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The Straight Story

(48,121 posts)
Tue Nov 26, 2013, 05:56 PM Nov 2013

Rare ice circle spotted on Sheyenne River

Rare ice circle spotted on Sheyenne River

Leonard, ND (WDAY TV) - George Loegring of Casselton spotted this ice disk while hunting over the weekend.

This ice circle is entirely natural and quite rare. It formed over the weekend on the Sheyenne River about 10 miles Southwest of Leonard, ND.

It is the result of an eddy in the slowly-moving river. As the river began to freeze, the eddy froze as a perfect circle.

Ice circles are rare because they require just the right conditions: The river must be at the point of freezing, an eddy must be present and the current must be slow.

http://www.wday.com/event/article/id/90547/

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Rare ice circle spotted on Sheyenne River (Original Post) The Straight Story Nov 2013 OP
Rec, rec, rec, for coolness! Control-Z Nov 2013 #1
Yeah, way cool. nt valerief Nov 2013 #7
yes CatWoman Nov 2013 #14
It's the aliens man Rambis Nov 2013 #2
Good One!!! left on green only Nov 2013 #4
... progressoid Nov 2013 #5
I love Ancient Aliens and he is the best one! Rambis Nov 2013 #6
I hate the series sakabatou Nov 2013 #11
Grays, right? n/t Skip Intro Nov 2013 #22
Looks like an alien saucer to me! grahamhgreen Nov 2013 #38
k and r for a great pic-and very interesting info niyad Nov 2013 #3
A Rec for the hunter having a camera to document the sighting. PeoViejo Nov 2013 #8
Nifty. Thanks for posting. k&r n/t Laelth Nov 2013 #9
That's neat.... trusty elf Nov 2013 #10
is that onethatcares Nov 2013 #12
It's playing the first track Art_from_Ark Nov 2013 #23
Great picture. bearssoapbox Nov 2013 #13
And Pat Robertson will say DFW Nov 2013 #15
Thanks for the laff passiveporcupine Nov 2013 #16
Pat Robertson ALWAYS knows what God is thinking DFW Nov 2013 #18
Noooooooooooooo! It's proof that global warming is a myth.nt kelliekat44 Nov 2013 #17
nature so perfect Voice for Peace Nov 2013 #19
looks like lace Tigress DEM Nov 2013 #20
Thanks, I've never seen anything like that before...probably never will. Auntie Bush Nov 2013 #21
Cool as ice! Coyotl Nov 2013 #24
A perfect frozen crop circle, so cool. CK_John Nov 2013 #25
love it! :) BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2013 #26
Alien Ice Crop Circles!!!!!! Javaman Nov 2013 #27
Beat me to it obxhead Nov 2013 #39
I miss North Dakota. I really do. RC Nov 2013 #28
Went TDY to Why-Not-Minot for two weeks once Rozlee Nov 2013 #35
Yep. My first winter in Kansas City, I was shoveling snow at 20° in short shirt sleeves and sweating RC Nov 2013 #36
In the video at the link, it's playing backwards. mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2013 #29
Don'tsee anything rare about a back current B Calm Nov 2013 #30
Check out the video. peace13 Nov 2013 #31
It's in a back current. . . B Calm Nov 2013 #32
That's cool JustAnotherGen Nov 2013 #33
At first, I thought it was aliens. SpankMe Nov 2013 #34
Just Beautiful! burrowowl Nov 2013 #37

left on green only

(1,484 posts)
4. Good One!!!
Tue Nov 26, 2013, 06:14 PM
Nov 2013

I can just picture that being the topic of conversation in that group. I think I've spent too much time in Berkeley, CA.

 

PeoViejo

(2,178 posts)
8. A Rec for the hunter having a camera to document the sighting.
Tue Nov 26, 2013, 06:19 PM
Nov 2013

With all of the quality digital cameras available at reasonable cost, there's no reason that an event like this should be missed.

DFW

(54,436 posts)
18. Pat Robertson ALWAYS knows what God is thinking
Tue Nov 26, 2013, 08:27 PM
Nov 2013

Ain't it weird how it's ALWAYS what Pat Robertson WANTS God to be thinking?

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
26. love it! :)
Wed Nov 27, 2013, 08:59 AM
Nov 2013

Nature is the best.



And now I've got a craving for syrup n snow--maple syrup on fresh snow. Om nom nom!

 

RC

(25,592 posts)
28. I miss North Dakota. I really do.
Wed Nov 27, 2013, 10:06 AM
Nov 2013

It is such a cool place. They even took care of their Nazi problem in a correct and timely manner. The -30° and then some, during most winters also adequately deals with most of the riffraff.

Rozlee

(2,529 posts)
35. Went TDY to Why-Not-Minot for two weeks once
Wed Nov 27, 2013, 01:20 PM
Nov 2013

with my Army Reserve unit as part of our summer training in a military interservice exercise that was going on between the branches of service. It was in early August and I was never so cold in my life. We were bivouaced in the field and hadn't brought any cool or cold weather gear because we figured, hey, it was summer. The days were sunny and mellow, but we froze to death at night. The AF had to temporarily issue us field jackets and blankets and they laughed their asses off at us for being thin-blooded Southern wusses. Or as you say so correctly, the riffraff.

 

RC

(25,592 posts)
36. Yep. My first winter in Kansas City, I was shoveling snow at 20° in short shirt sleeves and sweating
Wed Nov 27, 2013, 02:55 PM
Nov 2013
a bit. My light jacket was too much.
A woman neighbor from across the street comes out wearing a snowmobile suit, hood up, to brush off her car.
Now, I 'm afraid I'm getting climatized.

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,586 posts)
29. In the video at the link, it's playing backwards.
Wed Nov 27, 2013, 10:18 AM
Nov 2013

You can clearly hear it say "here's to my sweet Satan."

Backmasking

Jeff Milner's Backmasking Collection

Led Zepplin's Stairway to Heaven

Thanks for the thread. I've never seen one of those before.

 

B Calm

(28,762 posts)
30. Don'tsee anything rare about a back current
Wed Nov 27, 2013, 10:26 AM
Nov 2013

where a small stream enters a bigger river. I see this all the time on the Wabash river.

JustAnotherGen

(31,869 posts)
33. That's cool
Wed Nov 27, 2013, 11:18 AM
Nov 2013

Note - since my husband follows me on DU but doesn't post -

Giovanni - it was not aliens. Okay? It's just mother earth doing her thing. Carry on.

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