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A Icelandic volcanic eruption, for the people

6:01 pm

An evening pause: Hat tip Rex Ridenoure.

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On Christmas Eve 1968 three Americans became the first humans to visit another world. What they did to celebrate was unexpected and profound, and will be remembered throughout all human history. Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8, Robert Zimmerman's classic history of humanity's first journey to another world, tells that story, and it is now available as both an ebook and an audiobook, both with a foreword by Valerie Anders and a new introduction by Robert Zimmerman.

 
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5 comments

5 comments

  • Max
    May 21, 2021 at 8:21 pm

    Beautiful, if I had a bucket list, this would be on it. To visit the birthplace / homeland of my grandmother…
    And perhaps find some of those rock trolls she used to talk about.

    My nephew had to move back to the states from Hawaii when his business was consumed by the eruption on the big island.

  • Steve Golson
    May 21, 2021 at 9:00 pm

    Stunning.

    Iceland is one of the most beautiful places on earth. Volcano or not!

    Many thanks to Rex Ridenoure for suggesting this one.

  • Lee Stevenson
    May 21, 2021 at 11:07 pm

    Thank you for this evening pause! I have been watching quite a few drone footage videos from the eruption, indeed there are even live cams ( just Google “Iceland volcano”) but this video puts it all nicely together. I am annoyed regarding the travel ban, that I cannot take the kids and go and have a look in real life…. It’s on my bucket list also Max…. And it’s only “up the road” for me.

  • eddie willers
    May 22, 2021 at 12:04 pm

    indeed there are even live cams

    Robert and I are old enough to have watched the Beatles doing “All You Need Is Love” live to the first worldwide satellite broadcast, and now I can watch a live feed of a volcano from ICELAND, for goodness sakes! I thought we’d have colonies on the Moon by now, but not this.

    BTW, I have checked in oo this everyday since it started. This video shows the first fissure that the Internet named “Bob”. (much to the chagrin of Icelanders) Now Bob is just a little pimple compared to the main fissure now….named Ragnar.

  • Jeff Wright
    May 22, 2021 at 4:01 pm

    Well behaved effusive lava.
    Don’t try this with just any vent…

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