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[–]Petrarch1603 13 points14 points ago

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Wasn't this like 5 years ago?

[–]Dr_Emmet_Brown 1 point2 points ago

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This picture was from a while back.

[–]MutantSharkPirate 7 points8 points ago

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yes this image is from 2008. and it's the Chiatin volcano.

sorry OP

[–]atenux 4 points5 points ago

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yup i live near, this is chaiten volcano FTFY

[–]Fleshflayer 6 points7 points ago

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Wow. I've not seen this image for at least a fortnight.

[–]Doctor_Kitten 9 points10 points ago*

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Can someone smarter than I am explain to me why there is sweet beautiful lightning in the volcano plume? It looks like it's colliding with a storm or something.

Edit: Thanks for all the great answers!

[–]malaysiaplaya 25 points26 points ago

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Hades vs Zeus

[–]Perturbed_Spartan 6 points7 points ago

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you can't explain that

[–]VideoGameMusic 8 points9 points ago

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I'm not saying it's aliens... but it's aliens

[–]nigel45 11 points12 points ago

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I seem to remember reading that the smokey plume has a lot of minerals in it and the friction of these fine particles colliding creates a tremendous amount of static electricity. It's that static electricity that produces the lightning.

I'm not positive though so take that with a grain of salt.

[–]Osiris32 5 points6 points ago

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Basic, ELI5 answer: lots and lots of static electricity.

It's a sand blaster with an attached tazer. That's bigger than a moutain. Hell, I want to evacuate and I'm in a different hemisphere.

[–]thebabewiththepower 1 point2 points ago

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"A highly heated gas charged with glowing ash particles that rushes down mountain slopes with hurricane force (also known as a pyroclastic flow). The magma in these eruptions are usually blocked, so that explosions blast out horizontally beneath the plug." An intense explosion is usually caused by high silica content and pressure.

I can't find an exact answer about the lightning. I assume its a combination of water molecules, silica, and other elements.....?

[–]spongebobeeshia[S] 7 points8 points ago

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In a scene no human could have witnessed, an apocalyptic agglommeration of lightning bolts illuminates an ash cloud. The minutes-long exposure shows individual bolts as if they'd all occurred at the same moment and, due to the Earth's rotation, renders stars (left) as streaks. Lightning to the right of the ash cloud appears to have illuminated nearby clouds—hence the apparent absence of stars on that side of the picture. I found this in National Geographic about this picture. Hope it helps!

[–]InactiveUser 1 point2 points ago

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Silica particles oxidizing - SiO2 and SiO = + 3 electrons?

[–]Lord_of_Womba 3 points4 points ago

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Oh... someone cast a master destruction spell

[–]kukamunga 2 points3 points ago

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The eruption of Chile's Puyehue volcano causing over 3,000 to evacuate their bowels

FTFY

[–]Yirthos_Gix 2 points3 points ago

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I demand a Wallpaper!

[–]legionxz 4 points5 points ago

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[–]Yirthos_Gix 1 point2 points ago

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Thank you sir!

[–]Linvicious 2 points3 points ago

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[–]showmethecarfax 2 points3 points ago

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yeah I would be running away from that

good thing I have my xbox 360 AND nintendo 64 briefcases, heaven forbid the lack of entertainment in the emergency shelter!

[–]snailwithajetpack 1 point2 points ago

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If I actually saw that I would shit my pants twice.

[–]Halolamer 1 point2 points ago

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Thanks for the new Background!

[–]MrMojoRisin5211 1 point2 points ago

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So lightning just happened to show up at the perfect time to set the mood didn't it...

[–]hairyassandballs 1 point2 points ago

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looks like god's angry nutsack is teabagging some sinners

[–]Ixredxl 1 point2 points ago

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looks like a lightning, tornado, and eruption shit storm. ಠ_ಠ

[–]Senseicads 1 point2 points ago

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is there any videos of this eruption? I have a thing about watching volcanoes erupt! I love it :)

[–]spongebobeeshia[S] 1 point2 points ago

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[–]hundredhands 1 point2 points ago

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"evacuate" = soil themselves.

[–]mrcloudies 1 point2 points ago

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GOD IS NOT PLEASED WITH YOU CHILE!!

RAAAAWWWWRRRRRR

[–]colorado-kid 1 point2 points ago

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Pussies.

[–]FilterOutBullshit3 1 point2 points ago

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It sure as hell made me evacuate. These pants are ruined now.

[–]Magrippinho 1 point2 points ago

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Man, they really went all out on the special effects for the new "Highlander" film.

[–]Zeppelanoid 1 point2 points ago

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...their bowels.

[–]allyblack55 1 point2 points ago

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Holy shit

[–]Klowd13 1 point2 points ago

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...their bowels.

[–]40RTY 0 points1 point ago

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I read ejaculate. Close enough, I guess.

[–]sachaleo 2 points3 points ago

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One does not simply walk into Chile.

[–]Nyarlathotep124 2 points3 points ago

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"The Dwarves dug too greedily and too deep. You know what they awoke in the darkness of Khazad-dûm... shadow and flame"

[–]Curtsybear 0 points1 point ago

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I've made a chili that looked like that too! Brava!

[–]Baron_Tartarus 2 points3 points ago

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Isn't that picture like, 2 years old?

[–]sloat 0 points1 point ago

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Remember: to evacuate a place, building, area, etc. means to leave hastily.

When a person evacuates, it means he/she is taking a shit.

However, in this case, it could still apply.

[–]r0nson 1 point2 points ago

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I just finished the fifth season of the wire and now know this fact as well

[–]disregardthismessage 0 points1 point ago

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It looks like a really angry gorilla