September 24, 2009 @ 10:21 pm
Photo: Reuters
Constant rain over the last week or so has put parts of Georgia under water. In the pictures (taken September 23, 2009) and video here, you can see parts of Six Flags Over Georgia (West of Atlanta) submerged in murky waters rendering the entire park useless until the waters recede.
Photo: AP
According to some estimates, about $250 million in damage has been done to to people’s homes and 8 people have died as a result of this wet weather.
The video below is haunting.
February 6, 2009 @ 10:37 pm
Speaking of deep-sea phenomenon, check out this video of a Styrofoam cup being crushed by deep-sea pressure as it is being lowered by a robotic submarine. According to the video description, the surface of Earth has an atmospheric pressure of about 14.7 pounds per square inch which allows the Styrofoam cup to stand about 4 inches tall.
But at 3000 feet under water, the pressure becomes almost 100 times that of the surface of the earth and the cup shrinks to about half the size. This video is obviously sped up and actual shrinking time may be a lot longer than 24 seconds.
