is its mission?
It is a ship that explores new places that no human being has ever explored before. It was an ex-Navy ship.
How will it run? Explain.
It will run like a nuclear submarine that will need twenty-four hour (24 hr) shifts.
What do you think about living at sea?
Sure, it seems like a mighty fine dealio, but I just have to think about the trash. (It's always gotta be about the trash, eh? Yep. Always on that idea of savin' Mother Earth, yep, yeeep.) Sure, it's pretty cool that we're in an underwater hotel, but is it cool when we learn where the hotel throw away their trash? Hm? NOPE. NOT AT ALL. "Wait! Maybe they put their trash elsewhere, in the right places." Sure, that could be a possibility, but let's think about underwater hotels in general... If there's five underwater hotels, right now, (I'm just guesstimating) and then in 2015, there'll be twenty! hotels and then in 3010, there'll be a hundred! hotels in the sea... Where will THOSE hotels dispose of their trash? In the water of course. Or maybe elsewhere, as you say. But if in 3010, will we have those hotels populate so much of the ocean? I don't want that. Let the ocean be in peace. (Aka, leave it alone.)
Conclusion: Why is it important to explore our oceans?
We can learn more about the oceans, and explore in depth of it. If we learn about the ocean's secrets, we could pass on the information to the future generation. They could learn and admire what's in store in the deep sea. C:
Pictures!!:
This map-picture shows the "characteristics" of the oceans. How can we detail it properly if we do not know much about the oceans itself?
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This picture explains the process of telepresence. You can see the exploration-submarine connecting it to the big ship, giving out information to the satellite up above which sends the info to the local school. Cool, in't it? ("In't" is spelled that way, fyi.)
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This lady here is the Okeanos Explorer, the ex-Navy ship, now used for exploring the great seven seas (or in this case, oceans, if you'd prefer.) As you can see, the words NOAA is right there, right above the numbers "R 337". I of course have no clue what this means though. (I bet Christian knows this *snickers* :P JK)
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This model/graphic pic 'ere is Poseidon, an underwater resort, somewhere in Fiji, perhaps. There is, of course, more underwater hotels somewhere in the big earth, but the video we saw in class showed this one. Preeetty cool, eh? xD
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