3/21/2005: Ice stalagmites

Undertoad · 03-21-2005, 09:24 AM

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".

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?

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

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

Hattifatteners!

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.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-22-2005, 04:24 AM

He took the condoms off.

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?

03-21-2005, 09:26 AM	#2
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Freaky! __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

03-21-2005, 10:14 AM	#3
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Hattifatteners! __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

03-21-2005, 06:30 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Strange, there's "mites" but no "tites". __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-21-2005, 08:10 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	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. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-21-2005, 08:58 PM	#7
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Yeah, my guess is that whatever is keeping it liquid above the roof is also keeping the roof warm enough to prevent ice buildup. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

03-21-2005, 07:27 PM	#5
mhartzel Jotter of Notes Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 11	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?

03-21-2005, 09:47 PM	#8
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Hattifatteners! Attached Images __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

03-21-2005, 11:33 PM	#9
Billy Professor Join Date: May 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 1,462	I feel that the Ice man stand to have a meeting.

03-22-2005, 04:24 AM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	He took the condoms off. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-22-2005, 07:02 AM	#13
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	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. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

03-22-2005, 09:09 AM	#14
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Dagnabbit, HM. Now I have to clean my monitor. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

03-22-2005, 10:53 AM	#15
axlrosen Major Inhabitant Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 125	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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