I've looked at clouds from both sides now......

[Dover]

'Hole in sky' over Mobile, Alabama amazes scientists

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3394461.stm


Rows and flows of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere,
I've looked at clouds that way.

But now they only block the sun,
They rain and snow on everyone
So many things I would have done,
But clouds got in my way.

I've looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down and still somehow
It's cloud's illusions I recall
I really don't know clouds at all

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[DrWeird]

1. I've seen something like that before, on a much smaller scale

on the inside of a round bottom flask during a crystallization. A thin layer of liquid adheres to the side of the flask until at one point a crystal begins to seed. As it forms it sort of sucks up the liquid around in in a nice even circle.

[hedgetrimmer]

2. sweet home alabama...

the mother ship has arrived...

[Rabrrrrrr]

3. These things appear a lot

there was a thread earlier tonight about it, and someone linked a page that full of pics from all over the world. Very cool looking little buggers. Hoping some day I can see one in person.

[slackmaster]

4. When I first heard that song I thought is was about CLOWNS

Hey, I was a kid.

[greyl]

5. Woah, that's bizarre! :)

Since we're on the subject, here's another amazing formation:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap031201.html
A lenticular cloud over Hawaii-





and a ton more: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html