Comments on: Minecraft chunk error in real life http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/minecraft-chunk-error-in-real.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 26 May 2013 02:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: kiavahr http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/minecraft-chunk-error-in-real.html#comment-1346211 kiavahr Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143750#comment-1346211 Notch was the Old Testament. _Jeb is the New Testament. All hail _Jeb. Notch was the Old Testament. _Jeb is the New Testament. All hail _Jeb.

]]> By: Tyson Rasanen http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/minecraft-chunk-error-in-real.html#comment-1345845 Tyson Rasanen Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143750#comment-1345845 Only 3!? You astound me! Only 3!? You astound me!

]]> By: CountZero http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/minecraft-chunk-error-in-real.html#comment-1345814 CountZero Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143750#comment-1345814 Astonishing. I've seen photos of it before but none that show it's true shape. I'd love to see the hydraulics underneath that pushed it up that far. Astonishing. I’ve seen photos of it before but none that show it’s true shape. I’d love to see the hydraulics underneath that pushed it up that far.

]]> By: Pedantic Douchebag http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/minecraft-chunk-error-in-real.html#comment-1345702 Pedantic Douchebag Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143750#comment-1345702 Can you prove that you aren't a bicycle made of donuts? Can you prove that you aren’t a bicycle made of donuts?

]]> By: Salen Stormwing http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/minecraft-chunk-error-in-real.html#comment-1345605 Salen Stormwing Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143750#comment-1345605  Well, Notch left his pick axe in Skyrim, so Notch exists. Also, he shouldn't leave random items laying around on top of mountains.  Well, Notch left his pick axe in Skyrim, so Notch exists. Also, he shouldn’t leave random items laying around on top of mountains.

]]> By: Gordon JC Pearce http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/minecraft-chunk-error-in-real.html#comment-1345535 Gordon JC Pearce Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143750#comment-1345535  Can you prove that God is imaginary? Can you prove that Notch is not?  Can you prove that God is imaginary? Can you prove that Notch is not?

]]> By: what http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/minecraft-chunk-error-in-real.html#comment-1345518 what Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143750#comment-1345518 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain

]]> By: francoisroux http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/minecraft-chunk-error-in-real.html#comment-1345490 francoisroux Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143750#comment-1345490 Why, does water always come out the top of the mountain? Why, does water always come out the top of the mountain?

]]> By: loroferoz http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/minecraft-chunk-error-in-real.html#comment-1345482 loroferoz Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143750#comment-1345482 There are literally dozens of smaller "tepuis" (flattop mountains). And some big ones.  Just to the northwest of Roraima, there's the smaller Kukenan, complete with the second highest waterfall in the world. The highest waterfall in the world falls from Auyantepuy, another one.   I have been on the three the big ones. The bulges are not artifact, but truth in advertisement. And then wonderful things. There are literally dozens of smaller “tepuis” (flattop mountains). And some big ones.  Just to the northwest of Roraima, there’s the smaller Kukenan, complete with the second highest waterfall in the world. The highest waterfall in the world falls from Auyantepuy, another one.  
I have been on the three the big ones. The bulges are not artifact, but truth in advertisement. And then wonderful things.

]]> By: Pedantic Douchebag http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/minecraft-chunk-error-in-real.html#comment-1345434 Pedantic Douchebag Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143750#comment-1345434 Except unlike Notch, God is imaginary. Except unlike Notch, God is imaginary.

]]> By: jhertzli http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/minecraft-chunk-error-in-real.html#comment-1345417 jhertzli Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143750#comment-1345417 When they film <i>A Gift from Earth</i>, this will be Mt. Lookitthat. When they film A Gift from Earth, this will be Mt. Lookitthat.

]]> By: zachstronaut http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/minecraft-chunk-error-in-real.html#comment-1345392 zachstronaut Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143750#comment-1345392 Kind of surprising that it rains enough up on that plateau to feed those waterfalls. Kind of surprising that it rains enough up on that plateau to feed those waterfalls.

]]> By: Guido http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/minecraft-chunk-error-in-real.html#comment-1345371 Guido Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143750#comment-1345371 OK, we got 3 million votes on our oppo primaries and Mt Roraima is featured on BoingBoing as a glitch in reality. Great day for Venezuela OK, we got 3 million votes on our oppo primaries and Mt Roraima is featured on BoingBoing as a glitch in reality. Great day for Venezuela

]]> By: Noctilucent Studios http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/minecraft-chunk-error-in-real.html#comment-1345344 Noctilucent Studios Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143750#comment-1345344 Thanks! I had not seen those. Gonna need a bigger monitor... Thanks! I had not seen those. Gonna need a bigger monitor…

]]> By: royaltrux http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/minecraft-chunk-error-in-real.html#comment-1345299 royaltrux Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143750#comment-1345299  No, see above.  No, see above.

]]> By: Andrew Singleton http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/minecraft-chunk-error-in-real.html#comment-1345292 Andrew Singleton Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143750#comment-1345292 Because nobody has said it yet I will. Herobrine has jumped the divide. The Fourth Wall Will Not Save Us. Because nobody has said it yet I will.

Herobrine has jumped the divide. The Fourth Wall Will Not Save Us.

]]> By: luis gonzalez http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/minecraft-chunk-error-in-real.html#comment-1345274 luis gonzalez Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143750#comment-1345274 Venezuela Venezuela

]]> By: sam1148 http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/minecraft-chunk-error-in-real.html#comment-1345272 sam1148 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143750#comment-1345272 There's a reason for that. The Pixar team actually went there and used it for inspiration for the movie.  There’s a reason for that. The Pixar team actually went there and used it for inspiration for the movie. 

]]> By: Tim Maddux http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/minecraft-chunk-error-in-real.html#comment-1345265 Tim Maddux Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143750#comment-1345265 Reminds me of Paradise Falls from the Pixar movie "Up". Reminds me of Paradise Falls from the Pixar movie “Up”.

]]> By: Ethan http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/minecraft-chunk-error-in-real.html#comment-1345204 Ethan Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143750#comment-1345204 The lost world of Roriama.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjRd4qmnuc0 The lost world of Roriama.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjRd4qmnuc0

]]> By: Jennifer Savage http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/minecraft-chunk-error-in-real.html#comment-1345177 Jennifer Savage Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143750#comment-1345177 I want to climb it. I want to climb it.

]]> By: Incipient Madness http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/minecraft-chunk-error-in-real.html#comment-1345144 Incipient Madness Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143750#comment-1345144 Such willpower! I dared not click the link.  Such willpower! I dared not click the link. 

]]> By: Invisible Man http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/minecraft-chunk-error-in-real.html#comment-1345148 Invisible Man Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143750#comment-1345148 Am I the only one who see the house with baloons near the fall? Am I the only one who see the house with baloons near the fall?

]]> By: Dicrel Seijin http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/minecraft-chunk-error-in-real.html#comment-1345134 Dicrel Seijin Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143750#comment-1345134  Tell me about it. I only just managed to extract myself from TvTropes after reading three full pages.  Tell me about it. I only just managed to extract myself from TvTropes after reading three full pages.

]]> By: bcsizemo http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/minecraft-chunk-error-in-real.html#comment-1345084 bcsizemo Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143750#comment-1345084 9 comments so far and I for one welcome our new lord and master, Notch. -Foamy is not going to be happy about this. 9 comments so far and I for one welcome our new lord and master, Notch.
-Foamy is not going to be happy about this.

]]> By: Noctilucent Studios http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/minecraft-chunk-error-in-real.html#comment-1345083 Noctilucent Studios Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143750#comment-1345083 Wow...that is one of the best pix I have ever seen of Mt. Roraima. I have longed to visit that place since I was a wee lad.... This was the setting of Arthur Conan Doyle's "Lost World". If you scroll around on google earth in the same general area you can find lots of other suare-ish and angular bulges pushing through the canopy. Wow…that is one of the best pix I have ever seen of Mt. Roraima. I have longed to visit that place since I was a wee lad…. This was the setting of Arthur Conan Doyle’s “Lost World”. If you scroll around on google earth in the same general area you can find lots of other suare-ish and angular bulges pushing through the canopy.

]]> By: xzzy http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/minecraft-chunk-error-in-real.html#comment-1345075 xzzy Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143750#comment-1345075 So how many crackpot theories are out there explaining that this is man made (or alien made)? Because certainly nature couldn't make that on its own! So how many crackpot theories are out there explaining that this is man made (or alien made)?

Because certainly nature couldn’t make that on its own!

]]> By: sean http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/minecraft-chunk-error-in-real.html#comment-1345069 sean Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143750#comment-1345069 I think this is one of the places Scrooge McDuck went in one of his adventures. I think this is one of the places Scrooge McDuck went in one of his adventures.

]]> By: Tyler Roy-Hart http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/minecraft-chunk-error-in-real.html#comment-1345066 Tyler Roy-Hart Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143750#comment-1345066 Tepuis are awesome. That is all. No wait that's not all. Here are two other spectacular shots of this gem. http://beautifulplacestovisit.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Mount_Roraima_Venezuela1.jpg http://fabiolamusarra.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/fumaca-de-agua-no-monte-roraima-ii.jpg Tepuis are awesome. That is all.

No wait that’s not all. Here are two other spectacular shots of this gem.
http://beautifulplacestovisit.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Mount_Roraima_Venezuela1.jpg

http://fabiolamusarra.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/fumaca-de-agua-no-monte-roraima-ii.jpg

]]> By: royaltrux http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/minecraft-chunk-error-in-real.html#comment-1345064 royaltrux Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143750#comment-1345064 Squirrel! Squirrel!

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