The Eruption of Mount Edgecumbe

Photograph of a snow covered vulcano with a small but noticeable plume of black smoke coming out of the top left side side.
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Photograph of a snow covered vulcano with a small but noticeable plume of black smoke coming out of the top left side side.
The eruption of Mt. Edgecumbe was the work of a local prankster, 50-year-old Oliver "Porky" Bickar. The idea to ignite the volcano had occurred to him in 1971. As soon as he thought of the idea, he knew he had to do it. So he collected 70 old tires that he kept in an airplane hangar. But he had to wait three years, until April Fool's Day 1974, until the visibility conditions were just right for the prank.

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