Griz Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 I got this in an E-Mail today and I thought this was pretty awesome and thought I would share it with yall... This came from a Rig Manager for Global Marine Drilling in St. Johns, Newfoundland. They actually have to divert the path of these things away from the rig by towing them with ships! Anyway, in this particular case the water was calm and the sun was almost directly overhead so that the diver was able to get into the water and click this pic. Clear water huh?! They estimated the weight at 300,000,000 tons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntn4bucks Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Re: Ever See An Iceberg From Top To Bottom... WOW! That's pretty amazing looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Re: Ever See An Iceberg From Top To Bottom... That's a big hunka ice!!!!! Cool picture!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Re: Ever See An Iceberg From Top To Bottom... Awesome. I know the Coast Guard crews up north have to keep a registry on those things, (they actually have names if they get big enough), and they dive bomb them with orange dye so that mariners can see them better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggs Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Re: Ever See An Iceberg From Top To Bottom... that doesn't look real to me? But if it is, that's pretty amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSGB Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Re: Ever See An Iceberg From Top To Bottom... I believe this was classified as a hoax on snopes.com. Computer animated image. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hangunnr Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Re: Ever See An Iceberg From Top To Bottom... [ QUOTE ] I believe this was classified as a hoax on snopes.com. Computer animated image. [/ QUOTE ] Correct.... Nice image but false none the less. Iceberg on Snopes.... hangunnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckbuster11 Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Re: Ever See An Iceberg From Top To Bottom... I've never seen a pic like that....that is unreal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvDog Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Re: Ever See An Iceberg From Top To Bottom... Pretty amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Re: Ever See An Iceberg From Top To Bottom... This may not be an actual picture of a real icegerg, but it isn't far fetched as far as how much ice lies under the water as compared to what you see sticking out, above the water. [ QUOTE ] How much of an iceberg is below water? The "tip of the iceberg" expression can be explained as follows: Icebergs float because the density of ice (around 900 kg per cubic meter) is lower than that of seawater (around 1025 kg per cubic meter). The ratio of these densities tells us that 7/8 of the iceberg's mass must be below water. Usually icebergs are 20% to 30% longer under the water than above and not quite as deep as they are long at the waterline. [/ QUOTE ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG_BUCK_1 Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Re: Ever See An Iceberg From Top To Bottom... that is cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 Re: Ever See An Iceberg From Top To Bottom... pretty cool! (punny?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshM Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 Re: Ever See An Iceberg From Top To Bottom... Very neat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 Re: Ever See An Iceberg From Top To Bottom... I knew it had to be a fake after reading the part about the sun being directly overhead in Newfoundland. I actually did pay attention to this in Science this year... The only way the sun could be directly over head of you is if you are at the equator. Only way. Has to do with the degree of the arc of the suns path across the sky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowtechTurkeyHunter Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 Re: Ever See An Iceberg From Top To Bottom... Thats a very cool pics real or fake pretty sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerslayer2295 Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 Re: Ever See An Iceberg From Top To Bottom... Fake or not, it is still an awesome sight. Those things can get huge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodge4x4 Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 Re: Ever See An Iceberg From Top To Bottom... That is an awesome picture man. That is neat, I never realized they were bigger under water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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