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h.g.Whiz
23rd November 2011, 07:30 PM
'Brinicle' ice finger of death filmed in Antarctic
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/15835017)

I thought this was thread worthy, what do you all think?

The unusual phenomenon was filmed for the first time by cameramen Hugh Miller and Doug Anderson for the BBC One series Frozen Planet.
steve s
23rd November 2011, 08:19 PM
That's wild. I've never even heard of anything like that. Thanks for posting.

Steve S
Ketyk
23rd November 2011, 08:37 PM
Great stuff. Time lapse photography gives us a such different perspective on the world.

Yes, it is thread-worthy. :)
MattTheTubaGuy
23rd November 2011, 08:49 PM
Those starfish are awesome! They're like some strange 5 legged insects crawling around.:)
The icicle is awesome too.:D
Yeggster
23rd November 2011, 09:00 PM
Amazing ! ... thanks!
Joey McGee
23rd November 2011, 09:38 PM
That's amazing! Actually this series had a lot of firsts as this BBC article details (http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2011/wk43/frozen_planet_feature.shtml).
fuelair
23rd November 2011, 09:48 PM
Well done, thank you kindly!!!
Andrew Wiggin
24th November 2011, 03:49 AM
It reminded me of an undersea version of the ice-cold downdraft of doom from the movie 'the day after tomorrow' except of course for being real.
BenBurch
24th November 2011, 04:22 AM
I never knew of this effect. Thank you!
fagin
24th November 2011, 05:47 AM
Magnificent series, some of the most amazing footage ever. For those without BBC, hunt it down on the net.

Attenborough = GLE. (Greatest living Englishman.)
kleinjahr
24th November 2011, 06:25 AM
Cool!!
Makes me wonder how long they last. If long term, could be some interesting critters found. Similar effect to the flash frozen mammoths.
WhatRoughBeast
24th November 2011, 08:18 AM
Magnificent series, some of the most amazing footage ever. For those without BBC, hunt it down on the net.

Attenborough = GLE. (Greatest living Englishman.)

Attenborough's most amazing footage is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrxmpihCjqw
h.g.Whiz
24th November 2011, 08:28 AM
Attenborough's most amazing footage is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrxmpihCjqw

:eye-poppi: Most amazing indeed!
Ketyk
24th November 2011, 12:10 PM
If pigs could fly.
Almo
24th November 2011, 12:43 PM
Woa
Soapy Sam
25th November 2011, 04:13 AM
That has been a really excellent series.

A mate of mine is in Antarctica right now. He just visited Scott's hut.

http://blog.geolsoc.org.uk/author/tomsharpeblog/
akama1
25th November 2011, 04:22 AM
That has been a really excellent series.

A mate of mine is in Antarctica right now. He just visited Scott's hut.

http://blog.geolsoc.org.uk/author/tomsharpeblog/

A few years ago I remember reports and footage of deep sea lines being brought up with icicles forming well below the surface in antartica, which proposed different salinities was causing this, seeing this with the current explanation adds to the evidence .