Cool Waterspout Picture

[Khristian Snyder]

I found a cool picture of a waterspout which I thought i'd share.

Its amazing how many boats are around it! It was taken in Singapore.

http://www.time.com/time/picturesoftheweek/0,29409,1627135_1375256,00.html

 

[rdale]

Something about the scale of all those boats, and the congregation of them all around the spout for no apparent reason while the rest of the sea is pretty much empty -- brings up a little 'caution flag' for me...

 

[Tony Lyza]

Something about the scale of all those boats, and the congregation of them all around the spout for no apparent reason while the rest of the sea is pretty much empty -- brings up a little 'caution flag' for me...

Those are large ships in a Singapore port...kinda hard to move those things so quickly in a busy area I'd imagine...

 

[rdale]

Maybe it's just the distance - this one looks to be notably closer (although from a different angle) and doesn't look nearly as congested.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/yournews/photo.php?posterid=150&photoid=158

 

[Khristian Snyder]

This video show a very cool and long time-lapse of the day, including the spout moving through the ships!
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/yournews/video.php?posterid=158&vidid=172

 

[Menno van der Haven]

Looks like these boats are actually chasing the waterspout...
Awesome picture !