'Brinicle' ice finger of death filmed in Antarctic
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'Brinicle' ice finger of death filmed in Antarctic
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by LIFE » Nov 25, 2011 7:20 pm
A bizarre underwater "icicle of death" has been filmed by a BBC crew.
With timelapse cameras, specialists recorded salt water being excluded from the sea ice and sinking.
The temperature of this sinking brine, which was well below 0C, caused the water to freeze in an icy sheath around it.
Where the so-called "brinicle" met the sea bed, a web of ice formed that froze everything it touched, including sea urchins and starfish.
The unusual phenomenon was filmed for the first time by cameramen Hugh Miller and Doug Anderson for the BBC One series Frozen Planet.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/15835017
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Re: 'Brinicle' ice finger of death filmed in Antarctic
#2 by Darkchilde » Nov 26, 2011 9:47 pm
Yes, saw that. Amazing!
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Re: 'Brinicle' ice finger of death filmed in Antarctic
#3 by AlohaChris » Dec 04, 2011 2:00 pm
Amazing. Earth is so much stranger a place than I could possibly imagine. Thanks, Life.
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Re: 'Brinicle' ice finger of death filmed in Antarctic
#4 by LIFE » Dec 04, 2011 10:55 pm
AlohaChris wrote:Amazing. Earth is so much stranger a place than I could possibly imagine. Thanks, Life.
Especially underwater!
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Re: 'Brinicle' ice finger of death filmed in Antarctic
#5 by JoeB » Dec 05, 2011 12:16 am
That was utterly amazing!
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Re: 'Brinicle' ice finger of death filmed in Antarctic
#6 by Onyx8 » Dec 05, 2011 1:35 am
I can't watch it. 
The problem with fantasies is you can't really insist that everyone else believes in yours, the other problem with fantasies is that most believers of fantasies eventually get around to doing exactly that.
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Re: 'Brinicle' ice finger of death filmed in Antarctic
#7 by JoeB » Dec 05, 2011 10:58 am
Follow the bbc link beneath the video
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Re: 'Brinicle' ice finger of death filmed in Antarctic
#8 by Onyx8 » Dec 05, 2011 4:45 pm
The problem with fantasies is you can't really insist that everyone else believes in yours, the other problem with fantasies is that most believers of fantasies eventually get around to doing exactly that.
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