Lower than whale poo

The OP has not been subjective though, sph; clearly defining "whale poo" as the datum point and determining Forest as being below that plane. It's a clearly-defined set of parameters.

I'm not a sciencer but I knows what I knows.

Granted - there is absolutely no issue regarding the point that Forest are lower than Whale poo, at the moment. That is clearly 'a given', from what is said. It is in the subsequent 'interpretation' of that statement where the difficulty lies.... I mean, is Whale poo high, or is it not? And is being lower than Whale poo, therefore, necessarily a bad thing, or not?? It's a nightmare.

....may be I am over analysing this.

No doubt Strett will be along to clarify matters shortly.

Well sea level is particularly high in the grand scheme of things and is often used as the base to express how high up you are above that.

Only around 20% of the Earth's surface is above sea level therefore being immediately below floating whale excrement wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing, however the OP does not stipulate how far below that datum Forest are, and I think that's where the furore has come from.

We'll be sinking deep into the Mariana trench if Fawaz remains at the club

That is precisely my point, Ray.


I think

Faecal discussions on a Forest thread.


....and we get accused of living in the past.

What if the whale was right at the bottom of the ocean following a long dive? Sea temperature being very cold down there, would the resultant faeces be able to rise up to the surface or would it be trapped?

Interesting, Will. But…“According to our understanding of how whales go to the bathroom, if a whale needs to poo, it has to travel to or near the surface of the water to relieve itself because when a whale takes a dive it shuts down its none crucial biological functions so that it can focus on other activities.”…seems to indicate that what you suggest would just not happen.

And we've not even got on to its iron rich nature, encouraging the growth of phytoplankton – a significant benefit to the food chain and a carbon sequester.