Crepuscular Rays
This little project seems to keep coming back to nautical and meteorological subjects. This does not reflect any particular obsession of mine, I just keep coming across things which catch my eye. In this case it was the above photo on the Londonrubbish photoblog.
A totally breathtaking image in my opinion. It got picked up by a UK weather blog and then someone commented on it, providing the correct mereorological term which was Crepuscular Rays and is nearly as great a name for a band as Mammatus Clouds.
Here comes the science... its all to do with scattering and perspective.
The ever-useful Penn State site has an explanation of the phenomenon, with diagrams, another neat photo, and some alternative names for it - Buddha's Fingers, Sun drawing water and Ropes of Maui. The first and last of those names would make great names for bands too, but I will stick with the one I first encountered.
At a pinch Crepuscular Ray could be a pseudonym for a solo artist or member of a band, but I think it would be a slightly arty band, possibly from the North-West, and maybe involving Julian Cope as a collaborator. If nobody else snapped the names up they would release a debut album called 'Ropes of Maui' and follow it up with an album called 'Buddha's Fingers'. They could do worse than using Londonrubbish's photo for the cover artwork.
posted by Admin at 12:35 am
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Interesting site. Reminded me that I always kept the name "WIPLASH" tucked neatly away in my gray matter---knowing someday I'd have reason to meaningly attach it to something meaningfull. ??? There was a time when my childhood dreams were filled with someday owning my own race horse, thanks to reads such as "The Black Stallion". As a young adult I bet more than my fair share at California race tracks, the thought of raking in BIG MONEY, never far removed from my day dreams, and still, the thought of owning a race horse. Through it all, (growing up) I fantasized on the name Wi Pla Sh. ALWAYS in the money with Win Place and Show at the track, it just seemed like a natural. I anticipated seeing this name in a KENTUCKY DERBY as the years went by. It just made sense! Alas, maybe it's missed it's chance with a band, all the head banging now behind us, but, here it is, for you perusal. You just never know what might appeal.
I love it. That is a brilliant name for a racehorse. A lot of horse names seem to be puns or wordplay of one sort or another.
In the world of music, there is a Metallica song called Wiplash, as well as a Swedish band and a britich 'happy hardcore' act called Wiplash & Shinobi.
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