"The depiction of a sea floor teeming with life in the abyssal depths seems to contradict what actual deep sea explorations have revealed, but I'll grant the author some artistic license. Likewise, the "black smoker" undersea volcano, the bacteria that live within it, and the "whale fall" were all interesting embellishments that would make this book a pretty cool movie
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My bad - I used "abyssal depth" incorrectly. I was talking about the bottom of the Marianas Trench, which I thought is pretty sparsely inhabited, only by small plankton and shrimp.
I know black smokers are real - what the author did with the bacteria that live in them was the sci-fi aspect of the book, though. ;)
Oh, whoops :) That does make a fair bit of difference. :)
Eh, no big deal over all--It's been years since I've done anything with my Marine Knowledge (tm) and it was a lot of fun to go looking up things and refreshing my knowledge on things... I swear if they taught us half of the things I read about yesterday, I'd have a degree in Marine Science. :D
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I know black smokers are real - what the author did with the bacteria that live in them was the sci-fi aspect of the book, though. ;)
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Eh, no big deal over all--It's been years since I've done anything with my Marine Knowledge (tm) and it was a lot of fun to go looking up things and refreshing my knowledge on things... I swear if they taught us half of the things I read about yesterday, I'd have a degree in Marine Science. :D
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