Mega ice chunks in Dubuque

[John Farley]

Check this out:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/27/falling.ice.ap/index.html

Anyone here heard of a "megacryometeor"?

Would this count as a record hailstone if it is proven it did not come from an airplane?

 

[Brian Stertz]

I've heard of the blue ice bombs that are gross frozen human waste popsicles from passing aircraft. This is a new one on me though. I seriously doubt that this could be somehow linked to global warming or to possibly being something that a t-storm could generate. This could be linked however to lots of human interactions in the atmosphere though. Definitely not a hailstone.

 

[cdcollura]

Huuum, interesting.

I hope this ain't what I think it is given its 40-50 below at 30,000 feet. Eiiieeew.

Blue (toilet sanitizer) + Yellow (pee) make "green" = color of the ice.

The brown flecks must be poo. No really?

Aircraft toilets can and do vent / leak into atmosphere, freeze and accumulate into chunks, then break-off and fall to earth.

Toilet problems aboard aircraft (such as leaks) may also be difficult to diagnose as the problem occurs only at altitude. I know and aircraft mechanic for American and he told me those things happen. Once ice chunk even knocked off a whole engine nacelle.

Try cutting it open and see if it has rings?

Try smelling it - Does it stink? Smell like "Saniflush" or "Mr Clean"?

 

[Mike Smith]

As did one of the scientists quoted in the article.... I blame Global Warming.

 

[mike scantlin]

i hope you're joking

 

[Jason Boggs]

As did one of the scientists quoted in the article.... I blame Global Warming.

If it was really global warming, it would be liquid and not ice chunks!

 

[Mike Hollingshead]

Aliens. Those will grow into new "Earthlings" soon.

 

[Billy Griffin]

That's it, Mike! Aliens from Mars are launching the recently discovered ice chunks at us! If only H.G. Wells had this one for a War of the Worlds II.

On a more serious note, that's one big "bio-hazard" that poor lady has to deal with!

 

[scott r currens]

The woman holding the chunk reminds me of this.