[PSUBS-MAILIST] Fw: Herring Break Wind to Communicate, Study Suggests

[Steven Mills <cirtemoeg@juno.com>]

Amazing what comes up while searching for topics on ballasting, venting,
and 1 atm pressure. Perhaps, also, a novel way for underwater
communications
between two submersibles or sub to surface?

If you're diving with your wife or girlfriend. Just let one out and tell
her
you were expressing your love..."I love you dear"   :-)  

--Steve


Herring Break Wind to Communicate, Study Suggests

James Owen in England
for National Geographic News
November 10, 2003


In polite society, flatulence is often a social faux pas-especially when
issued deliberately. But in the world of fish, group "raspberry-blowing"
sessions appear to perform an important social role. 
This intriguing idea comes from scientists who discovered that herring
create a mysterious underwater noise by farting. Researchers suspect
herring hear the bubbles as they're expelled, helping the fish form
protective shoals at night. It's the first ever study to suggest fish
communicate by breaking wind. 

 http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/11/1110_031110_herringfarts
.html




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