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... reminded me that i wanted to show you the latest sixty symbols video which describes what volcanic ash actually does to jet engines. (view video here).
here is a photo by interactives on flickr showing volcano ash with 400x magnification. really looks like chunks of glass, no?!
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4 comments:
Of course now there are tons of people complaining about too much caution... I wouldn't like to be a passenger in one of the planes that will start flying today or tomorrow.
Once again, Amanda, you're timely and informative! (As is Sixty Symbols, of course.) Thanks for the knowledge!
*sigh* The name/url option didn't allow me to sign. The popout doesn't like me.
The volcanic lightning photo looks fantastically primordial.
It's a shame Eyjafjallajökull didn't erupt during the swine flu outbreak. I've demonstrated this idea musically http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRyRUQmQ8-k
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