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Title: Iceberg top to bottom
Post by: iggy21uk on 11 September 2010, 16:22:22
[size=12]Ever seen an iceberg from top to bottom?

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 picture.
They estimated the weight at 300,000,000 tons. [/size]


(http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad122/fotobucket21/iceberg.jpg)

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THE TITANIC DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE!!!![/size]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Title: Re: Iceberg top to bottom
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 11 September 2010, 16:28:04
What a beautiful picture of a great natural creation :-* :-* 8-) 8-) 8-)

Thanks for posting it!! :y :y
Title: Re: Iceberg top to bottom
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 11 September 2010, 16:29:32
Absolutely astounding  8-) :y :y
Title: Re: Iceberg top to bottom
Post by: smithpa7 on 11 September 2010, 16:33:01
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What a beautiful picture of a great natural creation :-* :-* 8-) 8-) 8-)

Thanks for posting it!! :y :y

I couldn't agree more. Staggering :y :y :y
Title: Re: Iceberg top to bottom
Post by: Unicornrider on 11 September 2010, 16:37:31
Looks like a giant tooth.
Title: Re: Iceberg top to bottom
Post by: toxic34 on 11 September 2010, 17:17:33
You're going to need one big bottle of coke for that ice cube.
Title: Re: Iceberg top to bottom
Post by: shaggydog on 11 September 2010, 17:28:09
But imagine how much vodka you would need. :D :D :D :D
Title: Re: Iceberg top to bottom
Post by: tidla on 11 September 2010, 18:17:47
and a few straws.
Title: Re: Iceberg top to bottom
Post by: Pipsqueak on 11 September 2010, 18:30:56
Fantasric picture.  :y
Title: Re: Iceberg top to bottom
Post by: Gaffers on 11 September 2010, 18:46:40
As a sailor I liken them to the stunning women you find in bars.  Mezmorising to look at but oh so dangerous to get close to  :y
Title: Re: Iceberg top to bottom
Post by: Vamps on 11 September 2010, 21:13:17
  Fantastic picture..... :y :y
Title: Re: Iceberg top to bottom
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 11 September 2010, 21:14:39
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  Fantastic picture..... :y :y

+1 :y
Title: Re: Iceberg top to bottom
Post by: PhilRich on 11 September 2010, 22:15:02
iggy, no offence mate, but that 'photo' is a stretching the imagination just a little bit? If the above surface height of that 'berg is only 20ft then the 'photo' shows at least another 80ft (24.3metres) beneath the surface? The diver was either using a new generation of camera hitherto unknown, or else it's a reasonable 'Photoshop' job, since the Atlantic is not renowned for it's water clarity. ;)
Title: Re: Iceberg top to bottom
Post by: Andy H on 11 September 2010, 22:22:30
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iggy, no offence mate, but that 'photo' is a stretching the imagination just a little bit? If the above surface height of that 'berg is only 20ft then the 'photo' shows at least another 80ft (24.3metres) beneath the surface? The diver was either using a new generation of camera hitherto unknown, or else it's a reasonable 'Photoshop' job, since the Atlantic is not renowned for it's water clarity. ;)
I like the way they managed to capture the uplighting on the underside of the iceberg  :) Maybe there is an area of the North Atlantic sea bed where the silver sand causes this effect.
Title: Re: Iceberg top to bottom
Post by: Pipsqueak on 11 September 2010, 22:23:34
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iggy, no offence mate, but that 'photo' is a stretching the imagination just a little bit? If the above surface height of that 'berg is only 20ft then the 'photo' shows at least another 80ft (24.3metres) beneath the surface? The diver was either using a new generation of camera hitherto unknown, or else it's a reasonable 'Photoshop' job, since the Atlantic is not renowned for it's water clarity. ;)
I like the way they managed to capture the uplighting on the underside of the iceberg  :) Maybe there is an area of the North Atlantic sea bed where the silver sand causes this effect.

Reconise any icebergs here.

http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&q=iceberg&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&fp=8cfe031445db23c2
Title: Re: Iceberg top to bottom
Post by: Pipsqueak on 11 September 2010, 22:24:58
oooeeeer

a chilly willy

http://www.buzzfeed.com/scott/penis-iceberg
Title: Re: Iceberg top to bottom
Post by: tidla on 11 September 2010, 22:37:24
didnt wont to knock the piccy, but was thinking that the photographer must of had a very small (as above)^^^^
Title: Re: Iceberg top to bottom
Post by: YZ250 on 11 September 2010, 23:22:37
Hence the saying " only the tip of the iceberg". ;)
Title: Re: Iceberg top to bottom
Post by: iggy21uk on 12 September 2010, 14:56:51
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iggy, no offence mate, but that 'photo' is a stretching the imagination just a little bit? If the above surface height of that 'berg is only 20ft then the 'photo' shows at least another 80ft (24.3metres) beneath the surface? The diver was either using a new generation of camera hitherto unknown, or else it's a reasonable 'Photoshop' job, since the Atlantic is not renowned for it's water clarity. ;)


Your right - sorry one & all  >:( >:(

http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/iceberg.asp
Title: Re: Iceberg top to bottom
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 12 September 2010, 17:03:31
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iggy, no offence mate, but that 'photo' is a stretching the imagination just a little bit? If the above surface height of that 'berg is only 20ft then the 'photo' shows at least another 80ft (24.3metres) beneath the surface? The diver was either using a new generation of camera hitherto unknown, or else it's a reasonable 'Photoshop' job, since the Atlantic is not renowned for it's water clarity. ;)


Your right - sorry one & all  >:( >:(

http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/iceberg.asp

Never ming Igg - the generally accepted fact remains that there's more unseen than seen where icebergs are concerned :y

(As there is to life and human nature.)
Title: Re: Iceberg top to bottom
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 12 September 2010, 17:04:30
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iggy, no offence mate, but that 'photo' is a stretching the imagination just a little bit? If the above surface height of that 'berg is only 20ft then the 'photo' shows at least another 80ft (24.3metres) beneath the surface? The diver was either using a new generation of camera hitherto unknown, or else it's a reasonable 'Photoshop' job, since the Atlantic is not renowned for it's water clarity. ;)

Well spotted Phil. 8-) :y
Title: Re: Iceberg top to bottom
Post by: mh_trigger on 12 September 2010, 23:33:58
lol.the mythbuster team strikes again  ;D
Title: Re: Iceberg top to bottom
Post by: Vamps on 12 September 2010, 23:40:00
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lol.the mythbuster team strikes again  ;D

Still a nice picture though..... :y
Title: Re: Iceberg top to bottom
Post by: mh_trigger on 12 September 2010, 23:48:34
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lol.the mythbuster team strikes again  ;D

Still a nice picture though..... :y

lol..........true true :y
Title: Re: Iceberg top to bottom
Post by: Sixstring on 13 September 2010, 14:55:23
Don't care............stunning picture, even if it's not true.

Reminds me of the fact that people have so much going on under the surface, and there is so much more to a person than you can normally see above the surface.

(Gosh.....thats a deep statement for me....................)
Title: Re: Iceberg top to bottom
Post by: shane1000 on 13 September 2010, 20:14:37
my missus was getting into bed last night and her nighty rode up over her rear end and all i said was "iceberg".... cold, white, and vast !!    you would be surprised at how many places your breakfast can fit into a human body  :D :D
Title: Re: Iceberg top to bottom
Post by: Vamps on 13 September 2010, 23:10:16
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Don't care............stunning picture, even if it's not true.

Reminds me of the fact that people have so much going on under the surface, and there is so much more to a person than you can normally see above the surface.

(Gosh.....thats a deep statement for me....................)

Or as I describe myself, be like a Duck, stay calm on the surface but paddle like hell underneath... :y
I first heard this on the film 'Convoy' good buddy.... ;D ;D ;D