'Rot of the stars' - most Lovecraftian natural phenomenon EVER?

[Mr. Tea]

"There have been reports of pwdre sêr (Welsh for rot of the stars) for centuries..."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_jelly

Could be something more down-to-earth, of course, but still rather creepy:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nostoc

 

[Mr. Tea]

Is this great timing, or what? Some of you must have heard about this:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7001897.stm

Which reminds me of something a mate of mine made the other day: http://lolthulhu.com/

 

[Gabba Flamenco Crossover]

...apart from squid.

But why has it got a welsh name? I've never come across any other scientific entity named in the language of the valleys, why star rot? Is there some unknown mystic welsh astrologer?

 

[Mr. Tea]

Who knows? Welsh does seem quite an appropriate language, though:

PH'NGLUI MGLW'NAFH CTHULHU LLANTYSILIOGOGOGOCH!

 

[Mr. Tea]

BUMP!

Found another that leaves gooey organic crap in the dust (or mud): upper atmospheric lightning, specifically 'sprites' and 'elves'...

I mean just look at that big red fucker. Don't try and tell me it means us any good at all.

(OK, so it's a diagram, but there are some pretty rocking photos too:

I bet whoever drew that diagram at the top had a whale of a time. )

Just remember: when someone asks you if you're a god, you say "YES!"

 

[nomadthethird]

Is there a realistic chance I could see this somewhere?

 

[Mr. Tea]

Next time there's a thunderstorm on the horizon, just look above the clouds, I guess. There's footage that appears to have been taken with an ordinary hand-held camcorder.

I just can't get over how evil some of these photos look:

 

[bassbeyondreason]

They look like smudged Black Metal logos.

 

[zhao]

good thread. maybe we'll keep you around a while longer tea. :slanted:

 

[massrock]

“Basically where we are is back at square one. We're waiting to see what the National Geographic tests come up with. There are all kinds of other theories, that it's gel from nappies thrown out of jumbo jets, or the gel used to seed hurricanes.

“I'm still inclined to believe the explanation is natural. I quite like the thought that nobody has got an answer. The forensic scientists have complete faith in DNA and yet the jelly has been around for hundreds of years and they can't find any answers. We're running out of scientists to go to now.”

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/article6840730.ece

 

[Attelaawabe]

Rot of the stars most Lovecraftian natural phenomenon EVER

You're welcome. I hope to get to the zoo one of these days and see what I can do with the camera but I doubt I will get shots as good as yours.

 

[sufi]

You're welcome. I hope to get to the zoo one of these days and see what I can do with the camera but I doubt I will get shots as good as yours.

great first post, welcome to dissensus,
we're looking forward to more semi-relevant, post-dadaist contributions in this vein...
did you get to the zoo yet???

 

[massrock]

Great forum, my wife told me about these ones, they're really great, I didn't think I could be so impressed with sealants before now.

Keep up the good work.

 

[grizzleb]

Check this NUTS shit out.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/wor...-spiral-blue-light-display-hovers-Norway.html

Thought it was fake at first. Wtf?

 

[Mr. Tea]

Check this NUTS shit out.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/wor...-spiral-blue-light-display-hovers-Norway.html

Thought it was fake at first. Wtf?

Nope. Sadly the Daily Mail is a real, actual newspaper.

 

[vimothy]

Where the black stars hang

OT but WTF, this is amazing--the universe giving birth:

 

[Mr. Tea]

If we're doing nebulae, I have to include this shot from APOD a fortnight ago. Can you imagine a more breathtakingly ghostly scene? Just amazing.

 

[HMGovt’s Glorious Return!]