How long are the Great Lakes likely to last? Will they be there for long enough for something to evolve that's able to break down the stuff at the bottom of Lake Superior?
lmk if there's a better community to ask this in
lmk if there's a better community to ask this in
Shameless plug: you could try !askscience@lemmy.world
Link seems to be trying to find a user rather than a community. At least in the Connect app.
https://old.lemmy.world/c/askscience
edit:
!askscience@lemmy.world
Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using a URL instead of its name, which doesn't work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: !askscience@lemmy.world
I tried that but it didn't convert to a link...
Thanks! I forgot to put the exclamation mark at the front of the link. Hopefully it works now
What is the stuff at the bottom of lake Superior?
The SS Edmund Fitzgerald and the brave men who died on board
I assume OP is referring to https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/hazardous/docs/sites/stlouis/lakesupbarrelshc0308.pdf
TL;DR The military dumped thousands of barrel of undocumented chemicals into Lake Superior in the 50s and 60s
Awesome. Our government does so much cool, responsible stuff.
I give ‘em like 2 weeks tops. Fuckin self-absorbed “Great” lakes.
Might find your answer here around the 50,000 year mark.
What do you mean by evolve? Like, a creature that eats ships? The water and creatures eventually erode the ship to nothing. It’s not like Superior is some small lake that is going to dry up, it’s literally one of the largest lakes on the planet
An interesting read
Until they are nuked they should be.
Until they are nuked as they should be