Storm trackers in the Texas Panhandle recovered a massive hail stone that researchers say is likely to be a new state record.

Val and Amy Castor, veteran storm chasers with Oklahoma City television station KWTV, discovered a piece of hail more than 7 inches (17.78 centimeters) long Sunday along the side of the road near Vigo Park while they were chasing a major thunderstorm system.

Val Castor said the stone was about the size of a pineapple.

  • @[email protected]
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    216 months ago

    What fucking two-bit news outlet wrote this story, all talking about pineapples. WE MEASURE IN BANANAS, N00BS

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        16 months ago

        On Lemmy, I believe the community has settled on beans as a unit of measurement

    • @FattestMattest
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      46 months ago

      I’d estimate it’s between 3-10 bananas, depending on the size of the bananas.

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      36 months ago

      It’s especially hacky since that thing looks much closer to the size of a banana than a pineapple anyways!