Well i didn't until recently, all these years ive been researching climate change, global warming, and all things human destruction related, and I've never come across the great pacific garbage patch before. For those of you who dont know what im talking about its a huge pile of floating garbage in the middle of the pacific ocean, so huge that it is hard to estimate just how huge it is. Some say its the size of Texas, some say collectively the rubbish floating around in the oceans of the world is potentially the size of the united states. No one really knows because it is not always visable from the top of the water, because a lot of the garbage floats just bellow the surface making it hard to see from above, but sure enough take your boat out there and you will be moving through a mine field of trash from plastic bottles to baby nappies and all things that will float for long enough to be caught by the tides, inevitably ending up in one of many whirlpools the ocean has to offer. Im not going to go into any major details about this it is pretty self explanatory but for those who wish to learn more as always i will post some links for you to get more info. You have to see this video link before you go The majestic plastic bag thanks for reading.
http://motleynews.net/2012/02/09/a-journey-to-the-the-great-pacific-garbage-patch/
http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/oceanography/great-pacific-garbage-patch.htm
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