BBC Nature: ‘Brinicle’ ice finger of death filmed in Antarctica
As brine from the sea ice sinks, a ‘brinicle’ forms threatening life on the sea floor with a frosty fate.
The temperature of this sinking brine, which was well below 0C, caused the water to freeze in an icy sheath around it. Where the so-called “brinicle” met the sea bed, a web of ice formed that froze everything it touched, including sea urchins and starfish.
The unusual phenomenon was filmed for the first time by cameramen Hugh Miller and Doug Anderson for the BBC One series Frozen Planet.
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Nature is so fucking cool. But also scary as fuck.
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I can’t wait to watch this series. Brinicles! Whoa.
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wow. WOW. I cannot even express how excited I am for Frozen Planet to finally be released!!
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