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Sky Watchers Want Recognized a Newly Described Type of Cloud

phantomfive writes "In Iowa and Scotland there are reports of a type of cloud not yet recognized by the World Meteorological Foundation. It seems the cloud does not match any of the clouds in the International Cloud Atlas, and thus there is a campaign underway to have it included. Some have said the clouds look like Armageddon has arrived."

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  1. I suggest by zapakh · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Armageddulus"

    1. Re:I suggest by aaaaaaargh! · · Score: 4, Funny

      It's always newsworthy when something has happened in Iowa.

  2. Re:Pretty simple for me. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    i am an expert on photoshop and i can tell by the pixels around the text that this is a photoshop pic not real

  3. Best. Cloud. Ever. by dangitman · · Score: 4, Funny

    Though I'm not sure I would want to store my data in it.

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  4. my hobby by HNS-I · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, the reflections are all wrong. Definitely photoshopped.

    1. Re:my hobby by Sparx139 · · Score: 5, Funny
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    2. Re:my hobby by caitsith01 · · Score: 3, Funny

      How appropriate - XKCD truly is the comic for people who don't get it.

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  5. Re:forest for the trees... by Shadow+of+Eternity · · Score: 2, Funny

    What's the point of this again?

    No, these are argumentus roundillus. You're thinking of cynicus pointillus.

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  6. Re:in other news... by Tablizer · · Score: 3, Funny

    Slashdotters want corrected a better grammatically post title.

    Yoda hater!
       

  7. Re:alto-cirrus by Tablizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    In the olden days, when I was a kid, alto-cirrus were notable for their rarity. Nowadays, in California at least, they seem almost a daily phenomena. Climate change, perhaps?

    In my day, clouds were rainbowy in color and had spirals and thousands of moving finger-like projections. We'd see them all the time on the hill where the mushrooms grew.

  8. Re: Photoshoped - What about all the others? by Vintermann · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is there any need for that safe=off in your query string?

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  9. Re:Pretty simple for me. by ArsenneLupin · · Score: 4, Funny

    And while you're at it, also add this puppy

  10. Rorschach Clouds by bobdotorg · · Score: 2, Funny

    Rorschach Clouds. Seriously.

    I look at that picture and all I see are breasts. Mmmmmmmmmmmmm... Boobie Clouds.

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    1. Re:Rorschach Clouds by ArsenneLupin · · Score: 2, Funny

      Rorschach Clouds. Seriously.
      I look at that picture and all I see are breasts. Mmmmmmmmmmmmm... Boobie Clouds.

      And here are some clouds that swing the other way

  11. Re: Photoshoped - What about all the others? by ArsenneLupin · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is there any need for that safe=off in your query string?

    Yes. Or else it would miss the best site

  12. Re:alto-cirrus by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    you might still see that in the desert. little fluffy clouds.

  13. Re:More Clouds ... by maxwell+demon · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think someone screwed around with the Matrix code.

    The Matrix uses cloud computing?

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  14. Re:Pretty simple for me. by smoker2 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Breasts not asses. Mammal, mammaries, TITS !

  15. Re:Pretty simple for me. by Anpheus · · Score: 5, Funny

    But what's his name? His story? Did he survive hardship to get to where he is today?