kickingfrog Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 (edited) In an effort to reduce the amount of water loss to evaporation California has resorted to this. Millions of plastic balls are dumped into a reservoir. more info: http://gizmodo.com/la-dumps-millions-of-plastic-balls-in-city-reservoir-to-1723433243 Edited August 11, 2015 by kickingfrog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaf4 Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Interesting, though that much $$$ for an extra 8100 in a city of how many is a high dollar per person Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 What the???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted August 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 What the???? California has a higher population than Canada but only about the same amount of water as I like in my drinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 California has a higher population than Canada but only about the same amount of water as I like in my drinks. Oh I know but it seems like such an odd strategy. Some weird science thats for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cram Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Neat idea. I wonder why they used black balls (which are going to collect a lot of heat) instead of a lighter colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bacon Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Neat idea. I wonder why they used black balls (which are going to collect a lot of heat) instead of a lighter colour. I wondered that too. They did mention that they also prevent algae growth and sunlight reacting with chlorine. Perhaps the black works better for those issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cram Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 I wondered that too. They did mention that they also prevent algae growth and sunlight reacting with chlorine. Perhaps the black works better for those issues. Maybe white balls let light through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanD Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Black balls, white ball who knows; as long as it's not blue balls. Dan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiel Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Neat idea. I wonder why they used black balls (which are going to collect a lot of heat) instead of a lighter colour. Exactly what I thought as soon as I saw them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netminder Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 California is a disaster waiting to happen - if it hasn't already started. Just shows how desperate they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cast-Away Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 What scares me the most is that California provides so much fruit and produce for the rest of North America. What would we all do if the farming industry collapsed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted August 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 I think black would block out the sun's rays better, but either way, I don't think heat is as much of a concern as evaporation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 What scares me the most is that California provides so much fruit and produce for the rest of North America. What would we all do if the farming industry collapsed? We dont need fruit, we need actual farming. California might get screwed either way. But we will be fine IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 I think black would block out the sun's rays better, but either way, I don't think heat is as much of a concern as evaporation. The heat generated by black may cause more evaporation? Thats why this puzzles me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tybo Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 The black would prevent the sun rays penetrating deeper into the water so there would be less heat. Like a granite lake in summer.Nice and warm on top,4ft down is freezing cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dozer Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 I think its curbing evaporation along with shading. Water draws in heat so perhaps the balls mitigate too much heat input therfore decreasing evaporation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 They look like they won't hurt my prop. Some fish would like the shade too. Thanks Rob neat info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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