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Undertoad 03-21-2005 09:24 AM
3/21/2005: Ice stalagmites
 
http://cellar.org/2005/icestalagmites.jpg

404error sends this one along from todays Earth Sci Pic of the Day. What a beaut! The official caption:

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The photo showing intriguing ice stalagmites was taken on February 6, 2005 from near Tunnelton, Pennsylvania. My brother and I drove to Tunnelton to see the old Pennsylvania Railroad viaduct across the Conemaugh River. While there, we went over to see the 1907 Bow Tunnel, which was abandoned in 1950 with the completion of the Conemaugh River Dam flood control project. These stalagmites were formed from water seeping from the tunnel ceiling. In winter, when the temperatures is the tunnel are below freezing, the water droplets freeze on contact, resulting in this fascinating formation. In this case, the dripping water causing the stalagmites doesn't appear to be falling from ice stalactites.

LabRat 03-21-2005 09:26 AM
Freaky!

Happy Monkey 03-21-2005 10:14 AM
Hattifatteners!

xoxoxoBruce 03-21-2005 06:30 PM
Strange, there's "mites" but no "tites". :confused:

mhartzel 03-21-2005 07:27 PM
upon closer inspection it appears that there are a few "tite's" along the very top of the tunnel.

Still a great pic though...
Are tite's related to taint's? :eek:

xoxoxoBruce 03-21-2005 08:10 PM
You're right, but I would expect the "tites" to be as large or larger than the "mites". I guess the latent heat in the water, right out of the earth, keeps it from freezing before it can drip. :)

Happy Monkey 03-21-2005 08:58 PM
Yeah, my guess is that whatever is keeping it liquid above the roof is also keeping the roof warm enough to prevent ice buildup.

Happy Monkey 03-21-2005 09:47 PM
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Hattifatteners!

Billy 03-21-2005 11:33 PM
I feel that the Ice man stand to have a meeting.

wolf 03-22-2005 12:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey
Somebody has too much time on his hands ...

(very, very cool. Thanks for taking the time to make something this delightful.)

404Error 03-22-2005 02:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey
Hattifatteners!
Laughed out loud at that, it's even better than the original picture!

But it's true, you do have too much time on your hands. Must have taken you a while to put eyes on all those. :thumbsup:

xoxoxoBruce 03-22-2005 04:24 AM
He took the condoms off. :eek:

Happy Monkey 03-22-2005 07:02 AM
It actually went a bit faster than I expected, using the circle tool on MS paint, while watching 24...

If I'd tried to add those fingery things the hattifatteners have, that would have taken a while.

dar512 03-22-2005 09:09 AM
Dagnabbit, HM. Now I have to clean my monitor.

axlrosen 03-22-2005 10:53 AM
It'd be a terrible thing to do, I know, but how cool would it be to machete your way through these things with a baseball bat? Or a bowling ball?


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