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Where the so-called "brinicle" met the sea bed, a web of ice formed that froze everything it touched, including sea urchins and starfish.
Brinicle, Underwater Icicle, Captured Forming By Time-Lapse Camera (VIDEO) 2011
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Essentially an underwater icicle, the brinicle, or "finger of death," freezes everything in its path.
Brinicle, Underwater Icicle, Captured Forming By Time-Lapse Camera (VIDEO) 2011
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New video has been released that shows the formation of a brinicle on the ocean floor.
Brinicle, Underwater Icicle, Captured Forming By Time-Lapse Camera (VIDEO) 2011
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Essentially an underwater icicle, the brinicle, or "finger of death," freezes everything in its path.
Brinicle, Underwater Icicle "Finger of Death" - YouTube 2023
atapizdun commented on the word brinicle
a portmanteau or combination of words brine and icicle. So, in a sense, it's a salt water icicle..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brinicle
November 24, 2011
reesetee commented on the word brinicle
A brine icicle formed beneath sea ice when a flow of extremely cold, saline water is introduced to an area of ocean water. From brine + icicle.
August 30, 2012