The fear of the "Cuisinart effect"

[Matt Rogers]

Oceans Eyed As New Energy Source

There are still many unknowns and risks. One fear is the "Cuisinart effect": The spinning underwater blades could chop up fish and other creatures.

Researchers said the underwater turbines would pose little risk to passing ships. The equipment would be moored to the ocean floor, with the tops of the blades spinning 30 to 40 feet below the surface, because that's where the Gulf Stream flows fastest. But standard navigation equipment on ocean vessels could easily guide them around the turbine fields if their hulls reached that deep, researchers said.

[reef_guru]

it took alot of thought and effort into making that thread and you come along and close it out even before i can read it. just not fair. LOL

[karlas]

they better try to find a way to do testing on this before they try to impliment it. maby they can find a way around it if theres a possibility it can destroy sea creatures, fish and other things that would be so sad