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Now THAT is an icicle

MagwangMagwang Veteran
edited March 2007 in General Banter
This bad boy fell off the rain gutter. It's 6 feet long and a foot thick and almost went through the window. I put the beer bottle there so you can get a perspective...

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  • BrianBrian Detroit, MI Moderator
    edited February 2007
    magwang, you must live reasonably close to me. That's what my yard looks like today. I spent an hour scraping ice off my car, driveway, and sidewalk.

    I had a 3' icicle in my backyard, but I think it broke my gutter :(

    * needs a beer now. eyeballing the beer in the picture ;)
  • PalzangPalzang Veteran
    edited February 2007
    Are you sure that's an icicle and not one of Brian's extremities that froze off in the lake?

    Palzang
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited March 2007
    Speaking of things big.... how about this for spring-cleaning....?
  • BrigidBrigid Veteran
    edited March 2007
    Wow! That's incredible!!
  • PalzangPalzang Veteran
    edited March 2007
    Yeah, I visited there when I was in Japan. Huge. However, I don't like the statue itself as much as the one in Kamakura (the one you always see pictures of).

    Palzang
  • DrolmaDrolma
    edited March 2007
    Wow that's amazing!
  • XraymanXrayman Veteran
    edited March 2007
    okay, is it a Stalagtite or Stalagmite? who knows their geology? hey?
  • PalzangPalzang Veteran
    edited March 2007
    Xrayman wrote:
    okay, is it a Stalagtite or Stalagmite? who knows their geology? hey?


    Stalactites grow from the ceiling, stalagmites from the floor.

    Palzang
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited March 2007
    Yep...and we were taught at school that stalagtites cling 'tite'-ly to the ceiling, so they don't fall off....and stalagmites 'mite' grow big enough to touch the roof one day....

    Palzang...didn't you think to flick it over with a duster when you were there....?
  • PalzangPalzang Veteran
    edited March 2007
    Actually I just blew the dust off with my super powers. I mean, hey, it's over a thousand years old - it's supposed to look dusty!

    Actually the way I remember the difference between stalactites (NOT stalagtites) and stalagmites is that stalactites with a c grow from the ceiling.

    Palzang
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited March 2007
    Yes, but when I learnt my way, I was an unsophisticated little troglodyte who couldn't splel. :D
  • TribesmanTribesman Explorer
    edited March 2007
    Ooh thanks Palzang. As both a geologist and a pedant the 'c' and the 'g' are quite important to be. Actually maybe I should maybe spend less time with rocks.
  • XraymanXrayman Veteran
    edited March 2007
    have you considered that i was placing an intentional G within the spelling to highlight the fact that I'm part german we like the Stalag.

    "Stalactites have to hold on tight" that's how I remembered it also.
  • SimonthepilgrimSimonthepilgrim Veteran
    edited March 2007
    In geology class (in French) we learned les stalactites tombent; les stalacmites montent. In English, of course, we all know that tights ("...tites") come down!
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited March 2007
    Trust you Simon....Well, we've found 'the level'.... :rolleyes:
  • PalzangPalzang Veteran
    edited March 2007
    Tribesman wrote:
    Ooh thanks Palzang. As both a geologist and a pedant the 'c' and the 'g' are quite important to be. Actually maybe I should maybe spend less time with rocks.


    Rock on!

    "Pebbles" Palzang
  • BrigidBrigid Veteran
    edited March 2007
    LOL!!
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