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xLethargicax
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States469 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-19 22:45:56
April 19 2010 22:45 GMT
#1
I have a profound interest in any kind of art, whether that be music, theater, animation, or photography.

I have recently stumbled onto this natural phenomenon, which has absolutely BLOWN my mind. I hope you all find this as spectacular as I do!

The Dirty Thunderstorm
-A dirty thunderstorm is a weather phenomenon that occurs when lightning is produced in a volcanic plume.


Added spoiler out of courtesy. Enjoy!
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Does anyone else find this as stunning as I do?

****
Kenpachi
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States9908 Posts
April 19 2010 22:47 GMT
#2
wait so its real? cools
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petered
Profile Joined February 2010
United States1817 Posts
April 19 2010 22:47 GMT
#3
Wow, awesome.

I appreciate the find! Never heard of that before.
This, my friends, is the power of the Shikyo Memorial for QQ therapy thread. We make the world a better place, one chainsaw massacre prevention at a time.
EchOne
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States2906 Posts
April 19 2010 22:47 GMT
#4
That is so sexy. Thanks for sharing. My first thought was of a PT team using Arclite Shock rounds and Psi Storms in the same region >.>
面白くない世の中, 面白くすればいいさ
IndecisivePenguin
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States771 Posts
April 19 2010 22:48 GMT
#5
That is just truly incredible. Just when you think Earth can't surprise you any more, a lightning storm forms out of a volcanic plume.

That's just amazing, I'm sure it would be so incredibly intense to see in real life. The world is just awesome.
Floydian
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United Kingdom374 Posts
April 19 2010 22:48 GMT
#6
Wow, if I hadn't just googled to check I'd have said those photos were shopped...Looks unreal. Thanks for sharing.
xLethargicax
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States469 Posts
April 19 2010 22:50 GMT
#7
On April 20 2010 07:47 Kenpachi wrote:
wait so its real? cools


Yep, completely real!
On April 20 2010 07:47 petered wrote:
Wow, awesome.

I appreciate the find! Never heard of that before.

Yeah me either, I just randomly stumbled upon a picture and had to find the source.
On April 20 2010 07:47 EchOne wrote:
That is so sexy. Thanks for sharing. My first thought was of a PT team using Arclite Shock rounds and Psi Storms in the same region >.>


Haha, starcraft nerd
On April 20 2010 07:48 IndecisivePenguin wrote:
That is just truly incredible. Just when you think Earth can't surprise you any more, a lightning storm forms out of a volcanic plume.

That's just amazing, I'm sure it would be so incredibly intense to see in real life. The world is just awesome.


And yeah, I feel the same way. Earth is so amazing, it will never, ever, cease to blow my mind. I was driving to my girlfriends house last night through the country, and I couldn't stop looking out the window and just admiring nature's beauty!

/earth fanboy off
cyclone25
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Romania3344 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-19 22:56:20
April 19 2010 22:53 GMT
#8
New wallpaper for me!

edit: not the best resolutions though TT
ggrrg
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
Bulgaria2716 Posts
April 19 2010 22:56 GMT
#9
simply stunning
I guess I'll get a new background picture
xLethargicax
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States469 Posts
April 19 2010 22:57 GMT
#10
On April 20 2010 07:53 cyclone25 wrote:
New wallpaper for me!

edit: not the best resolutions though TT


Dude I know, makes me want to cry there is no huge resolution one. :/
Binky1842
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
United States2599 Posts
April 19 2010 23:02 GMT
#11
On April 20 2010 07:47 Kenpachi wrote:
wait so its real? cools

yupyup http://news.discovery.com/earth/volcano-eruption-lightning.html

really amazing pictures you posted, OP
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Lemonwalrus
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States5465 Posts
April 19 2010 23:04 GMT
#12
Found a high res one.
[image loading]
Chairman Ray
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States11903 Posts
April 19 2010 23:09 GMT
#13
wow it looks amazing!
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11556 Posts
April 19 2010 23:11 GMT
#14
whoa those are just beautiful :o

I remember having a similar picture as my background o_O
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exeexe
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Denmark937 Posts
April 19 2010 23:42 GMT
#15
guys - this is not some weather phenomen - this is Dark archons, cant you see it?
+ Show Spoiler +
ofcourse its weather :D
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banana
Profile Joined January 2009
Netherlands1189 Posts
April 19 2010 23:45 GMT
#16
Blown away, thanks for sharing, never knew about such a phenomenon!
Nytefish
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United Kingdom4282 Posts
April 19 2010 23:48 GMT
#17
Wow looks like some multi-elemental attack from a fantasy RPG.
No I'm never serious.
cyberspace
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada955 Posts
April 19 2010 23:53 GMT
#18
wow, that is simply mesmerizing. Nice find OP! :D
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
meeple
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Canada10211 Posts
April 20 2010 00:03 GMT
#19
Is this common? You'd think with something that cool it would be pictured alot.
Chuiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
3470 Posts
April 20 2010 00:13 GMT
#20
[image loading]
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YunhOLee
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
Canada2470 Posts
April 20 2010 00:30 GMT
#21
the first picture is so awesome :O
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Slaughter
Profile Blog Joined November 2003
United States20254 Posts
April 20 2010 00:55 GMT
#22
Those are some sweet ass pictures. I never heard of such a phenomena.
Never Knows Best.
intrigue
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Washington, D.C9934 Posts
April 20 2010 01:02 GMT
#23
gorgeous. the streaks of lightning look kinda like veins sometimes, too, making the whole thing very unreal but still organic somehow
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3FFA
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States3931 Posts
April 20 2010 01:38 GMT
#24
Awesome pics! I mailing this to family and friends now! Good find! Did you take the pics yourself?
"As long as it comes from a pure place and from a honest place, you know, you can write whatever you want."
starfries
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada3508 Posts
April 20 2010 01:42 GMT
#25
if i was in the house in the second pic i would be shitting myself after looking out the window
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Amnesia
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
United States3818 Posts
April 20 2010 01:53 GMT
#26
are you a professional photographer?

really nice man.
EsX_Raptor
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2802 Posts
April 20 2010 04:18 GMT
#27
Looks like something taken straight out of a science fiction movie. Now someone go and find me a fire tornado!
numLoCK
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Canada1416 Posts
April 20 2010 04:31 GMT
#28
Stunning pictures, wow. Nature is just awesome sometimes.
Disregard
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
China10252 Posts
April 20 2010 04:36 GMT
#29
That is awesome, the colors and Im in awe.
"If I had to take a drug in order to be free, I'm screwed. Freedom exists in the mind, otherwise it doesn't exist."
DrivE
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States2554 Posts
April 20 2010 04:38 GMT
#30
what a beastly psy storm ^^
LUCK IS NO EXCUSE
xLethargicax
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States469 Posts
April 20 2010 04:44 GMT
#31
On April 20 2010 10:53 Amnesia wrote:
are you a professional photographer?

really nice man.


Oh, uhh, no. I didn't take those photos. Sorry if you did D; I just think they ARE beautiful photos.
Bill Murray
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States9292 Posts
April 20 2010 04:47 GMT
#32
ZOMG DARK ARCHON
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Always
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States376 Posts
April 20 2010 08:54 GMT
#33
that looks absolutely terrifying. imagine being anywhere near that *thing*
"Do unto others 20% better than you would expect them to do unto you, to correct for subjective error." - Linus Pauling
NarutO
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
Germany18839 Posts
April 20 2010 08:55 GMT
#34
Nature is scary!! Amazing shots!
CommentatorPolt | MMA | Jjakji | BoxeR | NaDa | MVP | MKP ... truly inspiring.
xLethargicax
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States469 Posts
April 21 2010 00:02 GMT
#35
On April 20 2010 17:54 Always wrote:
that looks absolutely terrifying. imagine being anywhere near that *thing*


I'd love to be near it!
Papvin
Profile Joined May 2009
Denmark610 Posts
April 21 2010 01:57 GMT
#36
Wow, thanks for posting this, looks amazing! First time in years I've made a new background that isn't something silly or from xkcd xD.
"It's criminally negligent to dismiss Rock's contributions to other people's careers", Dukethegold
sLiniss
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States849 Posts
April 21 2010 02:00 GMT
#37
Wow... never head of this before. But I'm glad I have!
Nitrogen
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States5345 Posts
April 21 2010 02:03 GMT
#38
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/04/more_from_eyjafjallajokull.html

there's a few really good ones in there, all pretty high res. plus there's also lots of other good photos.
UNFUCK YOURSELF
Kyuukyuu
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Canada6263 Posts
April 21 2010 02:05 GMT
#39
These are really nice, I used to have one of the pictures in the middle there as my background a few months back. I think it's saved as "holy shit massive weather beast wtf.jpg" which sums up my thoughts about 'em
Snausages
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States529 Posts
April 21 2010 02:22 GMT
#40
On April 21 2010 11:03 Nitrogen wrote:
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/04/more_from_eyjafjallajokull.html

there's a few really good ones in there, all pretty high res. plus there's also lots of other good photos.


this site has the best photo journals ever
teaaaaaaaa
Snet *
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States3573 Posts
April 21 2010 03:39 GMT
#41
Holy crap that is amazing.
CaucasianAsian
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
Korea (South)11595 Posts
April 21 2010 04:24 GMT
#42
looks like 2 DT's just morphed awesome!
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lowbright
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
308 Posts
April 21 2010 04:31 GMT
#43
that actually looks terrifying
thanks for sharing!
TeamLiquid CJ Entusman #49
Tuke
Profile Joined January 2009
Finland1666 Posts
April 27 2010 19:25 GMT
#44
Stunning pictures, that looks so cool
TeamLiquid CJ Entusman #42
stroggos
Profile Joined February 2009
New Zealand1543 Posts
April 28 2010 03:27 GMT
#45
interesting, i thought that these pics were fake when i first saw them, but i guess it makes a lot of sense for there to be a thunderstorm in a volcanic plum because of the ash in the air creating pathing and friction?
hi
Steelflight-Rx
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States1389 Posts
April 28 2010 03:51 GMT
#46
On April 20 2010 07:48 IndecisivePenguin wrote:
That is just truly incredible. Just when you think Earth can't surprise you any more, a lightning storm forms out of a volcanic plume.


when the fuck did you think that.. lool

earth and life and everything.. fucking amaizng
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MinoMino
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway1103 Posts
April 28 2010 11:25 GMT
#47
Ah, yes. Those last shots are from the Chaintén volcano in Chile. There's a bunch of amazing shots from that volcano. Take a look here: Boston.com article.
Blah.
VarmVaffel
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Norway378 Posts
April 28 2010 12:05 GMT
#48
Imagine stepping into that cloud...
Fosh
Profile Joined January 2009
Sweden117 Posts
April 28 2010 12:44 GMT
#49
It's interesting how most things so beautifull are usually very dangerous. None the less, those are just awesome.
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