Huge pumice rock 'island' seen floating in South Pacific

[YosemiteSam]

Umm. Whoa. That is freaking crazy. This thing is HUGE.

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An "island" of floating pumice rocks bigger in area than Israel has been spotted in the South Pacific, New Zealand's Royal Navy said.

Officers on a Royal New Zealand Air Force ship saw the rock raft southwest of Raoul Island Thursday. It measures an astounding 300 miles (482 kilometers) in length and more than 30 miles (48 km) in width, the Navy said.

Lt. Tim Oscar of the Royal Australian Navy described the rocks as "the weirdest thing I've seen in 18 years at sea," according to the Australian Associated Press.

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[Hoofbite]

I saw it on Yahoo but the pictures don't really show much.

I was thinking it would be a full floating island.

Guess it's bigger than Rhode Island.

 

[a_minimalist]

I wish there was a picture that showed the scale of it. It's easy to understand the size but much harder to visualize.

 

[joseephuss]

It will kill us all.

 

[YosemiteSam]

It will kill us all.

I like tacos.

 

[wittenacious]

It will kill us all.

I like tacos.

And tacos MAY just kill us all, too. But I say, "What a great way to go!"

Death by taco... I'm most definitely at risk.

 

[KJJ]

Umm. Whoa. That is freaking crazy. This thing is HUGE.

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An "island" of floating pumice rocks bigger in area than Israel has been spotted in the South Pacific, New Zealand's Royal Navy said.

Officers on a Royal New Zealand Air Force ship saw the rock raft southwest of Raoul Island Thursday. It measures an astounding 300 miles (482 kilometers) in length and more than 30 miles (48 km) in width, the Navy said.

Lt. Tim Oscar of the Royal Australian Navy described the rocks as "the weirdest thing I've seen in 18 years at sea," according to the Australian Associated Press.

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Just imagine all the Lava hand cleaner they could make with all that pumice.

 

[YosemiteSam]

Just imagine all the Lava hand cleaner they could make with all that pumice.

Just imagine the cleaning some shore is going to get when 9,000 square miles of pumice decide it's time to go ashore! :laugh2:

 

[Longboysfan]

Quick claim it for the Commanders.

Send Joe Theisman to explore it.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Quick claim it for the Commanders.

Send Joe Theisman to explore it.

I was thinking maybe we could bring it in to camp to see if it could help us with our interior O-Line. :laugh2:

 

[Yeagermeister]

The lava soap company could be set for life :laugh1:

 

[justbob]

I was thinking maybe we could bring it in to camp to see if it could help us with our interior O-Line. :laugh2:

To porous --already got that

 

[CashMan]

Umm. Whoa. That is freaking crazy. This thing is HUGE.

That's what she said!

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

To porous --already got that

I serve it up and you hit it out of the park.

Job Well done good Sir.

 

[justbob]

I serve it up and you hit it out of the park.

Job Well done good Sir.

Thanks for the fast ball down the middle--