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2021-07-25 Science & Technology

Maybe it's NOT Global Warming Killing Coral Reefs

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Posted by Bobby 2021-07-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [14 views ] Top

#1 We allegedly have some of the best tap water in the US and I can't drink it. I'd say that's a factor.

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-07-25 00:45|| 2021-07-25 00:45|| Front Page Top

#2 This made me recall that ship's hulls are often coated with a chemical that reduces barnacle growth. Plus the seawater circulating as coolant is subject to barnacle and mussel growth. Some commercial cleaners are used to dissolve the barnacles and mussels when added to the cooling loop. The cleaners dissolve calcium. Coral is calcium-based. Where is this done; when docked? Just a thought, and correlates with observed coral kill patterns mentioned in the article.

Posted by Clump Spawn of the Ostrogoths4144 2021-07-25 10:03|| 2021-07-25 10:03|| Front Page Top

#3 I always liked The Works toilet biscuits. They are impossible to get since the COVID scam started...

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-07-25 11:10|| 2021-07-25 11:10|| Front Page Top

#4 ^^^
#Metootoiletbiscuits -quite tasty -you must have noticed how 'fresh' your breath is after the first bite mmmm goodness in every bite of

Posted by Squinty Cromoger8825 2021-07-25 21:02|| 2021-07-25 21:02|| Front Page Top

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