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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. mother earth is changing her own climate? by nido · · Score: 0, Troll

    The pumice in these islands was created by underwater volcanos. How much heat are these conspirators against humanity putting into our oceans? Maybe THEY are to blame for the melting ice caps?

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