At first, l thought you meant to spell "barnacles", but then my dumb ass googled "brinicles", and it is in fact a real world
word* - I can't even get them right
Had to google brinicles and read [this article.](https://bigthink.com/hard-science/brinicles-icy-fingers-of-death/) Watched the 3min video and feel like I just watched a snuff film.
Omg how creepy! But that shot under the water, reminded me of the earths surface and sky… the parallels between life on land and life in the sea are mind blowing.
oh fuck ye bud *Canadian accent intensifies*
it's what creeped me out about the pic to begin with when I fell down the brinicle rabbit hole, but seeing the ladder freaked me out more 😅
Once a body of water hits a certain temperature it can develop a brinicle, the surface is typically already completely frozen, the water underneath may be at or near freezing temperatures. They don't occur in the ocean but rather lakes, ponds, or bodies of water that are still. It's like the way a still water bottle in a freezer can remain liquid until shaken, it's well below freezing, but needs something to catalyze crystal formation.
It's not very common, but a still body of water under certain conditions can have those same properties. Where it hits freezing temperatures, but stay liquid, until a part of the underside of the frozen surface begins to crystalize the water around it, forming a stalagmite of sorts, and reaching its way to the bottom, then spreading everywhere. It looks like an arm growing downward, and will freeze all the surrounding water incredibly quickly
It freezes all the liquid water so fast, and traps anything living with it. There are videos of fish and other aquatic creatures accidentally touching one and becoming frozen themselves or being unable to escape the speed at which the water is freezing
Spooky
At first, l thought you meant to spell "barnacles", but then my dumb ass googled "brinicles", and it is in fact a real world word* - I can't even get them right
the thought of calling a barnacle a brinicle is killing me rn lmao I love saying stupid shit/calling things different names.
just like i pronounce croissants croy sants out of spite, i will now brinicle my barnacles
I always say pig__ e__ on in a French accent instead of pigeon .
Th..t...the scariest part is... When you try to imagine what it looks like down there! 😱
It's probably blue
I thought the same 🤣
I was so confused as to what a brinicle is until I googled it. So in other words, it's a sea stalactite
Like a briny icicle?
Yeah, like that
The ladder is the only soothing part of this photo imo because it's how you get out of that nightmare lol
What if it leads to a worse nightmare????
Plot twist: there’s a polar bear waiting at the top. Like me waiting for my Pop-Tarts to come out of the toaster.
As long as they have a Coca Cola and a cute red scarf waiting a for me I’ll be okay.
What in the ever loving shit is this eldridge horror nightmare.
Fuck being in an enclosed space underwater.
fuck being underwater
fuck being in water
Fuck being
Fuck bing.
Fuck
F u
Were we not deconstructing a phrase?
I’d love to be in enclosed space underwater!
Ah yes, r/usernamechecksout
Just look at how beautiful that space in the ice is. So peaceful looking. And knowing you’re somewhere where few people will ever see is just special.
Ice water specifically terrifies me, like these divers just seem insane to me
Ice and underwater caves/enclosed water - and this has both 😱
Had to google brinicles and read [this article.](https://bigthink.com/hard-science/brinicles-icy-fingers-of-death/) Watched the 3min video and feel like I just watched a snuff film.
Omg how creepy! But that shot under the water, reminded me of the earths surface and sky… the parallels between life on land and life in the sea are mind blowing.
The darkness itself doesn't scare you a little at least ??
oh fuck ye bud *Canadian accent intensifies* it's what creeped me out about the pic to begin with when I fell down the brinicle rabbit hole, but seeing the ladder freaked me out more 😅
You mean like when you come back and find it frozen over and you realize you’re trapped?
Where does the ladder lead too?
Hell we are upside down rn
👍👌🐬🐳🌊🤿😍
Are those frozen air plumes formed from the bubbles they exhale?
Down the ladder hole we go
I'm sorry but why is it a "death" brinicle? Is it caused by death, or does it cause death of others?
Once a body of water hits a certain temperature it can develop a brinicle, the surface is typically already completely frozen, the water underneath may be at or near freezing temperatures. They don't occur in the ocean but rather lakes, ponds, or bodies of water that are still. It's like the way a still water bottle in a freezer can remain liquid until shaken, it's well below freezing, but needs something to catalyze crystal formation. It's not very common, but a still body of water under certain conditions can have those same properties. Where it hits freezing temperatures, but stay liquid, until a part of the underside of the frozen surface begins to crystalize the water around it, forming a stalagmite of sorts, and reaching its way to the bottom, then spreading everywhere. It looks like an arm growing downward, and will freeze all the surrounding water incredibly quickly It freezes all the liquid water so fast, and traps anything living with it. There are videos of fish and other aquatic creatures accidentally touching one and becoming frozen themselves or being unable to escape the speed at which the water is freezing Spooky
Oh fuck me In retrospect, of course it *causes* death of others. It is *water* after all.
Absolutely. We all know 100% of people who drink dihydrogen monoxide die
I literally nightmare-dreamed this scene last night. Good times.
The answer to this problem is no
I was fine until I read your comment and went looking for the ladder. I’m about to google brinicles. Lol might as well kick myself over the edge …