'Hole in sky' amazes scientists (w/ very neat picture)

[Khephra]

A giant hole that appeared in a uniform layer of cloud over Mobile, Alabama, in the US, has left scientists puzzled.
Local resident Joel Knain said as he took pictures: "I immediately realised that I was seeing something unique."

Meteorological experts believe the hole formed when ice-crystals from a passing plane fell through the cloud, causing the water droplets in it to evaporate.

Experts say the process involved is related to that of cloud seeding, which is used to make rain over crop fields.



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3394461.stm

[kodi]

1. if you look real close and squint a little you can see the baby jesus!

amen.

[brainshrub]

2. This was obviously the work of an imaginary cloud-being.

This cloud-being is upset that His commandments are not in a courthouse. Soon, His mighty wrath will fall upon us!

[Bertha Venation]

3. Wow! That is so freaking cool!

And who covers it? The BBC. Our crack media is too busy covering important things, like people celebrating their legal jeopardy by dancing on top of cars. :eyes:

[Sir Craig]

4. The true nature of God..?

Apparently, God is a trilobyte.

All hail the mighty fossil!

[Bertha Venation]

6. HAIL!

Welcome to DU, Sir. :hi:

[OneTwentyoNine]

8. Most likely opened the sky to give Pat Robertson more election numbers...

[OneTwentyoNine]

5. Bump--wow...neat

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

7. Am I the only one who thinks that looks REALLY creepy?

It's still cool but it gives me this weird shivery feeling inside.

[morningglory]

15. Me too. I didn't know airplane bluewater could do that. n/t

[HereSince1628]

9. Quick, duck Frodo! Its the eye!

[OneTwentyoNine]

10. See NOW what Gays and Drug users have caused?!?!?!?! eom...

[DS1]

11. Damn You TACO BELL!

*shakes fist in the air*

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

12. I think more Photoshop was involved than cloud seeding

or UFO's or even Taco Bell

[WillParkinson]

13. Most cool!

And so pretty.

[pink_poodle]

14. It's awesome and I want one above my neighbourhood!! -nm

:

[Astarho]

16. Hole-Punch clouds

They're rare but they do happen (but never over where i live, unfortunatley). here's some more pictures.

http://www.floridatoday.com/news/columnists/larimer/111200larimer.htm

[lumpy]

18. Thanks for the reference.

Absolutely fascinating!

[ewagner]

22. In that last picture from Melbourne

You can see a "tornado shaped" image coming down from the center of the hole. I think that's a dead give-away of a cold air sink prnetrating the cloud.

What do you think?

[Paranoid_Portlander]

17. Kick.

.

[F-5]

19. Cool pic.

:thumbsup:

[FlaGranny]

20. How the heck did they

get my dog into that photo? That's her tail in the middle of that circle. Umm, on second thought, I guess that's not her tail, her tail is not as straight as that one.

[aQuArius]

21. I think I need my tinfoil hat!

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