 DrkAng3LxNat
Female, 18-29, Canada
 1081 Posts
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010 6:04:22 PM
Well...
poo.
I like how Iceland is actually getting NONE of that ash cloud hahah. |
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 tozhan
Male, 18-29, Europe
14 Posts
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010 11:37:13 PM
@Ruswut, i just ment they arnt dangerous at the density they are found in the atmosphere. your right that any long term exposure to higher density silcates will cause irritation of the lungs and possible silicosis. |
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 Hisshou
Female, 18-29, Europe
107 Posts
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010 2:07:40 PM
At one point, it just started to look like a psychedelic Pokemon... |
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 Rheaonon
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
366 Posts
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010 3:44:52 AM
pretty neat how bodies of water affect atmospheric conditions.... i live by a fairly large lake and some days it will rain all over the city but my neighborhood stays dry.... |
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 Sharky19
Male, 18-29, Europe
81 Posts
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010 2:20:31 AM
"Parts of this aren't true. I live in Donegal, which is the North-West of Ireland, and it says on this there was ash covering the whole of Ireland on the 18th..Not true..The skies were clear blue all day yesterday and today, and throughout the night...Just sayin..."
Skys are clear blue here in england yet no plane can leave or arrive here because of it. |
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jtjwsnake
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
124 Posts
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Monday, April 19, 2010 8:35:41 PM
finally some cool content... probably the coolest thing ive seen all night on here. |
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 MrBowserPuff
Male, 13-17, Eastern US
276 Posts
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Monday, April 19, 2010 3:50:51 PM
Looks like Iceland is taking a rainbow piss on Europe |
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 impretybored
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
152 Posts
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Monday, April 19, 2010 3:07:55 PM
haha totally thought the whole time that it was gonna turn into a cool shape |
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 boredrocker
Male, 13-17, Europe
51 Posts
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Monday, April 19, 2010 9:56:15 AM
Nevrmind...Just saw Tohzan's post...heh... |
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boredrocker
Male, 13-17, Europe
51 Posts
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Monday, April 19, 2010 9:55:30 AM
Parts of this aren't true. I live in Donegal, which is the North-West of Ireland, and it says on this there was ash covering the whole of Ireland on the 18th..Not true..The skies were clear blue all day yesterday and today, and throughout the night...Just sayin... |
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 Ruswut
Male, 18-29, Europe
1286 Posts
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Monday, April 19, 2010 7:50:42 AM
@tozham actually depending on the size of the silicate particles they could be harmful... |
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 Mindless2164
Male, 18-29, Europe
502 Posts
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Monday, April 19, 2010 7:50:02 AM
No airplanes are able to leave or enter Norway right now because of that volcano. People who were on vacation are stuck and aren't able to get back in probably a couple of weeks.
The smoke is possibly going to stay for 1-3 years, like the last time that volcano errupted.
The Eurovision contest is hosted in Norway in a few months, and who knows how the other contestants are going to make it here.
On the bright side, that may mean we will win again 2 years in a row. :P |
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 Simcoe
Male, 30-39, Canada
127 Posts
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Monday, April 19, 2010 7:01:21 AM
Just wondering if the OP or anyone else knows the *original* source of this animation. Just looking for an updated animation. |
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 Link364
Male, 18-29, Southern US
442 Posts
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Monday, April 19, 2010 6:23:52 AM
DAMN |
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tozhan
Male, 18-29, Europe
14 Posts
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Monday, April 19, 2010 6:15:41 AM
You wont see it because its not visible with the naked eye. It mostly consists of very finely dispersed silicate particles which, while not directly dangerous to humans, could f*ck a jet engine easy.
<<atmospheric chemist |
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 caper454
Male, 40-49, Canada
286 Posts
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Monday, April 19, 2010 4:26:17 AM
I thought this passed right over my house. Then I realised it was just night. |
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 d_katman
Male, 13-17, Western US
1845 Posts
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Monday, April 19, 2010 3:24:27 AM
:O it passed right over me and i didn't see it. i think it was really foggy when it first happened though.-. |
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 DeathToLems
Female, 18-29, Europe
1446 Posts
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Monday, April 19, 2010 2:37:07 AM
I didnt know it was so bad! geeze! Imagen being going on holiday and it turned out to be really poo then having to stay another week because this happend. oh and running out of money while your stuck out there. That would suck V_V |
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 emmettyville
Female, 30-39, Australia
2710 Posts
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Monday, April 19, 2010 1:57:16 AM
volcanopocolypse |
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 Fleh
Male, 18-29, Africa
232 Posts
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Monday, April 19, 2010 1:39:12 AM
It's over where I am in England....all the airports have been closed because the ash will totally screw up a planes engines. And they say now that an even bigger volcano is gonna erupt....it erupted before and that whole year was one long winter in the entire northern hemisphere because the sun just never got through the giant ash clowd |
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 Stormydreams
Female, 18-29, Australia
161 Posts
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Monday, April 19, 2010 12:17:57 AM
ICELAND'S FIRIN' ITS LAZOOOR |
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 TheGax
Male, 18-29, Southern US
822 Posts
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Sunday, April 18, 2010 11:13:12 PM
holy smokes!! get it? smokes...
screw you guys, i'm going home. |
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 sourkrauter
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
899 Posts
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Sunday, April 18, 2010 10:38:10 PM
that ash cloud will never reach america, cuz america has a hidden force shield that...doesnt do $h!+. damn we're all screwed. owell. *rolls a joint* |
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Angilion
Male, 40-49, Europe
9533 Posts
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Sunday, April 18, 2010 10:22:02 PM
Not exactly.
Yes, exactly. In several countries.
Energy is required to wind the cable back up - energy equal to the amount generated by unwinding it.
That's the guts of where you're wrong. The amount of energy needed to wind the cable back in is significantly less than the amount generated by the cable being pulled out because you vary the angle of the kite.
On the way out, it's tilted perpendicular to the wind. It catches the wind like a sail and is pulled out with a lot of force.
On the way back, it's tilted parallel to the wind. The surface area presented to the wind is hugely reduced, so the air exerts far less force on the kite, so far less energy is needed to retract the cable.
It's like the difference between a ship under full sail and a ship with its sails furled - a huge difference.
It's not pure theory - kite power rigs have been built and do have a net generation of electricity. |
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 stephenn91
Male, 13-17, Canada
45 Posts
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Sunday, April 18, 2010 10:11:01 PM
im here in newfoundland and that ash cloud is gonna be over us tmmorow if it keeps moving like that |
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