Topic: Who's affected by the volcanic eruption in Iceland? (Read 35081 times)

Dliessmgg · « **Reply #50 on:** 19 Apr 2010, 11:04 »

Extremely large volcanic eruptions, which eject gases and material high into the atmosphere, can trigger lightning. This phenomenon was documented by Pliny The Elder during the AD79 eruption of Vesuvius, in which he perished.

Zingoleb · « **Reply #51 on:** 19 Apr 2010, 14:37 »

My god! It's full of lightning!

Ozymandias · « **Reply #52 on:** 19 Apr 2010, 15:00 »

I'm finally affected by the volcano after failing to put 2 and 2 together until getting an email.

2 (all flights out of Europe are grounded for a while) + 2 (my professor went to give a talk at Liverpool) = 4 ("Our class is getting ruled by a volcano")

Inlander · « **Reply #53 on:** 19 Apr 2010, 18:11 »

Quote from: jhocking on 19 Apr 2010, 08:09

an Australian guy who lives in Austria

God-dammit! We've worked so hard for so long to stop people getting confused about Australia/Austria and now we're gonna have to start all over again. Thanks a lot, guy.

JD · « **Reply #54 on:** 19 Apr 2010, 18:29 »

If it makes you feel any better I've never made that mistake.

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #55 on:** 19 Apr 2010, 18:30 »

Finally involved: my airport is closing down some flights

Inlander · « **Reply #56 on:** 19 Apr 2010, 20:02 »

Quote from: Zombiedude on 19 Apr 2010, 18:29

If it makes you feel any better I've never made that mistake.

Are you sure? Maybe you just think you've never made that mistake.

JD · « **Reply #57 on:** 19 Apr 2010, 20:03 »

Yes I am sure.

Dazed · « **Reply #58 on:** 19 Apr 2010, 20:15 »

Not gonna lie when I was a kid I never knew whether Aussies were Australians or Austrians.

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #59 on:** 19 Apr 2010, 20:27 »

Neither did I.

JD · « **Reply #60 on:** 19 Apr 2010, 20:32 »

They have very different accents you know.

maxusy3k · « **Reply #61 on:** 19 Apr 2010, 22:46 »

After finding out at the weekend that Powderfinger were supposed to be playing Manchester in a couple weeks, I was pretty gutted I wouldn't have chance to see them since I'm completely broke - but then they announced they've postponed all the UK dates because of the volcano! Now I can go!

Cheers, volcano!

Lunchbox · « **Reply #62 on:** 20 Apr 2010, 00:10 »

Maybe they've postponed them till AFTER THEY'VE BROKEN UP.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #63 on:** 20 Apr 2010, 00:28 »

Yo momma so fat, she's affected by the volcanic eruption in Iceland.

Dliessmgg · « **Reply #64 on:** 20 Apr 2010, 01:49 »

Quote from: Dazed on 19 Apr 2010, 20:15

Not gonna lie when I was a kid I never knew whether Aussies were Australians or Austrians.

What confuses me even more, in German Aussis=Austrians and Ossis=East Germans.

maxusy3k · « **Reply #65 on:** 20 Apr 2010, 05:45 »

Quote from: Lunchbox on 20 Apr 2010, 00:10

Maybe they've postponed them till AFTER THEY'VE BROKEN UP.

:<

Why would you say?

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #66 on:** 20 Apr 2010, 06:02 »

Because Powderfinger are a piece of shit.

Inlander · « **Reply #67 on:** 20 Apr 2010, 06:15 »

Okay everyone calm down and rock out to Neil Young.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=114fquphbMo

(For the record I do think that Bernard Fanning has a genuinely great rock voice, but he's tied it to genuinely mediocre rock music lately. I really liked some of their songs from three or four albums back, though, like the one that was on the Two Hands soundtrack.)

alli · « **Reply #68 on:** 20 Apr 2010, 08:26 »

This is pretty cool.

http://www.ruv.is/frett/miklar-hoggbylgjur-i-gignum-myndir

If you click on Horfa you can see a video from the eruption, you can actualy see the shockwaves coming from the explosions.

pwhodges · « **Reply #69 on:** 20 Apr 2010, 12:14 »

Quote from: Ballard on 18 Apr 2010, 22:07

Would you like to hang with the interwebs here?

I am taking my wife for a break before she starts a new (and stressful, but I won't go into that) job. I doubt I can fit the interwebs in without seriously dischuffing her, sadly. Of course, if the interwebs fancy being around for a concert that I'll be at...

mberan42 · « **Reply #70 on:** 20 Apr 2010, 13:15 »

Quote from: jhocking on 19 Apr 2010, 08:09

Also, people who've already left include a Portugese guy, a Brazilian woman, a German dude who lives in Finland, and an Australian guy who lives in Austria. um what else... There was a Candian dude, an Italian, an Englishman, several other Americans...

So Candy Land IS a real land! Man, and I thought it was just a board game. Who's up for a forumite meet-up in Candy Land?

mberan42 · « **Reply #71 on:** 20 Apr 2010, 13:17 »

Oh I have a friend and his wife who were supposed to return from a 7 month trip abroad (5 months teaching English in Thailand, 2 months travelling around) tomorrow, but they can't get out of London until next Tuesday, and they don't have the money to stay anywhere.

negative creep · « **Reply #72 on:** 20 Apr 2010, 14:01 »

My flight to Italy on friday may or may not get cancelled. This sucks.

Jimor · « **Reply #73 on:** 20 Apr 2010, 14:48 »

How the ash plume spread.

JD · « **Reply #74 on:** 20 Apr 2010, 15:57 »

Iceland's Technicolor Barf

Lunchbox · « **Reply #75 on:** 20 Apr 2010, 16:12 »

Quote from: maxusy3k on 20 Apr 2010, 05:45

Quote from: Lunchbox on 20 Apr 2010, 00:10
Maybe they've postponed them till AFTER THEY'VE BROKEN UP.

:<

Why would you say?

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/powderfinger-call-it-quits-20100409-rw6a.html

Also I have been following the hilarity of Bill Bailey on Twitter trying to get home to London from Spain.

Quote

it's a beautiful day here in Provence as millions of people across Europe say, ok Ejaffjollijaper you've made you point

In the end he bought a car and decided to drive.

I want to marry Bill Bailey.

Damnable Fiend · « **Reply #76 on:** 22 Apr 2010, 11:13 »

according to the internet John Cleese paid almost 5000 dollars for a taxi to take him from Norway to Belgium.

jhocking · « **Reply #77 on:** 22 Apr 2010, 14:38 »

I'm in Madrid's airport now, with about 10 more hours to kill before I board.

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #78 on:** 23 Apr 2010, 03:04 »

My mother-in-law was supposed to go on holiday but her trip got cancelled. Now she's pooring all her rage and the cash she got returned to her into clothing and assorted other ... stuff, I guess, for my coming kid.

Which is cool, and all, but I hoped she would have gone on that trip. Would have been nice for her. Plus I was really looking forward to NFL (baby)clothing.

Barmymoo · « **Reply #79 on:** 23 Apr 2010, 04:33 »

I am kind of reverse affected now - over-the-corridor girl just got back and I am betting (possibly uncharitibly) that the kitchen will get substantially messier in the next few days.

Metope · « **Reply #80 on:** 23 Apr 2010, 04:51 »

Woo my friend managed to get a plane ticket home on Saturday, so she's throwing a giant party to celebrate the "end of the volcation".

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #81 on:** 23 Apr 2010, 05:46 »

"End of the voliday" would also have been acceptable.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #82 on:** 23 Apr 2010, 05:48 »

She was not attacked by voles Jimmy, you silly billy.

RaZe42 · « **Reply #83 on:** 23 Apr 2010, 13:24 »

Quote from: Zingoleb on 19 Apr 2010, 14:37

My god! It's full of lightning!

Look at the second picture. See the star trails in the upper left? Those are long exposures, at least 20 minutes.Still pretty rad though

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #84 on:** 23 Apr 2010, 17:07 »

ONE DOES NOT SIMPLY FLY INTO EUROPE

the_pied_piper · « **Reply #85 on:** 23 Apr 2010, 17:33 »

Oh dear, that's going to be the next meme now, isn't it?

scarred · « **Reply #86 on:** 23 Apr 2010, 18:54 »

As memes go, it's not so bad.

jhocking · « **Reply #87 on:** 24 Apr 2010, 14:41 »

Here was the view out of my hotel window while I was stranded:

It was a nightmare.

LTK · « **Reply #88 on:** 24 Apr 2010, 15:56 »

Quote from: RaZe42 on 23 Apr 2010, 13:24

Quote from: Zingoleb on 19 Apr 2010, 14:37
My god! It's full of lightning!

Look at the second picture. See the star trails in the upper left? Those are long exposures, at least 20 minutes.Still pretty rad though

I think it's quite ingenious, actually. If you want a pretty picture with lots of smoke and lightning, point a long exposure camera at the volcano at night. Not only do you capture lightning without needing absurd reaction speed, the lightning acts as a camera flash that illuminates everything for half a second, and for the rest there is darkness. It's ideal.

Jace · « **Reply #89 on:** 24 Apr 2010, 16:34 »

Wish I had some high res of those lightning pictures.

JD · « **Reply #90 on:** 24 Apr 2010, 18:08 »

I have a background of one of them, hold on

here it is http://imgur.com/ngUrM

scarred · « **Reply #91 on:** 24 Apr 2010, 18:26 »

yoink.

Verergoca · « **Reply #92 on:** 26 Apr 2010, 10:18 »

Man, this vulcano dealio sucks. The tuna that was ment to go into the sushi i just ordered, is still stuck at some airport! Outrageous! How am i supposed to enjoy sushi now?!

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