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Norwegian Mystery Spiral!

by | Dec 10, 2009 | COMMUNITY

Initially reported as an unknown phenomenon (for very good reasons), I must admit that the videos of this event are spectacular, if poorly shot. Speculation as to the cause has ranged from wormholes to aliens welcoming Barack Obama (no, really). The actual cause, apparently, is a Russian suborbital missile that failed quickly after launch, and went into a spiral. This explanation is the least fun, but the video is still great (although it would’ve been nice if someone could’ve happened to be rolling with a 5D Mk. II)



Initially reported as an unknown phenomenon (for very good reasons), I must admit that the videos of this event are spectacular, if poorly shot. Speculation as to the cause has ranged from wormholes to aliens welcoming Barack Obama (no, really). The actual cause, apparently, is a Russian suborbital missile that failed quickly after launch, and went into a spiral. This explanation is the least fun, but the video is still great (although it would’ve been nice if someone could’ve happened to be rolling with a 5D Mk. II)

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