These are very cool, though I'm pretty certain that aliens weren't involved

[mr blur]

It’s no secret that people in the UK are forever complaining about the weather, but it seems this week they were well within their rights. For the first time ever a rare phenomenon usually only seen in extremely cold countries was spotted on the River Otten in Devon.

A massive spinning ice circle caught the attention of Roy Jefferies as he was walking his dog by the river last Wednesday morning. Measuring a whopping 10 ft in diameter, the rotating disc sat stationary in the river where two currents merge.

http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/massive-10ft-spinning-ice-circle-discovered-uk/5963

Sadly, there are those who do think aliens are responsible...

[trotsky]

1. That is VERY cool. So glad they have a video at the link.

I had never heard of or seen anything like that before. And I live in Minnesota, where in addition to lakes we've got plenty of rivers and (ask turtlensue, aka TZ) plenty of cold weather.

[enki23]

3. i've never seen a giant spinning ice disc up here...

but we have some pretty damned cool ice formations a few blocks down on the north shore. not to mention all the frozen waterfalls around.

[moggie]

2. That's beautiful

Isn't the world a fascinating and surprising place? And isn't it so much more fascinating when you try to understand how it works, rather than just making up shit?