Volcanic Lightning

[DrLeftover]

How does this rate on the cool scale?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...owing-volcanos-biggest-eruption-50-years.html

 

[The Dragon Master]

So pretty! [pulls face of wonder]

 

[passenger]

"Boiling Pit" ......... Nice accompanying sound.

 

[Juneberry]

This is both beautiful and terrifying to me. The sound would be horrific to me, but the view is lovely... albeit probably very dangerous.

 

[riseabovethis]

"Boiling Pit" ......... Nice accompanying sound.

I'll have to look at it again when I'm not stoned.

 

[Mad Hatter]

Whenever I eat Mexican food I get a lot of gas buildup. At that point the volcanic lightning comes out of my pants, and you don't want to be in the same room as me.

 

[MrDawn]

How does this rate on the cool scale?

It's both beautiful and terrifying. I would never want to live close to a volcano.

 

[DrLeftover]

There are volcanoes in some surprising locations.

Such as under Jackson, Mississippi.

 

[MrDawn]

There are volcanoes in some surprising locations.

Such as under Jackson, Mississippi.

Are there any close to the New Madrid Fault?

I live in Missouri and if that were to go off, it is said that it could destroy a lot of the state.

 

[DrLeftover]

Are there any close to the New Madrid Fault?

I live in Missouri and if that were to go off, it is said that it could destroy a lot of the state.

You mean other than the Crater of Diamonds in Arkansas?

 

[MrDawn]

You mean other than the Crater of Diamonds in Arkansas?

I guess? I've never heard of that one.

 

[DrLeftover]

I guess? I've never heard of that one.

Crater of Diamonds State Park | Arkansas State Parks

One of the only places in the world where the public can search for real diamonds in their original volcanic source, Crater of Diamonds is a one-of-a-kind experience that brings people from all over the world to Murfreesboro, Arkansas. Visitors to the park search a 37-acre field, the eroded...

www.arkansasstateparks.com

 

[MrDawn]

Crater of Diamonds State Park | Arkansas State Parks

One of the only places in the world where the public can search for real diamonds in their original volcanic source, Crater of Diamonds is a one-of-a-kind experience that brings people from all over the world to Murfreesboro, Arkansas. Visitors to the park search a 37-acre field, the eroded...

www.arkansasstateparks.com

Ah, I see. I went to a diamond mine outside of Hot Springs when I was in middle school 8th grade back in 2002. It was a field trip. That might have been the place, but I don't remember it that well.

 

[DrLeftover]

Ah, I see. I went to a diamond mine outside of Hot Springs when I was in middle school 8th grade back in 2002. It was a field trip. That might have been the place, but I don't remember it that well.

There's a very good reason that the springs in Hot Springs have warm water coming out of them.

 

[MrDawn]

There's a very good reason that the springs in Hot Springs have warm water coming out of them.

So you're saying there's an underground volcano?

That is very thought provoking and it does make a lot of sense now that you mention it.

 

[passenger]

There's a very good reason that the springs in Hot Springs have warm water coming out of them.

Looks like they're sitting on a Jellystone down there.

 

[DrLeftover]

So you're saying there's an underground volcano?

That is very thought provoking and it does make a lot of sense now that you mention it.

Now that we're done picking on Arkansas, let's look at Missouri.

Geology in Missouri | Missouri's Natural Heritage | Washington University in St. Louis

Dig beneath the surface and discover Missouri's rich geological history of volcanic calderas.

sites.wustl.edu

 

[Nebulous]

Very cool pic in the OP, wish I could see something like that IRL

 

[Dee]

10/10 in my book, just like thunder snow. Shit is wild, but fascinating.