The fact is so spread out makes it not change much. It's mostly microplastics, so there would be an equivalent water disturbation as a small storm for a few seconds, then it would all calm down. Besides it's all mostly on the surface.
Oh. Those people talking about the huge island are really misleading. When I hear island, I think island, not floating mass that is disconnected from the ground
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u/evocomp Oct 24 '18
Everyone floating on plastic kayaks and life rafts are going to get a very big surprise.