#fouling — Public Fediverse posts

#Fouling means that #sessileanimals as #crustaceans or #mussels attach themselves to non-living #underwatersurfaces as #shiphulls. According to Capt. Raghu Sharma (2026), this particularly affects ships beyond the #StraitofHormuz due to #warmwaters and #highsalinity. It increases #hydrodynamicdrag leading to higher #fuelconsumption (M. Tadros et al. 2022).
©#StefanFWirth

References
https://thedeepdraft.com/2026/06/08/the-barnacle-problem-waiting-behind-hormuz/

https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10121891

https://ecoevo.social/@AquaClaire/116734274878226843

Illustrations
©S.F. Wirth, AI-assisted

Limescale (Petrology 💎)

Limescale is a hard, chalky deposit, consisting mainly of calcium carbonate. It often builds up inside kettles, boilers, and pipework, especially that for hot water. It is also often found as a similar deposit on the inner surfaces of old pipes and other surfaces where hard water has flowed. Limescale also forms as travertine or tufa in hard water springs. The colour varies from...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limescale

#Limescale #Water #Fouling #Limestone #Petrology

#Trump's #language of #evil.

It is not only Trump who is #fouling the #airwaves. Too many #Republican #politicians are #infected with the #fiendish #attitude seeping from #Trump's #campaign #rallies. His #disrespect for #people now #constitutes #acceptable #PublicDiscourse.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/guest-voices/trumps-language-evil