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.

  • Flying Squid
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    I presume we’ll hear Texas Republicans tell us that this huge hail stone shows that ice in June is possible, therefore there is no global warming.

    • @barsquid
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      Global warming? If Earth is getting hotter then how could I have all this money from Big Oil?

  • @Cheskaz
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    How small are the pineapples in Texas? Because a can of Monster is not the same size of any pineapple I’ve seen.

  • @[email protected]
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    What fucking two-bit news outlet wrote this story, all talking about pineapples. WE MEASURE IN BANANAS, N00BS

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

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

    • @[email protected]
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      37 months ago

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

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    Jesus, Mary and Joseph were immigrants that had to flee to avoid persecution to the sanctuary state of Egypt. This is Texas’s warning to repent and change their ways.

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    Just got to say that at that point it isn’t a stone anymore.

    • palordrolap
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      Considering the Atlas stones in a strongman competition dwarf this hailstone, I’d say “stone” is still sufficient for that size. See also: dry stone walls, or UK imperial weight 1 stone = 14 lbs. (6.35kg)

      I’ll grant you that the concept of a 14lb hailstone is terrifying no matter how apt the terminology might be, though.

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      A chunk of solid ice that big at terminal velocity? I’m betting yes, very much yes, very messily yes

  • Twinklebreeze
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    Weird to see Val and Amy’s names in the wild. They are tornado season regulars here.

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    Says it’s the size of a pineapple; compares next to a can of Monster. And not even the larger can of monster, but the regular 16oz. Do they mean a canned pineapple? It does kinda look like a pineapple, though. Oblong and spikey.

  • @Aux
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    Everything is bigger in Texas for real!