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  1. 11-05-2009 08:21 PM #1
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    That's not "ice" that fell out of the sky...

    It's Raining Ice - Chicagoist

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    WGN's Lourdes Duarte displays one of the ice chunks
    At least on one home in the north center of Chicago. Last night at about 7:52 p.m. a large of chunk of ice fell onto the roof of a house on the 4200 block of N. Wolcott Ave while the family was inside watching TV. They said they heard a loud thud that shook the house like an earthquake. The family collected the balls of ice into a plastic bag and believes a large chuck on ice fell from the sky, hitting the roof and exploded into smaller pieces.
    The home is located in a flight path for planes using O'Hare International Airport, but the family does not know if an aircraft had anything to do with the ice. According to the Chicago Tribune, the Federal Aviation Administration plans to investigate if any planes coming into O'Hare leaked water. A spokesman for the FAA said it's possible a plane collected moisture from flying through a damp cloud and that moisture froze into the chunk of ice which then dislodged from the plane when it descended into warmer air.
    A similar story happened back in September when a large chunk of ice the size of a bowling ball fell through the roof of Gerald Young's west side Detroit home.
    Apparently, the FAA has dealt with complaints for decades about "blue ice" falling from airplanes over the city, particularly in O'Hare and Midway Airport flight paths, stated WBBM. It reports that it results from a blue chemical in aircraft lavatory tanks that occasionally leaks out and freezes in midair. TV shows such as Six Feet Under and CSI aired episodes where bystanders were hit by blue ice falling from a plane and of course, there is even a website devoted to mysterious ice falling. The ice last night wasn't blue but according to Richard Taylor, of the Civil Aviation Authority, any water that leaks from the plane will freeze. For now, the falling ice remains an unsolved case.


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    It reports that it results from a blue chemical in aircraft lavatory tanks that occasionally leaks out and freezes in midair.

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    Ewwwww! And she is holding it in her bare hand!
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    I knew it didnt taste much like blueberry
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    Reminds me of this!
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    Megacryometeors: Ice Chunks Falling From a Clear Sky!

    Falling Ice hits Sleeping Woman




    October 8, 2008, A major chunk of ice ripped through a home in York Township, Pa. The ice broke into 3 pieces. The home owner says the found pieces weighed over 6 pounds.

    The FFA was called but as always, no comments from them
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    My little brudder used to drive the "honey wagon" at the airport in Winnepeg, and he found out the hard way that you do not try to dislodge blue ice from an open valve with a screwdriver while looking into it with a flashlight.
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    As the resident airline employee, and superbly trained aircraft turd herder, I would like to say.........cold sh*t happens!

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    Quote Originally Posted by GimpyLeg View Post
    Ewwwww! And she is holding it in her bare hand!

    Not only that...She looks happy about that! Naughty eskimo!
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