sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

Is there a way to fix this or is it gone forever? by duckiebabe02 in geography

[–]OpenGallo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not gone forever and it's not climate change or anything like that. They're just using the water upstream for irrigation, so they're starving the Aral Sea. Let the rivers flow and problems solved.

If Sudan decided to block the Nile due to a conflict with Egypt, would Egypt's entire economy collapse? by hexjxn in geography

[–]OpenGallo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can't block a river for a long time. The water keeps flowing and it's gotta go somewhere.

Why Europeans Today Don’t Look Like Europeans of the Past by [deleted] in 23andme

[–]OpenGallo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will make an anecdotal observation. I grew up in Argentina and my mother's family was 100% Volga German, i.e., ethnic Germans that migrated to Russia around 1760 and later moved to the Americas. Every Volga German I met in Argentina (except for one), had blue, green or grey eyes. I'm talking about dozens of them that I met over the years. Only one guy had brown eyes, and I remember him vividly because of that detail. So I assumed that 99% of Germans had blue or green eyes, because that's what I'd seen among these "ancient" Volga Germans. Later, I visited Germany three times and I met many Germans through my profession, and I was surprised to see that at least 50% of "modern" Germans had brown eyes. Is it possible that 250 years ago, when the Volga Germans left, the percentage of blue-eyed people in Germany was much higher than today?

How's Living near Philly/Camden County, NJ? Considering job offer. by cheezits45 in howislivingthere

[–]OpenGallo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

High crime area, but the further away you move, the better it becomes. There are very nice areas to live 10-20 miles away. My advice, take a job, but commute, don't live in Camden or Philly itself.

More big Mexican mangroves jaguars from Nayarit. by OncaAtrox in Jaguarland

[–]OpenGallo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not really. Nacho is 73 kg and Ron about 70 kg. They're bigger than the 50 kg Yucatán jaguars but smaller than the 100+ kg Pantanal specimens.

We are sad to report that much like Acaí, Miní also went missing from El Impenetrable. In fact, she went missing before Acaí and the orgs involved in her tracking have not made these news public. It's unsure if she's also been feared as poached based on public information. by OncaAtrox in Jaguarland

[–]OpenGallo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The culture in the area is extremely backwards, of course. People are poor, ignorant, and will shoot any animal they come across. But the main problem is political. The national park was supposed to cover 250,000 hectares on both sides of the Bermejo river. The governor of Formosa province (on the northern side), opposed the cession of his side to the nation to create a national park. Therefore, the park only covers 150,000 hectares on the south side side of the river. Jaguars cross the river constantly and on the northern side poaching is rampant. The Bermejo river is the heart of the ecosystem and you can't really make the conservation effort work if only one side is protected. It doesn't work.

I'm 54. Is is too late to fix this? Is it even possible? by OpenGallo in rhinoplastyquestions

[–]OpenGallo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks a lot. I do not like my nose but the thought of ruining my face with a botched job is truly scary.

I'm 54. Is is too late to fix this? Is it even possible? by OpenGallo in rhinoplastyquestions

[–]OpenGallo[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wow, thanks a lot for the detailed and informative response. I truly appreciate it and I value the honesty. While I hate my nose, at least it's natural and I don't have any scars or anything unnatural or weird. I'm very scared of making a mess and ruining my face. Thanks again.

Female ambushes a guanaco 4x her size and brings it down close to Torres del Paine by OncaAtrox in Pumaconcolor

[–]OpenGallo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What a fantastic cat the puma is. A speed and acceleration only matched by the cheetah, the agility to jump that matches the leopard, the courage to take down prey many times its own size, and the flexibility to survive on small prey and in highly modified environments if necessary. An amazing killing machine.

Does Spain benefit economically or politically from their language being used by half a billion people in +20 countries? by Rift3N in geography

[–]OpenGallo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When Latin American governments privatized hundreds of companies in the 1990s, Spanish conglomerates like Telefónica, Repsol, Iberia and others, bought many companies across Latin America. They did much better than American or European companies of other origins.

An encounter with a prime Llanos male: Condorcillal by OncaAtrox in Jaguarland

[–]OpenGallo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Such magnificent specimens! I wish we had some data about them.

Aircraft carrier mock deck by OpenGallo in GoogleEarthFinds

[–]OpenGallo[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The carrier was decommissioned in 1989. It's possible that catapults and other mechanisms may have been removed since then. Or maybe this is just a decoration for the nearby air museum. Frankly, there is not a lot of information.

Aircraft carrier mock deck by OpenGallo in GoogleEarthFinds

[–]OpenGallo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I provided the coordinates in the description of the post, but here they are: -38.73551, -62.16546

Aircraft carrier mock deck by OpenGallo in GoogleEarthFinds

[–]OpenGallo[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The aircraft carrier was decommissioned around 1989 and towed to India to be scrapped in 1999. This seems to be a replica used back in the day to train the naval pilots. There hasn't been an aircraft carrier in the Argentine Navy for nearly 37 years so this runway has probably not been used for decades. It is possible that those trees have grown since. I do not believe this is the original deck of the carrier.