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

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

amen.

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

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:

Apparently, God is a trilobyte.

All hail the mighty fossil!

Welcome to DU, Sir. :hi:

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

*shakes fist in the air*

or UFO's or even Taco Bell

And so pretty.

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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

Absolutely fascinating!

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?

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:thumbsup:

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.

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