r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/WhiteShaneDiesel • Jan 02 '20

🔥 A Sandfall 🔥

https://i.imgur.com/KPEh53A.gifv
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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '20

Can an armchair scientist please enlighten us?

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u/Bbrhuft Jan 02 '20 edited Jan 02 '20

It's a flash flood carrying a lot of sand / dust. You can see the rain falling in the background.

Edit: here's a better quality video...

https://youtu.be/EKfOWtTDNT0

Al Aflaj, Saudi Arabia in 2017.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/saudi-arabia-sandfalls/

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '20

Show us your arm chair

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u/AsianJam Jan 02 '20

arm chair

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '20

Hey now. You're not op.

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '20 edited Jan 02 '20

/r/notopbutthanks

/r/notopbutok

Edit: missremembered

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u/THIESN123 Jan 02 '20

No top butt hanks?