I live at the entrance to the Baltic. There are thousands of these things among the seaweed. In some areas I would guess there are one per one or two square meters of seaweed. I've asked the locals but no-one knows. btw not just this year, I've been seeing the things for years. Thats: http://imgur.com/3gowdN2
Posted Feb 22, 2016, 12:09 PM UTC
Flotsam is defined as debris in the water that was not deliberately thrown overboard, often as a result from a shipwreck or accident. Jetsam describes debris that was deliberately thrown overboard by a crew of a ship in distress, most often to lighten the ship's load.
FYI
So one might remember this by thinking jetsam was jettisoned. Nice, thank you.
Yeah, looks like they come from the same root:
jetsam (n.) 1560s, jottsome "act of throwing goods overboard to lighten a ship," alteration and contraction of Middle English jetteson, ... the form perhaps was deformed by influence of flotsam
When I read the title of this post, I assumed I was going to see some type of eel in the picture. Flotsam and Jetsam are the names of Ursula's eels in The Little Mermaid. TIL that flotsam and jetsam are defined as shown above. Thank you for teaching me something new today.
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What's up with your tape measure? Why does it say 10 feet after what appears to be 1 inch?
10 feet long
Since 3M~=9.84F I wonder what the other end of the tape looks like.
Couple of inches blank at the end probably.
Its telling me that if I ever get to the other end its a 10 foot tape; its from Ikea.
Its a biocarrier (The article is in Danish). Biocarriers are common waste water treatment plants and helps the bacteria growth. The article states that in 2014 one ore more waste water treatment plants have had uncontrolled discharges to the baltic sea.
Offtopic, but it's awesome how great English translation from Danish is.
Maybe that means English and Danish are similar syntax-wise? I notice Japanese->English is generally crap.
They are both Germanic languages - so yes, they are somewhat similar.
Yes, that's the obvious reason, but I was surprised it was that good. German, for example, is often translated very bad.
That's it. To add, the way it works is all about surface. It's not nutrients or any ingredients. It's about the shape, which has all: a lot of surface, protected spots and water flowing through.
Wow, thanks! I'd never have guessed. I'll be able to tell a number of interested and baffled locals.
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