scientific_mystery

problem of spout composition

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date_of_mention
December 16, 1851
description
The unresolved question of whether the material expelled during a whale's spouting is truly water or merely vapor, a mystery that persists despite long observation.
status
unresolved
subject
whale spoutings

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  • referenced_bySpouting (Whale Phenomenon)
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    it should still remain a problem, whether these spoutings are, after all, really water, or nothing but vapor
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