# There is a picture of me in this month's National Geographic **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 6, 2012, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-picture-of-me-in-this-months-national-geographic/633834 "2012-09-06T08:54:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-picture-of-me-in-this-months-national-geographic/633834/1 "2012-09-06T08:54:35Z")
Truthfully, I haven’t even seen the photo yet. The photo accompanies a short blurb about a bubble screen sound mitigation project that we are researching at our lab. Truely mundane and pointless I know but I thought I’d share. ---
**Author:** ![Indian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-picture-of-me-in-this-months-national-geographic/633834/2 "2012-09-06T10:00:48Z")
Congrats Uncle! I couldn’t see it online.☹ ---
**Author:** ![RadicalPi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/radicalpi/32/9806_2.png) [@RadicalPi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadicalPi)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-picture-of-me-in-this-months-national-geographic/633834/3 "2012-09-06T10:05:37Z")
What is bubble screen sound mitigation? Once I know what it is I will be able to sincerely congratulate you for it! ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-picture-of-me-in-this-months-national-geographic/633834/4 "2012-09-06T10:32:19Z")
Well that’s tonight’s wank organised. ---
**Author:** ![Shark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@Shark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-picture-of-me-in-this-months-national-geographic/633834/5 "2012-09-06T13:01:34Z")
Saw it, I think. If I recall correctly, there was a shot of a screen of bubbles in the center of the tank and a guy in scuba gear in the tank. Was that you? So real air bubbles work, but using a screen of air-filled plastic bubbles on a string are better? They even mentioned that it was like those 70’s hippie beaded curtains. I can see how the real bubble screen would dissipate and disperse and not always give you a full surround. Very Cool. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-picture-of-me-in-this-months-national-geographic/633834/6 "2012-09-06T13:09:06Z")
That really is awesome. I would not consider it mundane or pointless. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-picture-of-me-in-this-months-national-geographic/633834/7 "2012-09-06T13:11:10Z")
Is this being developed to help protect aquatic fauna from the concussive effects of man-made activity? If so is it mainly for dampening construction work or does it have a military application too, like protecting whales from sonar? Was this in the issue on American Indians? ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-picture-of-me-in-this-months-national-geographic/633834/8 "2012-09-06T13:13:49Z")
I’m with **Revtim** , all kinds of awesome, congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-picture-of-me-in-this-months-national-geographic/633834/9 "2012-09-06T14:09:01Z")
That is really cool! ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-picture-of-me-in-this-months-national-geographic/633834/10 "2012-09-06T14:10:29Z")
Pretty cool! Enjoy your day in the sun! ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-picture-of-me-in-this-months-national-geographic/633834/11 "2012-09-06T15:46:30Z")
Are you topless? ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-picture-of-me-in-this-months-national-geographic/633834/12 "2012-09-06T16:50:50Z")
> [@Shark](#): > > Saw it, I think. If I recall correctly, there was a shot of a screen of bubbles in the center of the tank and a guy in scuba gear in the tank. Was that you? So real air bubbles work, but using a screen of air-filled plastic bubbles on a string are better? They even mentioned that it was like those 70’s hippie beaded curtains. I can see how the real bubble screen would dissipate and disperse and not always give you a full surround. Very Cool. Yeah, that’s me. Those are real bubbles, not air filled beads. Part of the problem is creating a fine stream of bubbles that don’t coalesce too quickly into larger bubbles. ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-picture-of-me-in-this-months-national-geographic/633834/13 "2012-09-06T16:51:56Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > That really is awesome. I would not consider it mundane or pointless. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-picture-of-me-in-this-months-national-geographic/633834/14 "2012-09-06T16:55:00Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > Is this being developed to help protect aquatic fauna from the concussive effects of man-made activity? If so is it mainly for dampening construction work or does it have a military application too, like protecting whales from sonar? > > Was this in the issue on American Indians? Yes, the idea is to protect whale hearing and such. The driving application is for drilling and pile driving activity but there may be some military applications in the future. I’m out of the country at the moment and haven’t even seen the issue. ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-picture-of-me-in-this-months-national-geographic/633834/15 "2012-09-06T16:56:04Z")
> [@ratatoskK](#): > > Are you topless? Thankfully no, no one needs to see that. Thanks everyone for the kind words. ---
**Author:** ![Shark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@Shark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-picture-of-me-in-this-months-national-geographic/633834/16 "2012-09-06T17:47:51Z")
The picture showed a curtain of real bubbles but they seemed to imply that the beaded curtain worked better. Is that not the case or just a simplification of a complex issue. Either way, I will have to take another look at it when I get home and say to the kids, “hey, I was just talking to that guy today.” ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-picture-of-me-in-this-months-national-geographic/633834/17 "2012-09-06T18:14:50Z")
Someone link to the picture! ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-picture-of-me-in-this-months-national-geographic/633834/18 "2012-09-06T19:43:06Z")
[QUOTE=UncleRojelio] Yes, the idea is to protect whale hearing and such. The driving application is for drilling and pile driving activity but there may be some military applications in the future. [/QUOTE] A somewhat more consumer-facing application has been in play since 2008 or so. Some of the newer cruise ships release a curtain of air bubbles under the stern to reduce noise and vibration from the azipods or screws. As for getting into Nat Geo - cool! ---
**Author:** ![Lust4Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-picture-of-me-in-this-months-national-geographic/633834/19 "2012-09-11T13:52:57Z")
Stardom at last mate ! ---
**Author:** ![Disheavel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@Disheavel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disheavel)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-picture-of-me-in-this-months-national-geographic/633834/20 "2012-09-11T17:34:32Z")
Were you the one with the 19 gold bands elongating your neck and the clay plate in your lower lip and the two foot wood sheath covering your nether regions while you put your arm into the reed basket full of bullet ants? In seriousness, good on you! I am genuinely jealous. That cite should be number 1 on your CV: U. Rojelio; _as seen in person doing Nat. Geo. photo spread_; “UncleRojelio’s Contributions to the world as written in National Geographic”; National Geographic (you know the one with the yellow cover); 2012 \*one photo can count as a spread, right? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-picture-of-me-in-this-months-national-geographic/633834.md?page=2)