Plastic soup the size of the US found in the Pacific

[MadMax]

Originally Posted by ChinoCharles

Who cares if the pic is BS? Maybe the pic was taken from a lake to represent the idea of the patch. When you go to a business web site and they use a stock photo of some random dude in a suit, do you call BS?

I love you guys and all, but seriously, just shut up and nod your head and say "yeah, that is disgusting" instead of trying to repudiate the obvious.

I care, because it is an obvious case of disinformation if that picture is not of the actual patch!

OK, I will back off on my claim that it is bullshit, but this article is because if it is exaggerated then it is a lie. Environmentalists are reknown for blowing these things out of proportion (take a look at the so-called Global Warning issue) and by posting a pic that isn't truthful, they are producing propaganda in an effort to get people to act in a desired fashion. It is just yet another example of the everyday use and abuse of persuasion!

I will also agree that pollution is a problem, and that in many places it has been addressed but in others, such as China, it is still out of control. But this article is trying to lead you to believe that there is an entity of plastic the size of the United States floating around in the Pacific Ocean, enough to almost be able to walk on, and that just isn't true!

I will see if my US Navy brethren at work can provide some insight as to what the patch really looks like and how big it really is! But I am pretty damn sure there isn't a patch of plastic the size of the United States that looks anything like the picture given!

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