tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post6020017370462385540..comments2024-03-28T03:08:44.068-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: The Meteorology of the Chilean Mine RescueCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-50872386927521761412010-10-18T04:44:09.184-07:002010-10-18T04:44:09.184-07:00As a professional saturation diver, I'd say th...As a professional saturation diver, I'd say the only possible diving type injury would be a pneumothorax.<br /><br />This would of course require them to hold their breath from the bottom of the shaft to the top. Even then, I won't guarantee it, not only because 15 mins is a long time to hold your breath, but because I don't know of anyone who has managed that in that little pressure difference. <br /><br />Technically it is possible though.Seabear70https://www.blogger.com/profile/04715174704984059804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-85870747053184555552010-10-17T14:47:40.096-07:002010-10-17T14:47:40.096-07:00Wow, I sure hope a news outlet didn't actually...Wow, I sure hope a news outlet didn't actually USE that map in their broadcast re: the miners! Oh wait, of COURSE they did. Can you say muy estupido?Cheryl R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06725016421225923344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-82164102400628096342010-10-16T17:27:44.234-07:002010-10-16T17:27:44.234-07:00Wow I never knew that weather paid a roll in minin...Wow I never knew that weather paid a roll in mining! Is this always true?<br /> Peter<br />P.S. The mine site really did look like mars!Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15616099960145510495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-24145553157299877522010-10-16T14:40:32.046-07:002010-10-16T14:40:32.046-07:00Talking about media "issues," (flat-out ...Talking about media "issues," (flat-out ignorance and stupidity, IMHO), I'm a private pilot, and every time there's some kind of aviation incident, the TV media (especially the locals) have a field day with misinformation. They're always quick to point out that the pilot "DIDN'T FILE A FLIGHT PLAN! OMG!", notwithstanding that under VFR (visual flight rules) flight plans are not required. The best example of media stupidity was a fairly recent (12-24 months or so, I think) non-fatal crash of a FedX aircraft. A local TV station reported that a FedX "jet" had crashed, yet in the accompanying photo, it was clearly a prop aircraft (Dash 8). Arrrrgh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-28074294503908485402010-10-16T11:02:46.291-07:002010-10-16T11:02:46.291-07:00Hey we never heard what happened to the miner who ...Hey we never heard what happened to the miner who had a wife and mistress waiting for him? No doubt he wanted to be the last one out. Maybe he stayed? <br />I guess the Columbus graphics artist was in coloring class instead of geography class. Question what state is due north of Columbus Ohio?mjgrotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752674147894791628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-55128181867825108922010-10-16T07:44:32.031-07:002010-10-16T07:44:32.031-07:00Cliff:
A comment and question on your contrail p...Cliff:<br /> A comment and question on your contrail post. Like you I find contrails aesthetically pleasing but now also think of their downside. I know that high altitude airplane emissions cause pollution (through emitting nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides)that are estimated to cause about 8,000 deaths per year globally. But what about the role contrails play in climate change by increasing cloud cover and their high altitude emissions of CO2. Thanks.John Franklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16424249779395129712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-51494064269979386092010-10-15T20:47:52.270-07:002010-10-15T20:47:52.270-07:00historically, miners have gotten the bends, but in...historically, miners have gotten the bends, but in pressurized mines where the pressure is being used to keep water out of the mine.<br /><br />with this unpressurized mine the miners were doing the equivalent of about a 2.5 foot deep saturation dive -- not enough to cause the bends. that isn't even enough to cause any bubbling in the tissues at all, you'd need to have a mine 4x as deep as that to cause any tissue oversaturation of nitrogen. you'd need something like 10x the depth before getting bent was a problem.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15793874284872715747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-47597923963567851522010-10-15T11:40:13.100-07:002010-10-15T11:40:13.100-07:00On the subject of Chilean meteorology, Santiago we...On the subject of Chilean meteorology, Santiago weather is also interesting. The Santiago airport is in one of the foggiest regions of the country, with 70 days of fog per year! Something about marine air working its way up the valley and becoming trapped under the inversion common to the basin in which Santiago is located. Frequent visitors to Santiago will have experienced the joy of landing in Mendoza, Argentina (not Brazil as on the map)and waiting parked on the tarmac with a dozen 747s at a tiny airport there for the fog at the Santiago airport to "burn off." Once it does, the short hop from Mendoza to Santiago over the Andes is spectacular!SteveMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12404357720827535271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-64587917616687931312010-10-15T08:35:52.642-07:002010-10-15T08:35:52.642-07:00Speaking of misiniformation, the map you copied is...Speaking of misiniformation, the map you copied is showing Brazil where Argentina should be!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-75285680632288679482010-10-15T07:16:23.644-07:002010-10-15T07:16:23.644-07:00Great post Cliff. I even commented while watching...Great post Cliff. I even commented while watching the news that the idea of getting the miners getting the bends was pure poppycock!Jim Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15799757451626876963noreply@blogger.com