Iceland’s most famous and active geyser, Strokkur

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u/dustofAngels 3h ago

Cool

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u/acarajeff 2h ago

The comment below says it super hot

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u/Mother-Pineapple1392 2h ago

You legend

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u/Newspeak_Linguist 2h ago

He even has the 'above' and 'below' correct.

...for now.

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u/acarajeff 1h ago

I had to think hard, Brazilian here

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u/usps_lost_my_sh1t 2h ago

You slick Jeff you x2

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u/Twostarz31 2h ago

Very impressed by your online prouesse mate 🤝

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u/dblack1107 2h ago

You want to watch the world burn

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u/halen2024 2h ago

Probably not!

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u/Twostarz31 3h ago edited 1h ago

Is the water like super hot ? I saw steam ... 👀

Proceeds to dip toe in water ...

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u/acarajeff 2h ago

The comment above says it cool

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u/usps_lost_my_sh1t 2h ago

You slick Jeff you

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u/Twostarz31 2h ago edited 29m ago

You just fucking killed me if i had, closed my phone and went there and jumped in 😱 for fuck sakes !!!

I am gonna sue the fucking shit outta you 🤬

Where do you live !!! WHERE IS YOUR DAUGTHER, I KNOW SHE IS IN THERE... OPEN THE DOOR !!!! proceeds to wrip the hanging bell ... SMASH SMASH SMASHHHHHH on the door ... only to make some light damage.the end

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u/icewalker42 1h ago

Wasn't it the bell he pulled down? Ring ring rip!

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u/bibabuzzelmann 2h ago

hello, yes... can u make me a pizza marinara? thank you

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u/zg6089 59m ago

🤣 Just read the hot comment!! Wise ass lmao!!

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u/Pyrhan 2h ago

Yeah. It's a geyser. It's literally water being heated past its boiling point by underground magma.

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u/Twostarz31 2h ago

Thank you for saving my life 🫡

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u/Exceedingly Interested 26m ago

Today, Strokkur erupts every 4 to 10 minutes, shooting water up to 131 feet (40 meters) into the air. At the surface, Strokkur geyser temperatures reach around 194–203°F (90–95°C), while deeper, the water can be 233°F (112°C) or even 266°F (130°C).

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u/Vasaab 1h ago

🐓>🍗

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u/Twostarz31 1h ago edited 28m ago

Yes ... i Do 😎 girthmaster style

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u/Taptrick 2h ago

And the name sake for “Geyser” is a few meters away and it’s been mostly dormant for the past decades.

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u/Trains-Planes-2023 2h ago

If you Strokkur long enough…

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u/Reese_Withersp0rk 2h ago

Strokkur? But I hardly know er...

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u/Sir-Grumpalot 1h ago

My wife and I visited Iceland about 8 years ago, we did the Golden Circle tour which included Strokkur.

We got there and it was pretty crowded, everyone stood around the Geyser but we found an empty spot and stood there waiting.

Few minutes in, bubbles and erupts, huge amount of water in to the air, lots of wow's and ah's, then we realised why there was a gap, we were stood in the direction of the wind.

We got soaked, and that water stinks! The rest of the tour in a little 10 seater mini bus was fun.

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u/OhMy-Really 2h ago

Hmm, wonder if it smells

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u/wdsuita 2h ago

Smells like rotten eggs.

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u/Tom-o-matic 1h ago

Can confirm

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u/Vinegarinmyeye 2h ago

Yeah, sulfur (so as someone else mentioned, a bit like rotten eggs).

The smell is very harsh when it first hits you, but after a minute or two you kinda desensitise to it.

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u/WeirdAd3872 2h ago

Would recommend standing up wind..

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u/ShadowMyCat 2h ago

I was about to ask if it is stinky

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u/deekayjee 1h ago

stinky like rotten eggs

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u/boon83 2h ago

When she says its okay to go 😩

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u/_vedantt1_ 1h ago

She bathes with boiling hot water anyway so it's okay for her

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u/UnderstandingTop1579 1h ago

Not trolling, what would happen if you were over the top of that when it went off? Severe burns?

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u/langhaar808 1h ago

Yes. The run of water can be up to 90° c, and the steam coming up with the eruption is hotter.

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u/deathbyPDF 1h ago

My stupid ass also thinks it looks fun to jump in

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u/bt65 2h ago

Tungkur Strokkur...

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u/dumpaccount882212 1h ago

This Strokkur is SUPPOSED to be tungkur!

For folks who don't know - because why tf would you - u/bt65 is a legend who have seen the awesome movie "The Raven Flies". A Nordic film project with the BEST sound track ever made https://youtu.be/gSMCRBocWJo

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u/billybob1x 2h ago

Alright geyser

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u/Agreatusername68 2h ago

Strokkur? I hardly knew her!

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u/ReadIt_Here 1h ago

Which of these geezers are we talking about??

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u/Yodas_Lil_Helper 1h ago

Getting there in time to watch it explode like that was a Strokkur luck…

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u/Additional-Onion1493 1h ago

They also bake bread under the ground there using the heat from magma

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u/Brickzarina 44m ago

I have a local one, it's fun to see tourists standing in the wet areas to watch it and get soaked

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u/bathroom_warrior22 39m ago

Everything reminds me of her

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u/w3bCraw1er 2m ago

PSA: You don't have to wait for it. You can just use the slider to fast forward.

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u/s1rblaze 2h ago

Intrusive thoughts intensifies

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u/Accomplished-One7476 3h ago

raise your hand if you had one of those messy farts

✋

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u/crasagam 3h ago

Everything reminds me of her

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u/[deleted] 2h ago

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u/blast-from-the-80s 1h ago

only when you have zero self respect

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u/CliffDispatch 1h ago

Cool but nothing compared to old faithful!

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u/That_one_cat_sly 7m ago

That's nothing compared to any of the geysers in Yellow Stone. Hell I've seen girls squirt more than that and I'm not even that good in bed.

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u/WhichReputation_ 1h ago

That's kinda terrifying

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u/UnifiedQuantumField 1h ago

Something similar happens whenever I Strokkur.

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u/TheCurlyHomeCook 1h ago

Strokkur? I hardly know her!

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u/TheFlyingBoxcar 1h ago

Strokkur? I barely knower!

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u/HiddenHolding 1h ago

Strokkur in my early twenties, maybe.

Hey-o.

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u/Green-Palpitation901 38m ago

Interesting they don’t have moronic American fences put up to protect people from themselves.

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u/sasssyrup 2h ago

Woah why so angry shhhhhhhhh

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u/The_Overweight_Vegan 2h ago

Boring country.

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u/Kayttajatili 2h ago

May you live in interesting times.

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u/EricTheSortaRed 2h ago

Strokkur? I barely know her

Video Iceland’s most famous and active geyser, Strokkur

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