Chapter 775: Garbage Man
The audience booed when they learned the truth.
Bifang smiled and shook his head.
No one can be sure whether there are large creatures at Point Nemo. After all, the ocean is too big, and humans know more about the surface of Mars and the moon than about the depths of the ocean.
But the so-called strange sound was definitely not made by any monster.
In the afternoon, Bifang dived again, but still found nothing, proving that finding nothing in the morning was not accidental.
Although nothing was encountered during the two dives, it gave the audience a very impressive lesson and a deeper understanding of the impact of the so-called South Pacific Gyre.
There are some snakes and lizards living in the desert, but at Point Nemo there is almost no sign of life except for some bacteria on the seabed.
"Point Nemo is too remote and just out of the way of the South Pacific Ocean circulation. The water has very poor fluidity, which leads to insufficient nutrients. It is also too far from the mainland, so organic matter washed into the sea from the land cannot reach here, making marine microorganisms extremely rare."
"In addition, the organic-rich glacial meltwater from the Antarctic and Arctic cannot flow here, resulting in an extreme lack of organic matter here, making it impossible to support marine life and even establish a deep-sea ecosystem. Only submarine microorganisms that rely on deep-sea hydrothermal vents to survive can open up a new world here."
"But the seabed is at least several hundred meters deep. It's impossible for me to dive down alone. We have been sailing for nearly six days and are basically far away from the continental shelf. The water here is at least a thousand meters deep."
There was a hint of regret in Bifang's tone.
Humans have limits
[Nonsense, humans have limits, but Fang Shen does not! ]
[You mean Boss Fang is not a human being? (dog head)]
[I suggest doing a DNA test on Lao Fang. I have suspected his human component for a long time.]
[It has been identified and there is not a drop of human blood]
Day 7.
The broadcast of the finale of "Stealth" and yesterday's diving brought back some popularity to the live broadcast room, and the number of viewers returned to more than 6 million, but more of them were asking about the details of Bifang's escape.
It was not until the evening that Bifang finally encountered an unexpected incident.
Dusk covered the entire sea surface, the golden light was dazzling, Bifang squinted his eyes, and suddenly pointed forward: "There is something ahead."
【thing?】
【What is it? 】
【What are you? 】
[It's floating over here, it's so big! Is it a fish? ]
[Even if it's a fish, it's dead if it's floating on the sea, right? It must be some kind of garbage.]
[Damn, the earth is too polluted, the garbage has drifted here? ]
[What's this? Haven't you seen the Pacific Garbage Island? It's located between California and Hawaii, and its area is equivalent to two Texas states! ]
Under the setting sun, it was difficult to see clearly what was floating by. I could only roughly perceive that it was flat and did not look like a living thing.
Bifang picked up the oar and rowed towards the direction of the "garbage".
The distance between the two was not very far. When they got within thirty meters, Bifang finally saw what it was. The result disappointed him.
It's really rubbish!
After taking a look, Bifang lost interest: "It's just space junk."
[It's garbage, that's fine]
[Shit, Bai is excited]
【I am Pacific Garbage Man! 】
What is space junk?
[It is dry garbage]
With the development of human space industry, more and more spacecraft of various types are sent into space. After helping humans complete their mission of exploring the universe, the recovery cost of these spacecraft is too high, so they have to be abandoned .
Abandoned spacecraft either continue to orbit and become useless space junk, or return to Earth and burn up directly.
"In the past 40 years, Earth has received more than 5,400 tons of space junk."
"During the fall, most of the garbage was burned up in the atmosphere due to the high temperature, and some of it that could not be burned fell to the surface of the earth. However, since the earth is full of living things, it is easy to cause casualties if you are not careful."
"But the fall of space debris is not like a rocket launch, where we can calculate and determine the landing point precisely, so we need a sufficiently open place."
Suitable range all over the world...
Needless to say, the audience understood it instantly.
Isn’t Point Nemo the best place?
Not only is there no one here, there isn't even a complete ecological chain, so it has no impact on humans or animals. There's also a vast ocean nearby, so it won't cause a fire. It's a natural receiving site, and it's even difficult to salvage items that fall here, to avoid having any secrets stolen.
Point Nemo thus became the ideal place to discard old rockets and satellites.
It will not harm people and will not cause disasters.
"It is said that more than 100 retired spacecraft have crashed here so far. We are lucky to have found the wreckage."
Bifang salvaged the fragments and found that they were quite large, about the size of half a thigh, and flat in shape.
Judging from the location, it should be the outer shell of the satellite.
So is this thing valuable?
The audience is more concerned about this issue.
This is aerospace technology!
"A little, but it's not that valuable. Maybe I can sell it to a collector?" Bifang thought for a moment and said sincerely.
If there is any high-tech value in it, it is impossible for countries to dump the fragments here.
Think about the major countries that can develop satellites; each of them has a vast territory.
Can’t you find a wasteland to launch a satellite?
After disintegration and atmospheric incineration, very little will be left.
"I remember that last month, some ice fishermen found some giant wreckage with Chinese characters and the Chinese flag printed on it at sea. It was quite large, about five meters long and one meter wide. After the incident, the fishermen reported it immediately."
"Later, according to the judgment of the Philippine Space Department, it was found to be the wreckage of a spacecraft, part of the fairing of the launch vehicle. But we didn't even ask for it."
The fairing is located at the top of the launch vehicle and is responsible for protecting payloads such as satellites. The main body is usually made of aluminum-magnesium alloy, carbon fiber and other materials. Although it is not small in size, it is not very heavy.
This means that the fairing wreckage will not sink directly to the bottom of the sea after falling into the Pacific Ocean. Coupled with factors such as ocean currents, it is normal for fishermen from neighboring countries to discover it.
Therefore, its greatest value is its collection value.
Maybe a few thousand bucks?
Bifang didn't quite understand the collection value of this thing, as different trades mean different mountains, but he thought it shouldn't be too valuable.
"But at least it's a material. We can keep it and maybe use it."
"It's windy today. We have to hurry and not miss this opportunity."
Bifang casually stuffed the fragments onto the Viking, felt the wind direction, and continued to move forward.
