icebergs

[menotyou]

Icebergs in Lake Michigan sometimes have stripes, formed by layers of snow that react to different conditions. Blue strips are often created when a crevice in the ice sheet fills up with melt water and freezes so quickly that no bubbles form.
When an iceberg falls into the lake, a layer of water can freeze to the underside. If this is rich in algae, it can form a green stripe.
Brown, black and yellow lines are caused by sediment, picked up when the ice sheet grinds downhill towards lake.

 

[over9five]

Beautiful icebergs!

Dumb people in the zodiac tho. I've seen icebergs "flip" when the bottom melts away in the warmer water and the top is suddenly the heavier end!

 

[menotyou]

Beautiful icebergs!
Dumb people in the zodiac tho. I've seen icebergs "flip" when the bottom melts away in the warmer water and the top is suddenly the heavier end!

No way I would ever get that close!! I have way to much respect for what water can do in whatever form.

 

[rod]

that one looks like a floating blob of toothpaste

 

[Catatonic]

I don't know about waves but they are not that close ... looks like they are 500 ft or so away based on perspective.
Regardless, I agree with Ovah in that is something I would have to pass on.

 

[cachsux]

You do know these are hoax pics?
http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/stripedicebergs.asp

 

[menotyou]

You do know these are hoax pics?
http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/stripedicebergs.asp

No. I didn't. I just thought they were a cool email my Dad forwarded.
Ooops.

They are still cool.

 

[over9five]

You do know these are hoax pics?

No. I didn't. I just thought they were a cool email my Dad forwarded.
Ooops.

They are still cool.

They're real pics, just not from Lake Michigan.

 

[brownmonster]

They're real pics, just not from Lake Michigan.

I was wondering about that. I've lived along lake Michigan my whole life and never saw an iceberg.