[Hotstuff]

The Giants Causeway is surrounded by myth and legend. The famous legend concerns two rival giants, Benandonner, who lived in Scotland, and Finn MacCool in Ireland. MacCool was a relatively small giant at 52 feet (about 16 meters), and the two giants would shout across the sea to each other demanding a trial of strength.

Finn MacCool decided to build a rocky path across the sea between the two countries to enable the contest to begin, but exhausted by the work, he fell asleep on the causeway and was found by his giant wife Oonagh. Suddenly she saw Benandonner approaching, who was truly a huge giant. Knowing that Finn would be no match for the huge giant, she placed a coat on top of the sleeping Finn.

Benandonner demanded to know where Finn was. Oonagh replied by pointing at the sleeping Finn and saying, "Be quiet or you will wake my child." Seeing this, Benandonner had second thoughts. If that was the size of their child, how big would Finn be? He ran back to Scotland, smashing the causeway in his trail.


THIS IS TRUE. OK.

[Blewvane]

That looks fucking awsome, where is that?

[Azimuth]

Northern Ireland. It was caused by a volcano. Cool pics.

[Hotstuff]

The North of Ireland. IT WAS CAUSED BY 2 GIANTS.

[Azimuth]

Yeah, and leprachauns and unicorns helped.

[Hotstuff]

clever girl.

[firedog25]

Those are the stone formations we have at Edwards AFB we call Haystack and up north near Mammoth, Ca. called Devil's Post Pile where they're obsidian.

[Blewvane]

I wonder why they're all pretty much the same shape.

[firedog25]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basalt

Has something to do with the cooling rate apparently.

[firedog25]

Also, my mistake, I hadn't been to Devil's Postpile in literally a few decades.

http://www.nps.gov/depo/index.htm