Mount Etna Volcano Blowing Perfect Smoke Rings
My current natural obsession is Mount Etna, a volcano in Sicily that blows perfect smoke rings like it’s frickin’ Gandalf with a pipe-full of Old Toby or something.
It is a relatively rare phenomenon caused by a constant release of vapours and gases. The gaseous mass ascends rapidly through the central part of the conduit, promoting the formation of rings by wrapping the gas upon itself in a vortex motion.
Puff on, Etna, puff on.
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This is why I've pledged my blog-reading allegiance to kottke for over 25 years. Rather than drop the easy Longbottom Leaf reference, he pulls out a deep cut and references Old Toby like he's Stephen Colbert on a bender. Thank you, Jason!
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