12/28/2004: Mount St. Helens lets one go
 

http://cellar.org/2004/volcanoloogie.jpg

Elspode sends this along with the priceless addition: "St. Helens hocked up a pretty nifty loogie today." It's not just the amazing image but the wiseass comment that makes the shot.

Reminds one of busterb's anvil shooting, except that in this case the "anvil" is probably the size and weight of tens of anvils, on fire, and probably about 1500 F degrees hot.

All I can imagine is being on the ground, shouting "I got it I got it I got it..."

The only thing that would have been neater than this would have been a next frame that showed the pyroclast hitting the ground and exploding into a shower of devastation.

Also, it needs a "ptui!" sound effect done by Mel Blanc to accompany it.

Pyroclast? Looks like icicles hanging from the webcam housing to me.

I don't know why I keep thinking that's Homer Simpson at the front of that plume :)

It does look like icicles.

I mean, where's the plume/explosion/smoke from the top of the mountain if it vomitted these boulders up?

Next thing you know, there will be a gia-- OH MY GOD!

http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocam...tantfly02b.jpg

:thumbsup: HOLY CRAP! Run for your lives!

Damn...I was fooled.

It *was* icicles, huh? Sigh. Another Cellarite bites the IOTD dust.

Nah, nah, it wasn't me, it wasn't me, it wasn't me.......this time. :blush:

Els, you're but a grasshopper. You've got a looong way to go to catch up with the Master of Bogus Images, yours truly. :lol:

You know, I deleted a message asking if it was possible that recent Mount St. Helens activity was connected with the quake/tsunami in Asia. I thought it was a little to speculative, and then I found this

Interesting article....but I doubt if they are related. Mt St. Helens' activity is more due to whats in it's inherent magma chamber than any underground fault line. I live the same state as St. Helens and I kinda find the recent activity underwhelming compared to 1980. But that's probably a good thing. :D

But magma chambers and fault lines have something in common. We know how they work but not when or why they're triggered. Is a cooling core causing the earth to shrink slightly making plates move and zits like St Helens to erupt? If so will this cause the magnetic poles to switch, which is long overdue? Will it set off the frozen methane in the ocean depths? Will it cause the ladies to suddenly desire bald fat guys? :biggrin:
btw- I was in Centrailia in '80.

Whoa Centralia....front row seat almost. The mountain has changed in twenty years but that place hasn't much.

I vote for ladies suddenly desiring fat bald guys. :blush:

I desire fat bald guys. :blush: But if you want supermodels, the mountain may have to emit a lot more smoke.

To hell with the mountain, I'll bring smoke. :biglaugha