Life is unexpected, full of twists and turns. It can take you anywhere, as long as you are patient, and are willing to make the journey. There will be roadblocks along the way, some will be simple, and others, not so much. However, every problem can be solved, one way or another. Take this situation, for example. Imagine a crewman decided to go on a fishing trip to relax. They are miles away from the nearest body of land, and then they get injured. You are at the coast guard station, when an alarm goes off, notifying everyone of this crewman’s injury. You have a helicopter and offer to rescue the crewman. However, you only have enough fuel to carry you a certain amount of miles. You need to wisely plan what time you are going to start because you don’t want to run out of gas. If I was in this situation, I would closely look at …show more content…
However, the helicopter needs to save some fuel in case something goes wrong.In this situation, there are multiple restrictions, such as how much fuel can be used. I need to save one hours worth of fuel for landing problems, and an additional thirty minutes worth of fuel to remove the crewman from the boat. In total, I would need to save one and a half hours worth of fuel. 1200 pounds are used an hour, so in one and a half hours, 1800 pounds of fuel would be used. The helicopter only has 6600 pounds of fuel. So if these 1800 pounds were taken away from the total, the helicopter can use a maximum of 4800 pounds of fuel, which equates to 4 hours worth of fuel. Since the helicopter can only travel for 4 hours, that means it can only travel for 600 miles. It needs to be taken into account that I need to go to the crewman, as well as go back to the station in 600 miles. If this is split in half, that means I can only travel 300 miles to reach the crewman. The rest of the fuel would be used to get back to the coast guard
Are you focused on what you're doing and thinking during an emergency? Do you just give up if you’re stuck in a problem? In the Scholastic Scope article, “Disaster in Space,” it teaches us that in an emergency, we should remain calm and focused on the problem and to never give up, as the astronauts and engineers involved in the Apollo 13 mission did during an emergency on the spacecraft. These processes are exemplified in the Scholastic Scope article, “Disaster in Space” when it talks about how three astronauts handle an emergency that would have costed their lives. In conclusion, in the Scholastic Scope article, “Disaster in Space,” it teaches us that in an emergency, we should remain calm and focused on the problem, use our ingenuity, and never give up, as the astronauts and engineers involved in the Apollo 13 mission did during an emergency on the spacecraft.
Although facing challenges head-on may seem daunting at times, and taking the easy way out can have grand appeal, the rewards at the end of the hard path are infinitely greater.
Since three-forth of the world is composed of bodies of water, it’s natural that a great number of people rely on fishing for their livelyhood or just for their recreation needs. There are numerous of fish species swimming under the lakes, seas, ponds, and rivers. Most anglers consider fishing as the delight in their purpose-driven life, a sport, as they say.
Two friends go out for lunch to their usual favorite sushi restaurant. They are seated and given their menus, they knew they were going to get their usual but noticed the prices have increased. Prices have gone up, and some replaced with imitation fish meat, since the last time they ate there. What might have caused this? Due the demand of fish, the price for them also increases. It’s a simple supply and demand logic, but not only is it due to the demand for these fish, it can also be due to their rareness. Over-fishing can cause what is rare and which fish species isn’t. Commercial fishing may cause fish species to go extinct, or bring in new types of fish to take the place of the other fish. In tuna we
Chris McCandless did not set out on his Alaskan adventure expecting an easy trip. He knew that would be pushing his body to the edge, both physically and mentally: “He entertained no illusions that he was trekking into a land of milk and honey; peril, adversity,
A coast guard helicopter is responding to two mayday calls by two different ships that are sinking in the Pacific Ocean within a mile of each other. One ship carries a middle aged man, his wife and their two children under the age of ten. The other ship contains five middle aged men. The coast guard helicopter has the capacity to hold five survivors and the helicopter is equally likely to save either ship because it is an equal distance from each incident, but it only has enough fuel to make one trip. Which ship should the coast guard rescue?
In addition, the need to survive in a life or death situation navigates people to get through. “I don’t know what made me so supple and strong that day, but I felt no hardship, no
Even though, fuel seems like an easy thing, it is much more complicated than people think. “There could be no alternative, additional fuel would be used to compensate for the added weight”(11). Fuel is one example of a hard choice, fuel is important, but fuel is limited in space. The pilot had a choice whether to let the teenage girl live, but risk his life, or risk the life of six other men on Woden; He also had the hard choice to kill Madilyn and save fuel. Since, fuel is limited, the pilot tries to save fuel by going fast to try to save fuel. Madilyn said in a questionable voice “‘We're going faster now aren't we?’ She asked, ‘why are we doing that?’ He told her the truth, ‘to save fuel’”(12). This statement in the book describes the confusion of the stowaway and the hardest decision the EDS pilot has to make. Fuel is limited, and to save fuel the EDS pilot must do everything he can to give the stowaway more time to live. Therefore, the pilot needs to make the hard choice whether to give the girl more time to live but use fuel, or killing her to save
“Just show me the tackle and give me some bait. Then watch me go fishing, the rest can wait.” Fishing is one of my favorite things to do. It is catching a fish for either food or simply for fun. You can do it by yourself to enjoy the peace and quiet or fish with others to pass the time. Many people think fishing is an old man's sport but I think of it differently. It has helped to form my values, most importantly patience.
Fly fishing. A sport that many enjoy and many more think is a simple task to do. Those many people have a surprise coming their way. There are many movements, and techniques that are involved in fly fishing that make it more fun, and easier to participate in.
Are you passionate about ice fishing? I adventure your cup of tea? If so, then ice fishing is your game. Ice fishing refers to a fishing method in which a person, also known as an angler, catches fish from a frozen water body via a hole dug in the ice.
The numbers of marine mammals present in waters under the jurisdiction of the United States has fluctuated over the past century. Declines have been credited to various causes, which are a mix of anthropogenic and natural processes. One major cause of marine mammal decline is whaling. Even though this practice has been prohibited, the effects of commercial whaling in the United States can still be seen today. The main whale species affected included North Pacific right whales (Eubalaena japonica), bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus), humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus), and gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus). Sei whales (Balaenoptera borealis) and sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) were exploited in an increased fashion after World War II (Springer et al., 2003). Whaling did not only affect whale populations, but it also affects populations of seals, sea lions, and sea otters. This is hypothesized to be the result of top-down forces from whaling, forcing great whales to shift their food sources to these smaller marine mammals. During the Second World War, whaling of great whales was at its peak. These whales were used for oils for lubricants, food, and other needs of the people of the United States. However, this heavy use of great whale stocks forced killer whales (Orcinus orca) to begin feeding on smaller marine mammals, such as seals, sea lions, and sea otters (Trites et al., 2006). It is also thought that declines in these smaller marine mammals is due to a decline in nutritional limits in their habitats, competition with fisheries, as well as changing climates.
7 years), they begin their journey back to their birthing grounds to start reproducing. High water
In ancient marine times people built boats out of bamboo, bundles of reeds, air filled animal skins and more. One of the first boats was made out of sticks and put together with sewn hides. Also at the time then didn’t have oars invented yet so people would use their hands to make the boat move. And to move the rafts they would push poles against the bottom of the rivers or lakes. Then they came out with sails which would replace the action of the humans and sail boats could take on longer trips and heavier loads rather than just the boats make out of sticks. Then they came out with the Viking long ships, those would be about 30 meters long made out of overlapping planks of oak wood, held together by iron rivets. Each ship would carry about 60 oarsmen who rowed the ship. Next they came out with the Chinese junks which were constructed out of softwood and had a horse shaped stern. And their sails weren’t like most, instead of squares they were more built pointed on the top and squared at the bottom. Then they had the three and four masted sailing ships which were in service for several centuries and these wooden ships were used for battling. Then we came out with the clipper ships which were fast sailing ships with long slim hulls and tall masts. Next they came out with the steamships so instead of sails and oars to power it, it was combined with wind and wind power. Then they had the ocean going liners which were driven by a propeller and made of iron. And they came out with the steam driven boats which had paddles on the side of them. Next the sailing ships were converted to diesel power so that they would use oil instead of steam. ...
Sailing has been around for millennia, and is considered to be one of the earliest and most environmentally friendly methods of water transport. Sailboats act as a method of transportation, exercise, and entertainment. These now more structurally developed and masterfully modeled ships have been engineered for efficiency, and these advancements have ensured durability and speed among modern sailboats. The great strength and ability of sailboats has given competitive owners the opportunity to participate in races, but generally sailboats have come to exist as more of a relaxed hobby. The expensive activity of sailing is demanding both physically and mentally, as it tests anticipative abilities and endurance. To understand the physics concepts at work in a sailboat is immensely advantageous, as it can generally improve one’s performance.