Prakat Posted August 10, 2012 Posted August 10, 2012 10 August, 2012 ** * A mass of small volcanic rocks nearly the size of Belgium has been discovered floating off the coast. The stretch of golf-ball-size pumice rocks was first spotted this week by a New Zealand air force plane about 1,000 kilometres northwest of Auckland. The rocks stretch for about 26,000 square kilometres. A navy ship took scientists to the rocks Thursday night. Naval Lt. Tim Oscar says the rocks appeared a brilliant white under a spotlight, like a giant ice shelf. He says it's the "weirdest thing'' he's seen in 18 years at sea. "The rock looked to be sitting two feet above the surface of the waves, and lit up a brilliant white colour in the spotlight. It looked exactly like the edge of an ice shelf," he said. Lt. Oscar said he had been briefed by GNS Volcanologist Helen Bostock the previous day when the ship first encountered an area of pumice from an undersea volcano. "I knew the pumice was lightweight and posed no danger to the ship. None the less it was quite daunting to be moving toward it at 14 knots. It took about 3 - 4 minutes to travel through the raft of pumice and as predicted there was no damage. As we moved through the raft of pumice we used the spotlights to try and find the edge - but it extended as far as we could see." Scientists say the rocks likely spewed up in an eruption by an underwater volcano. They don't believe the eruption is connected to the onshore ash eruption this week of another volcano, Mount Tongariro. Officials say the small rocks pose no danger to shipping. The Defence Force says the mass of rocks stretches 250 nautical miles by 30 nautical miles. http://mobile.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.php?c_id=1&objectid=10826068
Precambrian Posted August 10, 2012 Posted August 10, 2012 Its them rising! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Abyss
Precambrian Posted August 10, 2012 Posted August 10, 2012 UFO - unidentified floating object? more like Unidentified Floating object
Lord Posted August 10, 2012 Posted August 10, 2012 more like Unidentified Floating object thats what he said:hmmmm2:
Roshanrocks Posted August 10, 2012 Posted August 10, 2012 thats what he said:hmmmm2: I spent a few seconds there too trying to find the difference.... :cantstop: the only thing I found was capitals U & F
Jersey #10 Posted August 10, 2012 Posted August 10, 2012 more like Unidentified Floating object thats what he said:hmmmm2: I spent a few seconds there too trying to find the difference.... :cantstop: the only thing I found was capitals U & F Same Trying to act smart :fail:
BERGKAMP Posted August 10, 2012 Posted August 10, 2012 ECB have already enquired about the availability of any cricketers found there.
Prakat Posted August 10, 2012 Author Posted August 10, 2012 Who owns it now ? NZ ? Don't suppose it'll be habitable. The stones will probably get farmed. Don't know if pumice stones have a good market.
India-KXIP fan Posted August 11, 2012 Posted August 11, 2012 2012 :regular_smile: Nothing interesting has happened, year almost finished
Ram Posted August 11, 2012 Posted August 11, 2012 more like Unidentified Floating object thats what he said:hmmmm2: I spent a few seconds there too trying to find the difference.... :cantstop: the only thing I found was capitals U & F ECB have already enquired about the availability of any cricketers found there. :hysterical:
flamy Posted August 11, 2012 Posted August 11, 2012 Though they were talking about my poop. Bahahahhahahahahha! :hysterical::hysterical: Long time since an i-shyt-so-big joke :nice:
Old guy Posted August 11, 2012 Posted August 11, 2012 Though they were talking about my poop. :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:
Stuge Posted August 12, 2012 Posted August 12, 2012 Though they were talking about my poop. there you go :hysterical::hysterical:
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