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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. He's waking up! by djirk · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Ph'nglui Mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn.

  2. Re:New Zealand has a navy??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Seriously?

    What did you expect, a land based army?