Here's a picture of the day for ya....

[krispos42]

Sakurajima volcano near Kagoshima town in south Japan. Looks like something out of "Star Trek"

:wow:



There are a four more here, but this one is the coolest, IMO,

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1250148/Volcano-chaser-Martin-Rietze-braves-worlds-violent-eruptions-perfect-shots.html

:hi:

[tridim]

1. Beautiful! It almost looks like the surface of the Sun

[krispos42]

2. Kinda reminds me of the most recent "Star Wars" movie n/t

[roguevalley]

3. Mount Doom, my Precious. :)

[Chemisse]

4. That is astounding! Thanks :) nt

[rug]

5. Wow. Electically charged ash created lightning.

[Orrex]

6. Spare us your mysticism, you crazy zealot!

[rug]

7. Well, it is far out.

:hippie:

[Orrex]

8. It's really hard to imagine, in fact.

If I were close enough to witness such a thing, I'd just assume that the apocalypse was nigh, and I'd embark on a binge of unbridled debauchery.

[rug]

9. I don't need an apocalypse for that.

But seriously, lightning from electrified ashes? Amazing.

[krispos42]

10. I thought you usually called that "after work"

:D

[Dr. Strange]

11. Anakin, don't do it! I have the high ground.

:)