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Bockit
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Sydney2287 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-09-23 06:55:26
September 23 2009 06:54 GMT
#1
I know this thread doesn't have much content but the picture says it all really.

The bottom picture is Sydney normally the top picture was Sydney today.
[image loading]


I woke up at somewhere between 4 and 5am with red light streaming into my room, turns out there was a gigantic dust storm that settled on Sydney overnight, which is annoying because I only just washed my car windows yesterday..

Pictures:

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=sydney red dust <--best imo
http://au.news.yahoo.com/gallery/-/6093205/0
http://au.news.yahoo.com/gallery/-/6090451/0

Good times.

EDIT: Maybe this is common in other parts of the world /shrug apparently only happened once before here in Sydney. It also hit up and down the coast as well I have heard.

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BanZu
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States3329 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-09-23 07:00:40
September 23 2009 06:59 GMT
#2
Wow nothing like this around where I live. Looks pretty cool IMO but probably a bigger pain in the ass than it's worth.

Also, very nice pictures on the flickr one
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{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
September 23 2009 07:01 GMT
#3
I wish I lived in Australia...
"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
Licmyobelisk
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Philippines3682 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-09-23 07:06:12
September 23 2009 07:02 GMT
#4
Like silent hill and of all sorts! Is this the first time it ever happened in Sydney?

best thing about the pictures.. NO PEOPLE in it!

Was the dust sticky that's why no one was getting out of their house? I mean, it seems you are the only one brave enough to take on the apocalypse head on!
I don't think I've ever wished my opponent good luck prior to a game. When I play, I play to win. I hope every opponent I ever have is cursed with fucking terrible luck. I hope they're stuck playing underneath a stepladder with a black cat in attendance a
Bockit
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Sydney2287 Posts
September 23 2009 07:05 GMT
#5
On September 23 2009 16:02 Licmyobelisk wrote:
Like silent hill and of all sorts! Is this the first time it ever happened in Sydney?


I heard in passing that it has happened once before, but nowhere near this magnitude. The only thing that has ever come close in my memory is extreme bushfires having an 'orangey' (nothing like this!) sunset due to heaps of smoke.
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Marine50
Profile Joined September 2007
Australia1764 Posts
September 23 2009 07:06 GMT
#6
spooky
IRIS FIGHTING!!!
eMbrace
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States1300 Posts
September 23 2009 07:11 GMT
#7
mustve been a pretty cool feeling
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51507 Posts
September 23 2009 07:19 GMT
#8
in albury we had a huge fucking storm woke me up at 4am.
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Play
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Australia608 Posts
September 23 2009 07:29 GMT
#9
happened in brisbane too, but to a much lesser extent oO
jmascis
lazz
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Australia3119 Posts
September 23 2009 07:56 GMT
#10
haha yeah it was awesome, i slept through most of it except my bro woke me up at 6 and i didnt really give a shit at that time, was so sleepy
SK.Testie
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada11084 Posts
September 23 2009 08:06 GMT
#11
I didn't even know that was possible.
Social Justice is a fools errand. May all the adherents at its church be thwarted. Of all the religions I have come across, it is by far the most detestable.
nataziel
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Australia1455 Posts
September 23 2009 08:26 GMT
#12
yeah it was like that in brisbane today too, at UQ you couldn't see 200 metres across the field >_>
u gotta sk8
Surrealistic
Profile Joined September 2009
311 Posts
September 23 2009 08:36 GMT
#13
Yep I'm in Syd too, confusing until my mom had the good sense to turn on the tv.
JohnColtrane
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Australia4813 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-09-23 08:49:07
September 23 2009 08:48 GMT
#14
Yeah i saw this too. My sister woke me up real early (10am) and i thought it was just orange sky like at night or something.

it reminded me of the ash storms from morrowind, actually has been quite a fun day

edit: im in syd
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Divinek
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Canada4045 Posts
September 23 2009 08:51 GMT
#15
closest thing ive ever had like that was where everything was green from a green sky, it was messed up
Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Oh goodness me, FOX tv where do you get your sight? Can't you keep track, the puck is black. That's why the ice is white.
Suc
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Australia1569 Posts
September 23 2009 09:00 GMT
#16
Yeah I was at a mate's place (brisbane) and it just started getting really yellow and then everything was orange at midday. The worst part was that no matter what, everything got layers of dust on it.
Spenguin
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Australia3316 Posts
September 23 2009 09:12 GMT
#17
It was so cool to watch that from Perth.
< TeamLiquid CJ Entusman #46 > I came for the Brood War, I stayed for the people.
Hyde
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Australia14568 Posts
September 23 2009 09:15 GMT
#18
Apparently you could see the dust storm from space.
Because when you left, Brood War was all spotlights and titans. Now, with the death of the big leagues, Brood War has moved to the basements and carparks. Now, Brood War is unlicensed brawls, lost teeth, and bloody fights for fistfulls of money - SirJolt
zalcion
Profile Joined April 2009
Australia40 Posts
September 23 2009 09:22 GMT
#19
On September 23 2009 16:05 Bockit wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 23 2009 16:02 Licmyobelisk wrote:
Like silent hill and of all sorts! Is this the first time it ever happened in Sydney?


I heard in passing that it has happened once before, but nowhere near this magnitude. The only thing that has ever come close in my memory is extreme bushfires having an 'orangey' (nothing like this!) sunset due to heaps of smoke.


Yeah, I recall a bushfire-related one happened within the last 2 years.

Most trippy feeling ever today, groggy and trying to find the bathroom with the ambient orange light from the windows
araav
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
Armenia1590 Posts
September 23 2009 09:24 GMT
#20
wow how cool is that!
The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all.
Mada_Jiang
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Australia236 Posts
September 23 2009 09:59 GMT
#21
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unionbank
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Australia666 Posts
September 23 2009 10:08 GMT
#22
it was all over by the time i woke up .. missed out hardddddddddddddddddddd (Lidcombe)
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lazz
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Australia3119 Posts
September 23 2009 10:09 GMT
#23
yeah living in sydney is pretty fucking awesome
Ftrunkz
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
Australia2474 Posts
September 23 2009 10:38 GMT
#24
so why has no one photoshopped pyramid head into any of these pics yet? The luna park pic on twitter is the creepiest
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CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
September 23 2009 10:40 GMT
#25
man i'd shit bricks. I'm sure there are some conspiracy theories going on..
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
Mada_Jiang
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Australia236 Posts
September 23 2009 10:48 GMT
#26
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Railxp
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Hong Kong1313 Posts
September 23 2009 11:49 GMT
#27
YOU AUSTRALIANS GOT TELEPORTED TO MAAARRS.
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BookTwo
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
1985 Posts
September 23 2009 11:55 GMT
#28
yup, we have it all in aus.
Bockit
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Sydney2287 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-09-23 13:56:46
September 23 2009 11:56 GMT
#29
On September 23 2009 19:48 Mada_Jiang wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 23 2009 19:38 Ftrunkz wrote:
so why has no one photoshopped pyramid head into any of these pics yet? The luna park pic on twitter is the creepiest


LOL funny you should mention this cuz I JUST suggested this to a mate. I got all sorts of emails today at work ranging from Godzilla coming out of the dust cloud standing beside Harbour Bridge and other creatures, but no Pyramid Head.


Friend of mine did this paintingphotoshop drawing today based on it:

[image loading]


EDIT: Surprisingly, I didn't come across a single Silent Hill joke all day.
Their are four errors in this sentance.
Mada_Jiang
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Australia236 Posts
September 23 2009 12:16 GMT
#30
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niteReloaded
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Croatia5282 Posts
September 23 2009 13:06 GMT
#31
shopped, you are a liar
nttea
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Sweden4353 Posts
September 23 2009 13:26 GMT
#32
whoah, this was pretty awesome :p i'd freak out if i woke up and my city looked like this.
Vex
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Ireland454 Posts
September 23 2009 13:39 GMT
#33
dude thats 2 clear pictures.. u high?
"Bonjwa" is the most retarded word ever. Wtf does it even sound like.
Vex
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Ireland454 Posts
September 23 2009 13:40 GMT
#34
On September 23 2009 20:56 Bockit wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 23 2009 19:48 Mada_Jiang wrote:
On September 23 2009 19:38 Ftrunkz wrote:
so why has no one photoshopped pyramid head into any of these pics yet? The luna park pic on twitter is the creepiest


LOL funny you should mention this cuz I JUST suggested this to a mate. I got all sorts of emails today at work ranging from Godzilla coming out of the dust cloud standing beside Harbour Bridge and other creatures, but no Pyramid Head.


Friend of mine did this painting today based on it:

[image loading]


EDIT: Surprisingly, I didn't come across a single Silent Hill joke all day.



lmao
painting?
"Bonjwa" is the most retarded word ever. Wtf does it even sound like.
Bockit
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Sydney2287 Posts
September 23 2009 13:53 GMT
#35
painting was probably the wrong word to use...

He did that in photoshop yeah (assuming that's what you're referring to niteReloaded) I guess you could call it a digital painting? haha
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Chuiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
3470 Posts
September 23 2009 13:58 GMT
#36
Holy shit, that's must be awesome and crappy at the same time.
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deL
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Australia5540 Posts
September 23 2009 14:11 GMT
#37
Bockit overreacting a bit with apocalypse aren't we? drama queen xD

I had to walk to Syd Uni in this shit too, and my sinuses and eyes (I wear contacts) were sore all day.

Did look really cool though, especially very early in the morning 6am and a bit after it was really red, but I went back to bed and when I woke up again it war burnt orange still looked cool.
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QuanticHawk
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States32098 Posts
September 23 2009 14:17 GMT
#38
those are some crazy fucking photos, id think someone drugged me in my sleep
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Boblion
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
France8043 Posts
September 23 2009 14:29 GMT
#39
Die martian !
fuck all those elitists brb watching streams of elite players.
Licmyobelisk
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Philippines3682 Posts
September 23 2009 15:02 GMT
#40
On September 23 2009 20:56 Bockit wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 23 2009 19:48 Mada_Jiang wrote:
On September 23 2009 19:38 Ftrunkz wrote:
so why has no one photoshopped pyramid head into any of these pics yet? The luna park pic on twitter is the creepiest


LOL funny you should mention this cuz I JUST suggested this to a mate. I got all sorts of emails today at work ranging from Godzilla coming out of the dust cloud standing beside Harbour Bridge and other creatures, but no Pyramid Head.


Friend of mine did this paintingphotoshop drawing today based on it:

[image loading]


EDIT: Surprisingly, I didn't come across a single Silent Hill joke all day.


Wow, is that an overlord?
I don't think I've ever wished my opponent good luck prior to a game. When I play, I play to win. I hope every opponent I ever have is cursed with fucking terrible luck. I hope they're stuck playing underneath a stepladder with a black cat in attendance a
Ichigo1234551
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States649 Posts
September 23 2009 15:04 GMT
#41
this is why you plant trees and plants.
I WILL DESTROY YOU IN 2009 OK???????????????
AtlaS
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States1001 Posts
September 23 2009 15:14 GMT
#42
Found a bunch of cool pictures on this news article relating to the dust storm.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1215443/Australia-dust-storm-sweeps-eastern-coast.html

[image loading]

Flying over Sidney

[image loading]

Another angle.
I don't have mono anymore. Woooo!
EsX_Raptor
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2802 Posts
September 23 2009 16:44 GMT
#43
500 years from now people are going to be watching our pictures today and say "holy shit! the sky used to be blue omg O_O"
Amnesia
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
United States3818 Posts
September 23 2009 16:47 GMT
#44
That's beautiful. Lucky Australia. Shame that nothing like this ever happens where I live (USA). :|
Bockit
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Sydney2287 Posts
September 23 2009 21:51 GMT
#45
On September 24 2009 00:14 AtlaS wrote:
Found a bunch of cool pictures on this news article relating to the dust storm.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1215443/Australia-dust-storm-sweeps-eastern-coast.html

[image loading]

Flying over Sidney

[image loading]

Another angle.


Wow at the second picture!
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DivinO
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States4796 Posts
September 23 2009 23:07 GMT
#46
Not going to lie, that is pretty cool.
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NeverGG *
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United Kingdom5399 Posts
September 24 2009 00:26 GMT
#47
Scara showed me that. We're supposed to get 'Yellow dust storms' in Korea, but somehow they never materialise on a grand scale like this.
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ShoCkeyy
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
7815 Posts
September 24 2009 03:34 GMT
#48
Saw the video in the other thread, this is crazy. Nothing like this ever happens in Florida. We only get hurricanes and it just turns gray.
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