Leclused said:
Fulk said:
So ? yes, a US underground soda straw is just the same as a UK straw [stalactite].
Here in Belgium we call them spaghetti's.
OMG... Spaghetti! that is awesome! haha soemone was hungry when they named that...
Soda straws are just the narrow tubular stalactites..basically...straws. Differentiates them from the bulky/solid all the way through stalactites. Does that help? Like...all soda straws are stalactites but not all stalactites are soda straws.
It did seem to be something with the water, or something, as you had to shine your light up into the hollow core (well, filled with water, actively forming it was wet and dripping) to get the effect. I will note it worked with any light though - incuding someone with a neutral led duo mod so it was not a cool led effect happening. I am not aware of any copper in the area in particular, but I guess it is good explanation as any. It was the only otherwise-white formation in the area, so that could explain it being the only one. Its very small and no one else on the trip had ever noticed it before including people who have been in that cave MANY times.
I have seen green, one of the winners of the nss photo salon this year was a green formation from some mine? or something...somewhere...want to say Colorado...I dont remember...but yeah it was green. Those green photos are way more impressive though =)
Looks like I need to add that cool green cave to my bucket list of caves...I should really start keeping an actual list somewhere in my cave journal. And Leclused - that pitch photo reminds me of Fantastic, deepest in-cave pit in the US. 586ft
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