One volcano, two volcano, three volcano, four!

February 1, 2013 12:43 AM

Four separate but nearby volcanoes are erupting simultaneously on the Russian peninsula. A Moscow film crew has produced an awe-inspiring 360-degree video of the natural fireworks.
posted by DiesIrae (13 comments total)

THAT IS PRETTY AWESOME. Thank you DiesIrae.
posted by MuffinMan at 12:59 AM on February 1, 2013

I'm watching this 360 degree video and I can't figure out where the camera is attached to the helicopter.

There seems to be clear air all around the video source.
It is puzzling me.
posted by Just this guy, y'know at 2:27 AM on February 1, 2013

Being held on a pole stuck out the window. You can see it reflected in the window glass.
posted by salishsea at 4:04 AM on February 1, 2013

And holy crap, if you twirl the mousewheel, you get zoom out that makes it crazy!
posted by salishsea at 4:06 AM on February 1, 2013

And thanks to Risk, most of us know where this is happening!
posted by The 10th Regiment of Foot at 5:20 AM on February 1, 2013 [6 favorites]

This is one of the greatest things I've ever seen. I love living in the future.
posted by staccato signals of constant information at 5:24 AM on February 1, 2013 [3 favorites]

These are spectacular photos and video, love it!
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 5:38 AM on February 1, 2013

One volcano, two volcano, three volcano, four!

Four volcanos make a bunch and so do many more!
Over town and country see the molten lava flow!
Flowing from the craters with an incandescent glow!

Making up some molten rock!
Making up more molten rock!
Noxious gas and earthquake shock!
Tra la la, la la la, LAAAARGGGHHHHHHH....

I have no idea where that came from
posted by eriko at 5:52 AM on February 1, 2013 [7 favorites]

"Dima Moiseenko with fire extinguisher above the crater."

Dima! Хватит дурака валять! We making serious photo for internet!
posted by Kabanos at 6:39 AM on February 1, 2013 [4 favorites]

I love the the picture of the dude sitting in the open helicopter door with a fire extinguisher. It pleases me to imagine that he's a modern day Don Quixote, with an extinguisher for a lance and a volcano for a windmill.
posted by snottydick at 6:52 AM on February 1, 2013 [6 favorites]

I sure hope they enter this in His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's photography contest. It is a thousand times better than the panorama of Dubai.
posted by thylacine at 7:10 AM on February 1, 2013 [1 favorite]

I have no idea where that came from

Same here - the theme from the Banana Splits was playing in my head as I looked at photos of Russian volcanoes.
posted by KokuRyu at 8:41 AM on February 1, 2013 [1 favorite]

Liz Phair cover of the Banana Splits theme.
posted by Chrysostom at 9:21 AM on February 4, 2013