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jaCK Hobson02/01/2023 11:33:35
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I confused the author with Rupert Sheldrake. He proposed Formative Causation/Morphic Resonance; once something happens then it is easier for the same thing to happen again. A great concept for a bluffer to have under their belt. The theory was initially met with great hostility but it is annoyingly difficult to disprove - I think Tomorrows World once had a show where they asked viewers to participate in real-time with experiments and one of the experiments was around Formative Causation... I think the results were inconclusive. My google skills are not up to those of Micheal - I wonder if he can find a reference on the 'net.

Oldiron02/01/2023 11:46:49
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Posted by Ches Green UK on 02/01/2023 09:38:48:

Slightly off topic regarding the quality of audiobooks, more to do about the content of the book mentioned, Entangled Life.

Here's a recent example of what the little devils get up to... 'Cruise ship barred from docking in Australia due to fungal growth on hull' - https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/australia-cruise-ship-fungus-intl-hnk/index.html

'The DAFF National Maritime Coordination Center was notified of "small amounts of biofoul" on the hull of the Viking Orion on December 28, DAFF said, adding that biofoul is a common accumulation of microorganisms, plants, algae, or small animals on vessel hulls.
According to DAFF, the management of such biofoul is common practice for all incoming international vessels.'

I wonder how the growth is spotted - are there sensors/cameras onboard, or do divers inspect the hull before she gets too close?

Ches

Even liveaboard sailing boats arriving in Australia have to have their hulls cleaned prior to arrival and are routinely inspected for "foreign" marine growth during the "quarantine " period..

regards

Ches Green UK02/01/2023 11:54:45
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Oldiron,

Thanks. It sounds a very valuable and necessary practice. And there is even a quarantine period - impressive, so well done Australia.

Ches

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