UM-Bot Posted October 21, 2018 #1 Share Posted October 21, 2018 This strangely geometric piece of ice was photographed by NASA off Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf. https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/322587/perfectly-square-iceberg-baffles-the-internet 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ouija ouija Posted October 21, 2018 #2 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Pull the other one, it's got bells on! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted October 21, 2018 #3 Share Posted October 21, 2018 I like this one. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer77 Posted October 21, 2018 #4 Share Posted October 21, 2018 20 minutes ago, Eldorado said: I like this one. Thanks for that, I was wondering how tall that thing was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woopypooky Posted October 21, 2018 #5 Share Posted October 21, 2018 It's an ancient spaceship buried inside 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittens Are Jerks Posted October 21, 2018 #6 Share Posted October 21, 2018 17 minutes ago, Farmer77 said: Thanks for that, I was wondering how tall that thing was. Check out the size of this tabular iceberg. Apparently, it supports a mini ecosystem. Source: http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/big-ideas/icebergs/index.html 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyOtherAccount Posted October 21, 2018 #7 Share Posted October 21, 2018 I don't get the amazement factor... the cubes in my freezer are "square". (Sorry, I simply had to say it. lol ) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast Posted October 21, 2018 #8 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Borgs on vacation. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoofGardener Posted October 21, 2018 #9 Share Posted October 21, 2018 (edited) Fake news. 1) the picture of the icebreaker ship with the iceberg is a photoshop fake. Compare it with the earlier pictures of the "iceberg" surrounded by ice fragments. 2) No NASA source has shown this picture. People.. it's a fake. Alleged (but not substantiated) "NASA" picture. "Sexed-up" twitter picture... For pete's sake people.. this is bull****E ! < sigh> Edited October 21, 2018 by RoofGardener 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vorg Posted October 21, 2018 #10 Share Posted October 21, 2018 If the internet would read the reasoning they wouldn't be baffled. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted October 21, 2018 #11 Share Posted October 21, 2018 (edited) 10 minutes ago, RoofGardener said: Fake news. 1) the picture of the icebreaker ship with the iceberg is a photoshop fake. Compare it with the earlier pictures of the "iceberg" surrounded by ice fragments. 2) No NASA source has shown this picture. People.. it's a fake. The iceberg I posted the pic of is a different one to the one in the OP. I only posted it to share another cool pic of a tabular berg. The pic in the OP was tweeted by NASA. https://twitter.com/NASA_ICE Edited October 21, 2018 by Eldorado 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ouija ouija Posted October 21, 2018 #12 Share Posted October 21, 2018 The iceberg in the OP link is allegedly 'several miles across'. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Allende Posted October 21, 2018 #13 Share Posted October 21, 2018 _(Meghan Trainor punches roadie in anger over more photoshopping)_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittens Are Jerks Posted October 21, 2018 #14 Share Posted October 21, 2018 42 minutes ago, MyOtherAccount said: I don't get the amazement factor... the cubes in my freezer are "square". (Sorry, I simply had to say it. lol ) Your ice cubes may be square, but they're not big. Size matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoofGardener Posted October 21, 2018 #15 Share Posted October 21, 2018 4 minutes ago, Carlos Allende said: _(Meghan Trainor punches roadie in anger over more photoshopping)_ < roadie sues under Human Rights legislation > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoofGardener Posted October 21, 2018 #16 Share Posted October 21, 2018 (edited) 18 minutes ago, ouija ouija said: The iceberg in the OP link is allegedly 'several miles across'. which all the more gives the lie to the picture of the "rectangular" ice flow with the icebreaker ship in the foreground. The twitter picture has the author of "NASA-ICE", but does it have ANYTHING to do with NASA itself ? Edited October 21, 2018 by RoofGardener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittens Are Jerks Posted October 21, 2018 #17 Share Posted October 21, 2018 3 minutes ago, RoofGardener said: The twitter picture has the author of "NASA-ICE", but does it have ANYTHING to do with NASA itself ? Yes it does. https://ice.nasa.gov/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kittens Are Jerks Posted October 21, 2018 Popular Post #18 Share Posted October 21, 2018 8 minutes ago, RoofGardener said: which all the more gives the lie to the picture of the "rectangular" ice flow with the icebreaker ship in the foreground. Not sure why you are convinced the tabular iceberg off the coast of Baffin Island is fake. It has absolutely nothing to do with the iceberg mentioned in the OP's article, so any size (or other) comparisons to determine legitimacy are faulty from the outset. Oh who am I kidding. It's not an iceberg, it's a... 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saru Posted October 21, 2018 #19 Share Posted October 21, 2018 42 minutes ago, RoofGardener said: The twitter picture has the author of "NASA-ICE", but does it have ANYTHING to do with NASA itself ? Indeed it does - that Twitter feed is even embedded on the "NASA Ice" section of NASA's website. It's their main portal for science and research pertaining to the polar ice caps. 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittens Are Jerks Posted October 21, 2018 #20 Share Posted October 21, 2018 1 hour ago, South Alabam said: If the internet would read the reasoning they wouldn't be baffled. You're right, they wouldn't. But I can understand how in this instance their first reaction would be one of disbelief. It's just so incredibly perfect looking, especially in comparison to its surrounding landscape. And NASA sure has a way of making things look otherworldly — that's how spectacular their images often are. I've seen tabular icebergs up close, but nothing quite like this one (and certainly not from the same viewpoint). One almost wants to put chocolate icing on it. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkmBha Posted October 21, 2018 #21 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Amazing - the odds are.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the frog Posted October 21, 2018 #22 Share Posted October 21, 2018 (edited) That's a good landing strip ! Just put an outboard and it's a carrier ! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Habakkuk Edited October 21, 2018 by Jon the frog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Grey Posted October 21, 2018 #23 Share Posted October 21, 2018 4 hours ago, Kittens Are Jerks said: You're right, they wouldn't. But I can understand how in this instance their first reaction would be one of disbelief. It's just so incredibly perfect looking, especially in comparison to its surrounding landscape. And NASA sure has a way of making things look otherworldly — that's how spectacular their images often are. To be fair, NASA doesn't release a lot of raw images. Most are touched up by artists, composites of several images put together or can be entirely CGI created based on known data. Space.com (2010) Quote NASA routinely processes raw images to enhance details, or to visualize things the human eye could never see, agency officials have said. Other space agencies, and many astronomers, do the same thing. Such editing lets scientists and the public gain a better understanding of the structure of celestial objects — and a better appreciation of their beauty. Quote Take, as an example, photos beamed back to Earth by the Hubble Space Telescope, which has been imaging the cosmos since 1990. Many of these images are processed or edited, as SPACE.com reported back in 2002. Like Cassini, Hubble takes separate, digital color images through red, blue, green and other filters. Scientists can combine these photos to create a comprehensive picture. Often, this image is a close approximation of what people would see if they could get close enough to the object in a spacecraft. This is actually the core argument of the "flat-earthers", believe it or not. They argue that since so few raw pictures have been released by NASA, primarily of the Earth as seen from space, that leaves open the possibility that NASA could tell us whatever they want and we have no way of verifying it. This allows NASA to spin a false narrative of space exploration and technology development that warrants a budget of $54 million per day. That's a lot of cheddar for...nefarious projects. I personally don't believe it but an increasing number of people do in the age of Government distrust... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittens Are Jerks Posted October 21, 2018 #24 Share Posted October 21, 2018 (edited) 46 minutes ago, Dark_Grey said: To be fair, NASA doesn't release a lot of raw images. Most are touched up by artists, composites of several images put together or can be entirely CGI created based on known data. Yes, that's true. Still, a great many of their raw images are amazing. They have a vantage point the rest of us will never have. Edited October 21, 2018 by Kittens Are Jerks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDocMartens Posted October 21, 2018 #25 Share Posted October 21, 2018 10 hours ago, Farmer77 said: Thanks for that, I was wondering how tall that thing was. The article says it's several miles across. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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