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.
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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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