Tuesday, September 6, 2011

“Weather Vein”

In a video that has gone viral, from a live report during Hurricane Irene on The Weather Channel, a passerby in the background dropped his shorts and streaked across the screen.  It’s what’s known among meteorologists as a ‘flash’ flood.

The man seemed proud of his actions, but couldn’t explain what precipitated them.

While many images during the hurricane highlighted the damage, this one highlighted the effect of shrinkage.


When they cut to the weather map, the man was still pointing north.


The event still wasn’t as obscene as the headline, “Irene Blows the Entire East Coast.”

Because it went out live across the country on The Weather Channel, the live broadcast was seen by… several people.  

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