[Geysers] Giant height, 6/20. (corrected)

[JOHN WARNOCK]

Do you think the Baileys would mind if you shared their website address?  I 
can't seem to get enough pictures of Giant and I have seen scores of them.
John


>From: Eric Hatfield <conantb at swbell.net>
>Reply-To: geyser observation reports <geysers at wwc.edu>
>To: geyser observation reports <geysers at wwc.edu>
>Subject: [Geysers] Giant height, 6/20.
>Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 20:49:13 -0700 (PDT)
>
>I looked at the picture of Giant at the Bailey's website.  Great picture.
>
>And that is really, really big!
>
>I invite others to make their own guess, but using landmarks in the photo, 
>I think the highest jet is at least 220 ft.  Using the people in the 
>foreground as a metric is a clear underestimate, given that they are 100 
>ft. closer than the eruption.  That gives a height around 170.  Using the 
>cone is a little too far and overestimates, but that gives a height of 
>around 270 ft....
>
>It looks as if there is significant wind, and that the eruption has been 
>going on at least a little while.  What were the first jets like???
>
>Correct me if I'm wrong.
>
>Go Giant Go.


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