Re: [Phys-l] Entrainment of oil in Hurricane?

[Brian Whatcott <betwys1@sbcglobal.net>]

I missed the opportunity to mention a recent intriguing theory 
concerning the varying density of water and the  Bermuda triangle. An 
explanation for the stories of ships sinking in that vicinity goes like 
this.

There are Methane sources on the local seabed  due to vegetable decay 
deposits. Episodes of  outgassing from the seabed might reduce the 
density of the seawater to such a level that a passing vessels's weight 
exceeds the foaming water's reduced displacement, so sinking it in the 
flume.

Brian Whatcott wrote:
> /snip/   The engineer's way of suction-pumping water up more than twice that Torricellian limit, is by adjusting the water-density that the pump has to deal with.
>
> Brian W