What is more dangerous

[brakken]

ok not sure if it was said or not, didn't read through all the posts.

but a lake would be more dangerous, not taking into considerations such as what lives in them. why you ask because you are more bouyant in salt water therefore you will float longer.

brakken

 

[Clyde]

There are those that will tell you navigating the great lakes is much harder and more dangerous than any ocean.

When the Gales of November come early.

http://http://home.europa.com/~random7/fitz.htm

 

[cockroach]

There are crocs, dead animals and deadly snakes in the ocen too.

yeah but freshwater seems to go septic more often than oceans because lakes get way more stagnant. snakes being on the banks and we swim in the ocean with sharks and the likes but not many people swim with crocs

 

[Clyde]

Err that link should be


http://home.europa.com/~random7/fitz.htm

 

[danzig]

sorry, i forgot the question, Clyde's icon keeps hypnotizing me.

 

[Clyde]

Forget where I found it.

Thoose clasps were not long for this world were they?

 

[pirahnafreak13]

once i showed my friends this thread, there starting to flow my way, keep the posts coming

 

[ChileRelleno]

WTH DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH GENERAL AQUARIA?

 

[CHOMPERS]

Guess it all depends which lake/ocean you happen to be in and the critters that live in the general area. But if ya can't swim its a moot point...lol.

Interesting tidbit:
Being the largest of the Great Lakes, the waves on Lake Superior can build higher than on any of the other Great Lakes. The wave heights forecasted and recorded are the significant wave height, which is defined as the average height of the one-third highest waves--generally what an experienced observer would most frequently report. Significant wave heights of around 26 feet are about as high as waves can build on Lake Superior no matter how strong the wind is or how long it blows. This maximum significant wave height is constrained by the fetch or distance that the wind can blow across the waters of Lake Superior. Because of changing wind speeds, wind directions, wind duration and fetch, the actual state of the lake is comprised of a spectrum of wave heights. While the significant wave height is generally what is observed and recorded, it is very important to note that the rare peak waves can be as much as twice the significant wave height.

Hey BUCKO, Welcome to MFK.

Great post. The Edmund Fitzgerald reportedly went down due to a combination of wave height and period (distance between wave crests). When the period is around half of the length of the ship, when it is riding a single wave and begins traveling down it, the bow of the ship will be driven under water. The Edmund Fitzgerald was in these conditions and when the bow went under, it just kept on going down.

 

[CHOMPERS]

I didn't vote for the lake or the ocean. Mostly because several weeks ago I almost became a diving accident in an underwater cave that was in a lake. Other than that, show me a lake with a Bermuda Triangle in it. Actually, come to think of it, I have been in the Bermuda Triangle more times than I can count and never had a weird occurance. Still, there are more hazzards in the ocean.