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TIL Hector (aka "Hector the Convector") is a large cumulonimbus cloud that forms regularly every afternoon at the Tiwi Islands of Australia from March to September. It can be seen from the mainland.(en.wikipedia.org)

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ivanafterall@kbin.social
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How do they know it’s the same cloud?

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bermuda@beehaw.orgOP
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lol I can’t tell if this is a joke but if you’re serious…

it’s not the same cloud, it’s just the same type of cloud that forms in the same place at a regular occurrence, so the locals named it. Seeing as how it forms at 3 pm I’d say it’s a different cloud every time.

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creamed_eels@toast.ooo
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You missed the opportunity to use “I don’t know weather or not you’re cirrus”

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