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Those are great pics!  I had to find where they came from.

Lake Huron frozen wave . . . not! - The Weather Guys - USATODAY.com

Before rumors fester (or should that be freeze?) into facts, let's be clear that these are not frozen waves, but rather ice formations shaped by wind. They were taken by a polar astronomer, Caltech's Tony Travouillon, while he was doing research at Dome C in Antarctica several years ago. You can see more photos of these ice formations on Tony's website.

Before I read that article, I thought, "Wow!  Huge frozen waves!"  After I'd read the article I thought, "Wow!  Huge walls of ice shaped by the wind!"

Great photos at the link in the text.

Don't fight forces, use them R. Buckminster Fuller.

by rg (leopold dot lepster at google mail dot com) on Mon Apr 14th, 2008 at 04:26:47 PM EST
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very good.  At least we won't be perpetuating a myth.
by zoe on Mon Apr 14th, 2008 at 04:35:12 PM EST
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I think it's safe to say that the second pic is definitely the Great Wall

although it could be that wall they are trying to build between the USA and Mexico  :-(

by zoe on Mon Apr 14th, 2008 at 04:38:12 PM EST
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Now that wall would start melting--creating all kinds of amazing vistas and passages.

It was a miracle of rare device,
A sunny pleasure-dome with caves of ice !

Don't fight forces, use them R. Buckminster Fuller.

by rg (leopold dot lepster at google mail dot com) on Mon Apr 14th, 2008 at 07:32:16 PM EST
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