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Giant Ocean Vortex Discovered

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the holy-overstatement-batman dept.

Darkman, Walkin Dude writes "Dubbed a "death trap" by a team of scientists from The University of Western Australia Murdoch University, CSIRO and three American, French and Spanish research institutions, a 200km in diameter and 1000m deep ocean vortex has been discovered off the Rottnest Canyon. Visible from space, scientists claim is has the potential to affect the local climate and the climate further abroad, the vortex is acting as a "death trap" by sucking in fish larvae from closer to the shore."

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  1. As seen from space.... by GregStevensLA · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hear this is how Jupiter's Red Spot got started.....

  2. Hmm. by sylvandb · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, doesn't that just suck!

    sdb

  3. These things just happen... by RyanXP · · Score: 5, Funny

    These things happen a lot when you run a game with a vindictive Dungeon Master. You make one teeeny fat joke about his girlfriend and he throws down his cheetohs and dumps all of your characters in a giant ocean vortex. Jerk.

  4. Elevator to R'lyeh by jonskerr · · Score: 5, Funny

    Great Cthulhu has awakened once again! Soon His undersea minions will spawn all across the surface of the globe.

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    O~ Him that studies revenge keeps his own wounds green. -- Francis Bacon