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Old 11-25-2011, 11:06 AM   #1
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A bizarre underwater "icicle of death" has been filmed by a BBC crew.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B0iU19JdG8

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Old 11-25-2011, 11:12 AM   #2
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wow, very cool if you'll excuse the pun...
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Old 11-25-2011, 11:13 AM   #3
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wow, very cool if you'll excuse the pun...
Don't worry, nothing can be worse than Arnie's puns in Batman & Robin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRH-Ywpz1_I

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Old 11-25-2011, 11:18 AM   #4
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Fascinating.
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Old 11-25-2011, 12:03 PM   #5
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Hunter will be along in a minute

Damn that is some fascinating stuff, goes to show just how much we know about the planet we live on.
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Old 11-25-2011, 12:43 PM   #6
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Already have watched the whole Frozen Planet series the last couple of days

David Attenborough!!!

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Old 11-25-2011, 12:52 PM   #7
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That is pretty interesting.
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Old 11-25-2011, 02:01 PM   #8
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Amazing filming, how they do that in the freezing water
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Old 11-25-2011, 02:50 PM   #9
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Already have watched the whole Frozen Planet series the last couple of days

David Attenborough!!!

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Great series and an even greater presenter
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Yet anothe brilliant BBC documentary.
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Old 11-26-2011, 05:24 AM   #11
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Great series and an even greater presenter
David Attenborough is my absolute favorite when it comes to narrating or presenting documentaries.

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Old 11-26-2011, 05:31 AM   #12
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David Attenborough is my absolute favorite when it comes to narrating or presenting documentaries.

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Not forgetting his brother Richard who is also very accomplished

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Attenborough
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Damn, I wish I were in the BBC Radiophonic workshop!
They must have such fun making authentic sounding noises for those sequences. Might be worth lifiting them for a iceberg MOD.
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