While this may be new use for it, air diffusion is definitely not a new invention.
The lock gates do a fine job of that already though
E: They do though, they trap the rubbish, the constantly flowing water helps aeration & reduce algae blooms
This would be really useful even if done at a pilot scale at first.
And I can imagine them already being ripped away by feral kids and bought home to make some bubble bath or just aimlessly vandalized while a gaurd stands there with a stern facial expression.
Worth a shot, but would it work well in the canals in Dublin, is there enough flow through them?
Love it. Would be great if they did try this.
Will it catch shopping trolleys?
You could rig up something similar in most towns with a river running near or through it. A small pump and some pipe essentially is all it takes.
I’m not sure if Bubbles would be able to lift the sheer quantity of Trolleys/Dutch Gold from the Liffey.
DCC would just slap it with an injunction.
Eh, there’s already a lot of floating trash in the canals that gather at the lock gates and it can often be there for days and maybe weeks. I never saw anyone clearing it but then I didn’t sit there and wait and watch until someone came along and cleaned it or the lock was opened and the rubbish floated on down to the next lock. Granted there is probably plenty of rubbish under the water, but I can’t see this having any effect on traffic cones, bikes, bike tyres or shopping trolleys that sink and don’t float.
Might be good for killing algae, but how many of these tubes would you need and how far apart would they need to be to prevent that.
Wouldnt that effect the fish? Genuine question. They use air bubbles to control the movement of salmon in salmon farms etc
I dont want to know whats down there. Let aquaman deal with that shit
That would also require a council who gives a shit though
Doubt the pike would appreciate it
All Irish rivers needs this. Like the Lee in cork.
No thanks! We like our huge blooms of algae and cans in the canal.
I’ve watched enough documentaries to know that walls of bubbles are an indicator of certain death for fish.
I remember BP attempting some time back to convince the world that they were saviours of the environment by reviving lakes in Africa through oxygenation. They used something similar to this, albeit on a greater scale, so I’m sure its effects on marine life etc. will have been meticulously researched, found to be completely safe, and those findings shared willingly; because that’s what BP does. Right on.
Anyway, great idea, and I hope it’s successful. It’s just a shame that the obvious solution of assholes not littering in the first place will never be achievable.
Make one for shopping trolleys and you’ve got my attention.
lmao this was invented by a fellow who followed through in his jacuzzi
I would be scared to see what lurks in that canal..
21 comments
While this may be new use for it, air diffusion is definitely not a new invention.
The lock gates do a fine job of that already though
E: They do though, they trap the rubbish, the constantly flowing water helps aeration & reduce algae blooms
This would be really useful even if done at a pilot scale at first.
And I can imagine them already being ripped away by feral kids and bought home to make some bubble bath or just aimlessly vandalized while a gaurd stands there with a stern facial expression.
Worth a shot, but would it work well in the canals in Dublin, is there enough flow through them?
Love it. Would be great if they did try this.
Will it catch shopping trolleys?
You could rig up something similar in most towns with a river running near or through it. A small pump and some pipe essentially is all it takes.
I’m not sure if Bubbles would be able to lift the sheer quantity of Trolleys/Dutch Gold from the Liffey.
DCC would just slap it with an injunction.
Eh, there’s already a lot of floating trash in the canals that gather at the lock gates and it can often be there for days and maybe weeks. I never saw anyone clearing it but then I didn’t sit there and wait and watch until someone came along and cleaned it or the lock was opened and the rubbish floated on down to the next lock. Granted there is probably plenty of rubbish under the water, but I can’t see this having any effect on traffic cones, bikes, bike tyres or shopping trolleys that sink and don’t float.
Might be good for killing algae, but how many of these tubes would you need and how far apart would they need to be to prevent that.
Wouldnt that effect the fish? Genuine question. They use air bubbles to control the movement of salmon in salmon farms etc
I dont want to know whats down there. Let aquaman deal with that shit
That would also require a council who gives a shit though
Doubt the pike would appreciate it
All Irish rivers needs this. Like the Lee in cork.
No thanks! We like our huge blooms of algae and cans in the canal.
I’ve watched enough documentaries to know that walls of bubbles are an indicator of certain death for fish.
I remember BP attempting some time back to convince the world that they were saviours of the environment by reviving lakes in Africa through oxygenation. They used something similar to this, albeit on a greater scale, so I’m sure its effects on marine life etc. will have been meticulously researched, found to be completely safe, and those findings shared willingly; because that’s what BP does. Right on.
Anyway, great idea, and I hope it’s successful. It’s just a shame that the obvious solution of assholes not littering in the first place will never be achievable.
Make one for shopping trolleys and you’ve got my attention.
lmao this was invented by a fellow who followed through in his jacuzzi
I would be scared to see what lurks in that canal..