Argh. Another language where LL trips up the unwary.
I very distinctively hear a T but there is no T. I guess that explains why EVE is as weird as it is.
Eyjafjallajokull is the name of another Iceland volcano and ice cap. Its name and pronunciation just is a good example of how much most of us know about Iceland volcanoes in particular and scandinavic things in general.
For a non-scandinavian, Eyjafjallajokull sounds like swearing. It may be some hidden scandinavian context coded into this word. So, when something bad happens referred to Iceland volcanoes, you can cry out that word, looks like. It sounds like âFull-Bridge Rectifierâ, you know. You can name it your cyno Titan in EVE Online, but definitely not your spouse.
If somebody is worried about this situation, I can say that volcanoes cannot lead to Iceland sinking into the sea. They work absolutely opposite to it. Like Hawaii and Japan, theyâll increase the size of the island. The only dangerous situation is their proximity to the city, because the clouds of high temperature sulfuric acid and vapors can expand in any direction. So, officials must listen to volcanologists and be ready to evacuate people in case.
Perhaps. There are plenty of examples of other types of volcano explosively disassembling themselves, but they tend to be rather more silica rich.
The Horta
The first silicon-based lifeform to be introduced in the Trek universe, the Horta might prompt you to utter âIâm a doctor, not a bricklayer!ââthat is, of course, if youâre Dr. McCoy and have been sent to nurse the rocky-looking creature. Spock, on the other hand, performs a mind-meld and finds he quite likes the alien, who admires his ears. IRL, the unique-looking creature was the brainchild of Janos Prohaska, who originally created it for The Outer Limits, where it appears as a giant germ. According to Inside Star Trek: The Real Story, he added some fringe and veins to transform it into a minerâs worst nightmare on Trek.
This is why weâll give Krakatoa to any aliens that come visiting, depending on when that is we might let them have the Canary Islands too.
I guess⌠Iâve lived most of my life with volcanoes in sight, and the ones that donât look like volcanoes are the most of concern.
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