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bermuda@beehaw.org to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.caEnglish ·
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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.

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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.

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  • bloopernova@programming.dev
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    I’d like to apply for position of Hector the Convector Inspector.

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      You’ll need to talk to the director.

      • Scroll Responsibly@lemmy.sdf.org
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        The director of which sector?

        • bloopernova@programming.dev
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          The Director of the Convector Sector.

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      If it floats over to New Zealand it becomes Hector the Defector

  • Scroll Responsibly@lemmy.sdf.org
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    I bet he’s friendly

    • remotelove@lemmy.ca
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      Much more so than Cirrus the Serious.

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    How do they know it’s the same cloud?

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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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        You missed the opportunity to use “I don’t know weather or not you’re cirrus”

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    Nope

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    Nope.

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