Feb 28 2008Cloud Streets Are Streets Of Clouds, Magical
Cloud streets are lines of clouds that form in unusual conditions.
The most favorable conditions for their formation occur when the lowermost layer of air is unstable, but is capped by an inversion-by a stable layer of air. This often occurs when upper air is subsiding, such as under anticyclonic conditions, and is also frequently found when radiation fog has formed overnight. Convection occurs below the inversion, with air rising in thermals below the clouds and sinking in the air between the streets.
There's a video of a plane flying over them after the jump, and I think you'll agree that these clouds are clearly the work of an evil sorcerer. Why the hell he's spending his time making cloud streets is anyone's guess, but I have a sneaking suspicion it has something to do with mobilizing his dragon army. I swear, those dragons are so freaking stupid they'd get lost without a line to follow. He needs to start breeding those dumb bastards with TomToms in their brains.
Continue for the video.
Video: Cloud streets [pinktentacle]
Related Stories
Aliens Are Here, Apparently Vodka Drinkers (10/13/2009)
Underwater Volcano: Ka-Boom Shacka Lacka! (03/20/2009)
Wait, What?: An Underwater Lake (09/26/2008)
When Airplanes Get Hit By Lightning (07/01/2008)
Reader Comments
1. pork musket - February 28, 2008 5:48 PM
About as "straight" as the geekologie writer
2. ping - February 28, 2008 6:11 PM
cool
3. blp - February 28, 2008 6:14 PM
Whoa #1. I think geekologie writer should challenge you to a duel, handbags at dawn.
4. tophoo - February 28, 2008 6:24 PM
Evil sorcerer, hell- With what was obviously a Japanese A.I. doing airborne commentary, it's safe to say our planet faces imminent invasion! These are meteorological crop circles, people! Wake up! Japanese robot weather correspondents can't protect us for long!
5. Michael Brown - February 28, 2008 10:18 PM
there's no such thing as an evil socerer. These are the waves that fairies surf when the unicorns are napping - get it right geekologie writer *punches him in the junk*
6. guate6 - February 28, 2008 10:32 PM
I can't Japanese...again I say: I can't Japanese!! Having said that, I think the effect is cool, and am glad it was videotaped in case I never get to see it again in my life.
7. clay - February 29, 2008 1:08 AM
man, after reading that headline, ilfe don't seem so hard no more.
8. SlowMonkey - February 29, 2008 5:45 AM
#6 I have photos of when that happened not too long ago - it looked like the sky was striped from horizon to horizon. The really weird thing was when I excitedly reported to my sister, "did you see the sky this afternoon? I got pictures!" and she said, "what, I didn't notice." - and a lot of people said they didn't notice. How can you not notice that?
9. Perry - February 29, 2008 6:18 AM
I swear I hear "Keyser Söze" someplace in that clip
10. guate6 - February 29, 2008 11:01 AM
#8: that's awesome! Regarding not seeing it though, it involves factors of probability: Me being outside and the phenomenon happening, and having my camera out to take pictures of it. I hope I get to experience it someday though.
11. Jazzman - February 29, 2008 11:17 AM
Dude... that video is totally fake... I've made clouds like that in my bath tub... oh wait that was shampoo :-)
12. groonk - March 3, 2008 4:41 PM
just the magical amount...
13. aaron fuhriman - August 7, 2008 1:26 AM
has anyone heard of the term CHEM-TRAIL
we're being poisend
google it
14. asdffdsa - November 28, 2008 11:18 PM
DRAGON DRAG RACING
15. Princess Shici - February 11, 2009 4:11 AM
Hi, your post and video about the cloud street look really cool, I have strong interest to discuss through email exchanges if you like. It looks like cloud field to me, and I may exchange thousands of miraculous images from the moon, the sun and the clouds, etc, that I took if you are serious author.
Your direct email response as well is highly appreciated.
16. uggnice.com - October 24, 2009 9:47 PM
it looks very nice....i like it.
17. Just-Say-No-To-NWO - January 11, 2010 5:50 PM
CHEM TRAIL