A Yellowstone Geyser Just Erupted, And Just Look at All The Trash That Exploded in The Air

[Judi Lynn]

*facepalm*

MICHELLE STARR 4 OCT 2018

An erupting geyser is said to be a breathtaking natural spectacle. But it's probably a lot less so when it starts raining down decades of garbage.

In its biggest blow in over 60 years, Yellowstone National Park's dormant Ear Spring blew its top, erupting scalding hot water over 9 metres (30 feet) into the air on 15 September. And with it, it brought a rain of debris thrown in by tourists since perhaps the 1930s.

"After Ear Spring erupted on September 15, employees found a strange assortment of items strewn across the landscape around its vent!" Yellowstone National Park wrote in a Facebook post.

"Some are clearly historic: they'll be inventoried by curators and may end up in Yellowstone's archives."

More:
https://www.sciencealert.com/yellowstone-ear-spring-geyser-erupted-30-feet-rained-down-trash

[TomSlick]

1. It's interesting to me that a lot of this stuff wasn't destroyed by the heat over the years.

Today's moral: Don't throw trash in the geysers.

[Kaleva]

3. Trojan condoms are tough. Don't settle for second best.

[ThoughtCriminal]

2. Do not anger the Yellowstone Caldera

You wouldn't like it when it's angry.