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Watch This Gigantic, Terrifying Iceberg Slowly Move Toward a Tiny Greenland Village

posted by chromas on Monday July 16 2018, @12:00PM   Printer-friendly
from the I-said-"no-ice"! dept.

MrPlow writes:

Submitted via IRC for Bytram

It looks like something badly CGI'd into a disaster movie, but it's real: an 11 million ton iceberg, slowly moving toward a village, threatening to destroy everything in its path.

Just look at this thing.

[YouTube video]

A massive section of the iceberg falls off at around 30 seconds in, which gives you a sense of the scale here. If the iceberg becomes destabilised, and a larger chunk is broken off, it could create a tsunami, which could potentially destroy the town of Innaarsuit. This sped up GIF does a good job of illustrating the iceberg's movement.

Source: https://www.cnet.com/news/watch-this-gigantic-terrifying-iceberg-slowly-move-toward-a-tiny-greenland-village/

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  • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Monday July 16 2018, @04:18PM (4 children)

    by Gaaark (41) on Monday July 16 2018, @04:18PM (#707934) Journal

    say that three times fast.

    Hell, say it one time fast.....or slow....

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  • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Monday July 16 2018, @04:44PM

    by bob_super (1357) on Monday July 16 2018, @04:44PM (#707940)

    Nice trap, but I don't want a raid of TLA agents ...

  • (Score: 2) by pvanhoof on Monday July 16 2018, @05:52PM

    by pvanhoof (4638) on Monday July 16 2018, @05:52PM (#707973) Homepage

    Only sound I can produce goes like Eyjafjallajökull. That's practice from last time we got told to try pronouncing something. This thing wont stop planes, though.

  • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 16 2018, @08:01PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 16 2018, @08:01PM (#708059)

    Innaarsunni iluliarsuaq

    say that three times fast.

    Hell, say it one time fast.....or slow....

    Em..
    A mutilated giantess [wikipedia.org] just emerged from the deep sea, next to my kayak!
    What do I have to say next? Please respond asap as she's trying to sink me...

  • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Monday July 16 2018, @09:43PM

    by JoeMerchant (3937) on Monday July 16 2018, @09:43PM (#708108)

    Innaarsunni iluliarsuaq

    Innaarsunni iluliarsuaq

    Innaarsunni iluliarsuaq

    Just rolls right off the tongue, er, thumb...

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