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Huge Pumice Rock 'Island' Seen Floating In South Pacific

Posted by timothy on from the israel's-really-small dept.

First time accepted submitter ZombieBraintrust writes "Pumice, the lightweight stone used to smooth skin, is usually found in beauty salons, but on Thursday sailors from New Zealand's Royal Navy found nearly 10,000 square miles of the lava rock bobbing on the surface of the South Pacific Ocean."

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  1. Reportedly... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...the sailors who made the discovery had the clearest skin that the reporter has ever seen.

    1. Re:Reportedly... by biometrizilla · · Score: 5, Funny

      In related news, Joan Rivers took a swim in the Pacific yesterday and emerged without her makeup.

    2. Re:Reportedly... by jd2112 · · Score: 4, Funny

      In related news, Joan Rivers took a swim in the Pacific yesterday and emerged without her makeup.

      And an animal rescue team promptly helped the hideous creature back into the ocean, although some wanted to keep it for study, being unable to determine it's species.

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  2. Nothing to worry about... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's just Cthulhu turning over in his sleep.

    1. Re:Nothing to worry about... by K.+S.+Kyosuke · · Score: 4, Funny

      Actually, I like to think of this as of planet Earth having a nocturnal emission.

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  3. Re:not exactly an island by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    More like Hawaii Vista

  4. Versatile cleaner by DigiShaman · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Pumice, the lightweight stone used to smooth skin, is usually found in beauty salons."

    Ha! I'll use that line next time I see a mechanic wash his hands with a Lava Bar.

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  5. Re:Fixed the summary for you by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    So.. Fareed Zakaria got a new job??

  6. Re:New Zealand has a navy??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The NZ Navy is composed of two main groups: the officer corps, and the radio corps. The officer corps directs the radio corps; the radio corps calls for help when things go bad. Their two main geographical zones are west (a phone number for Australia) and east (a phone number for the US).

  7. Re:not exactly an island by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You tell 'em Mitt!

    And who knows where this "plastic" even came from. The science is still out on that, there's no evidence that its even man made...

  8. Tobin's Spirit Guide by sanman2 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Another entry for Tobin's Spirit Guide - the most significant event since the 1908 Tunguska cross-rip.

  9. Faily Fail by Dogtanian · · Score: 3, Funny

    For further terminology bending, the Daily Mail calls it a rock ice-shelf [dailymail.co.uk].

    They then go on to blame it on illegal immigrants and ask if it is likely to affect house prices.

    However, they haven't yet determined whether pumice is the latest miracle food or whether it's this week's innocuous substance that has been found to cause cancer in those gullible enough to believe scaremongering journalism.

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  10. Re:Fixed the summary for you by ZombieBraintrust · · Score: 4, Funny

    I suppose I don't know the rule very well. Are we supposed to write an original summary? Next time I will be sure to add lots of bias and opinion. Tie it to apple and change the title to a stupid question. Not sure why I copy pasted from wrong article. ohh well