Jessica's Reviews > The Blue Machine: How the Ocean Works
The Blue Machine: How the Ocean Works
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This book was full of a lot of very descriptive language so I'm afraid I won't remember a lot of the details from it. I will, however, remember that it made me feel more connected to the ocean. That is fitting as the author's main theme is that the ocean is connected to everything, not just to the other waterways, but to people and animals as well, in the very food we eat.
Here's a passage I marked in my brain to remember:
"Surveying a grand vista of the ocean depths would be amazing, but any ocean where that was possible would be a poor sight for spectators, because it would have no way of absorbing light energy to fuel interesting characteristics. It's the catch-22 of the ocean: to really see the beauty and richness of the engine, you would need to turn the light absorption off. But if you did turn it off and light could flow freely through the blue machine, there would be no energy entering the system to fuel the beauty and richness of the engine. The cost of the beauty is not being able to see it."
The above is a good sample of how the book reads and I think it's a pleasant way to spend some time.
Here's a passage I marked in my brain to remember:
"Surveying a grand vista of the ocean depths would be amazing, but any ocean where that was possible would be a poor sight for spectators, because it would have no way of absorbing light energy to fuel interesting characteristics. It's the catch-22 of the ocean: to really see the beauty and richness of the engine, you would need to turn the light absorption off. But if you did turn it off and light could flow freely through the blue machine, there would be no energy entering the system to fuel the beauty and richness of the engine. The cost of the beauty is not being able to see it."
The above is a good sample of how the book reads and I think it's a pleasant way to spend some time.
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Reading Progress
April 20, 2024
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to-read
April 20, 2024
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August 4, 2024
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August 4, 2024
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non-fiction
August 18, 2024
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