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Giant Iceberg to Collide with Glacier

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the snow-plowing dept.

OECD writes "NASA reports that a massive 100-mile-long iceberg is on a collision course (movie) with a floating glacier near the McMurdo Research Station in Antarctica. NASA scientists expect a collision to occur no later than January 15, 2005."

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  1. Oooh! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Cold Fusion?

  2. Wait.. by MrRuslan · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's the day after tommorow...well it almost is.

  3. apocalypse , now? by OffTheLip · · Score: 5, Funny

    tsumanis, icebergs, mudslides, giant asteroids on a collision course with earth, windows exploits. armegeddon?

  4. Re:Iceburg? by koi88 · · Score: 5, Funny


    What's an iceburg?

    From German:
    Berg (as in iceberg): mountain
    Burg (as in, umm, iceburg): castle

    So I guess this iceburg is some mad scientist's hideout (Dr. Frost or whatever).

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  5. iceberg coming... by geeklawyer · · Score: 5, Funny
    at half a mile an hour.

    Quick! Gather up your children and amble away as though your life depends on it.

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  6. Re:Ooooh 300 million tons by syntap · · Score: 5, Funny

    My God, and that's just the tip of the problem.

    My best sig is this one.

  7. Re:Need a better view by sunwukong · · Score: 5, Funny

    Speed 3: Revenge Served Cold!

    Just a sec while I get out my etch-a-sketch and pound out a script ...

  8. Re:Penguins in peril by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    There's probably a penguin on the iceberg pumping its foot and yelling "Waaaa! No brakes, no brakes!"