Aquatic Black Holes

Scientists have recently discovered that not only do black holes exist in the cold outer space but they also exist here on earth in our oceans. Scientists from university of Miami and ETH Zurich discovered large ocean eddies on earth, which are mathematically equal to black holes that appear in space. They are similar because anything trapped cannot escape. Researchers have known for a long time that massive eddies exist in our oceans and that they can have a large impact on the climate. These eddies exist on an immense scale, often spanning some 150 kilometers in diameter. If you swam into one, you probably wouldn't know it. Though they act like vortices, the sheer size of them makes it difficult to identify their exact boundaries. New mathematical technique introduced by researchers finally is letting us figure out more about these eddies. The technique looks for similar mathematical structures in the ocean as are known to occur at the edges of black holes. One of the researchers, George Haller, said "The boundaries of water-carrying eddies satisfy the same type of differential equations that the area surrounding black holes do in general relativity." The boundaries of the eddies have not been identified but researchers are working hard at figuring out more and more about these interesting aquatic “black holes.” 

Citation:
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/climate-weather/stories/scientists-discover-black-holes-in-earths-oceans

Underwater Airplane

Graham Hawkes with his most prized creation 

The Falcon In Flight!

Ocean technology is moving very fast to bring new unique ways to discover more of the unknown. The underwater airplane is the next step I furthering our knowledge of the deep blue. Graham Hawkes, inventor of the Deepflight Super Falcon underwater airplane, had an idea one day while crawling along the oceans floor in a submarine. He wondered if they could have a way to swim with larger animals and to glide under the water faster. He came up with the plan for the Deepflight and thus it was born. Instead of taking on water to sink its self like submarines do, the Deepflight 

uses propulsion and flaps to glide through the water much like an airplane glides through the air. This revolutionary product is a great feat of engineering and will make further research easier. 94% of life on earth being aquatic, Graham knew that we needed a way to see these animals more efficiently and he created it in his garage. Today the Deepflight is still in testing but has been working extremely well. 

Citation: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/21/deepflight-super-falcon_n_3957253.html

Unsurfable Waves

Scientists have discovered 800ft tall waves in the South Pacific ocean. However, these waves are not crashing onto beaches but are actually underwater. These waves are known as Internal waves. The internal waves were found in trenches and they act as a barrier to split different densities of water in the ocean. The waves are caused by ridges on the oceans floor mixed with a narrow channel causing massive internal waves. Each wave takes about an hour to break because of the different density levels. These waves are an 

important part of the oceans ecosystem as they mix up the nutrients in the ocean making them helpful. A 25-mile sap north east of Samoa causes the waves. This gap has about six million cubic meters of water pass through every second, which is equivalent to 35 Amazon Rivers. The researchers are lead to believe that there are other passages in the ocean that have the same wave situations that have yet to be discovered. The primary reason for researching these waves is producing long term climate models from determining the turbulence at the bottom of the ocean. 

Work Cited: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10300388/800-feet-tall-deep-sea-waves-discovered-in-Pacific-Ocean.html