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Apr 20th, 2010, 06:33 AM
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Ash and Lightning
Explanation: Why did the recent volcanic eruption in Iceland create so much ash? Although the large ash plume was not unparalleled in its abundance, its location was particularly noticeable because it drifted across such well populated areas. The Eyjafjallajökull volcano in southern Iceland began erupting on March 20, with a second eruption starting under the center of small glacier on April 14. Neither eruption was unusually powerful. The second eruption, however, melted a large amount of glacial ice which then cooled and fragmented lava into gritty glass particles that were carried up with the rising volcanic plume. Pictured above two days ago, lightning bolts illuminate ash pouring out of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano. (from apod)
Nice.
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Apr 20th, 2010, 06:46 AM
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Re: Ash and Lightning
To bad its not bigger, it would do a great wallpaper.
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Apr 20th, 2010, 07:16 AM
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Re: Ash and Lightning
I didn't care.... I stretched it and used it as wallpaper anyways.
Here's some more pics: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/201...llajokull.html
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Apr 20th, 2010, 09:27 AM
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Re: Ash and Lightning
Very nice shot. Do any of you VBForumers that are in Europe have pictures of your own that you've taken showing what the ash cloud looks like from your perspective?
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Apr 20th, 2010, 09:41 AM
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Re: Ash and Lightning
 Originally Posted by techgnome
Pic 9, text reads "Horses fight near the town of Sulfoss...". Yeah... "fight"  We all know what they were doing. That one was looking and the volcano and thought: "Oh my god, it's the end of the world! I'm going to get it on one last time before I die, with this chick right here. Oh wait, that's a dude! Nah, who cares, we're all going to be dead soon anyway." But they didn't die, and it was very awkward the next day, and the horse was totaly embarrassed, now everyone calls him a fudge packer.
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Apr 20th, 2010, 03:53 PM
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Re: Ash and Lightning
How do you say "Eyjafjallajökull"?
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Apr 20th, 2010, 03:56 PM
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Apr 20th, 2010, 03:56 PM
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Re: Ash and Lightning
I'm going to boycott that volcano until they name it something that can be pronounced by a normal person...or by me, whichever is easier.
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Apr 20th, 2010, 04:00 PM
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Re: Ash and Lightning
Originally Posted by abhijit
How do you say "Eyjafjallajökull"?
My attempt at pronunciation would be : sounds like eye-jaf-jalla-joe-kull.
Now was that so difficult. It may not be correct but it's a start. And who is it that's rating almost all the recent Chit Chat threads 5 stars.
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Apr 20th, 2010, 04:04 PM
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Re: Ash and Lightning
Opened http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyjafjallaj%C3%B6kull , clicked Listen to hear the pronounciation... ***... Now I'm even more confused.
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Apr 20th, 2010, 04:23 PM
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Re: Ash and Lightning
Originally Posted by EntityX
My attempt at pronunciation would be : sounds like eye-jaf-jalla-joe-kull.
Now was that so difficult. It may not be correct but it's a start. And who is it that's rating almost all the recent Chit Chat threads 5 stars.
Originally Posted by baja_yu
I am unable to download the file.
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Apr 20th, 2010, 04:56 PM
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Re: Ash and Lightning
Originally Posted by abhijit
I am unable to download the file.
I just clicked the "listen" link and Firefox played it automatically.
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Apr 21st, 2010, 08:38 AM
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Re: Ash and Lightning
Originally Posted by Wikipedia Pronouncer
efferfl-*retch*-avid
Gesundheit.
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Apr 23rd, 2010, 02:45 PM
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Hyperactive Member
Re: Ash and Lightning
Originally Posted by DeanMc
Amazing, cheers Mendhak!
Meh the BBC did better CGI in "Super Volcano". I'll wait and see what they do with the sequel to this one.
BTW no one really needs to know what the Icelanders do with the horses  Simply barbaric I tells ya!
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