No. Not all energy in the oceans cause waves.
Let’s say you magically dampen all of the surface waves… there will still be plenty of energy in the ocean, which eventually will cause the surface to move.
As a simplified example, the Atlantic currents are really strong, moving in a figure of eight between south America and scandinavia. However, most of it happens near the ocean bottom.
In some spots near the coast of Brazil this current is strong enough to cause anchored surface buoys to have wakes, while it can be perfectly calm a few km away. But the currents are still there, just much much deeper. The amount of energy involved in this Atlantic dynamo is extreme.
Source: Trying to accurately position subsea sensors at 1800 meters depth in the Campos basin is fucking annoying.
What?
They want to stop the oceans from wobbling.
What does he mean by “seven seas”?
- The North Pacific Ocean
- The South Pacific Ocean
- The North Atlantic Ocean
- The South Atlantic Ocean
- The Indian Ocean
- The Arctic Ocean
- The Antarctic Ocean
Thank you, I never heard it before. There are five oceans as far as I know.
The seven seas is an old term, basically meaning “all the seas”. It’s been around for a time.
No.
You can’t do a full conversion of energy. If all the energy in the waves was absorbed the generators wouldn’t be moving and no energy would be generated. It would be a paradox. That wasn’t very ELI5 but again “No”.
Wouldn’t that basically destroy the entire planet?
No, not as long as the sun is pouring energy into the system that is our planet.
Waves are created from energy unlocked from various sources, including wind, the Moon, earthquakes, and underwater landslides. So, it seems unlikely.
