I've been reading technical journals since I was 14, not because I ask a lot of questions, but because they were the closest thing I could find to objective writing anywhere. As it was, I spent the next 35 years dissecting their language to figure out why everyone was lying, again not because I ask a lot of question, but because I was royally pissed off at what they've done to me, my society, and the world ecology. Fuck all the lies, every kid in the world deserves better than what modern civilization has to offer, and I intend to make sure they get it.
“Ape Cave” is real. It’s a lave tube on the shoulder of Mt St Helens open to visitors. The top of the mountain was blasted to smithereens on May 18, 1980. About an inch of those smithereens coated our yard in Missoula, Mt……500 miles downwind!
Ahhh but when Mt St: Helens blows again as undoubtedly it will, is the lava tube pointed towards or away from your 'pad' ???
Science suggests it isn’t possible for a river to reach such temperatures. Yet hidden deep in the Peruvian Amazon, researchers have uncovered evidence to the contrary. Here, in Puerto Inca, the Boiling River continues to defy scientific norms. It isn’t quite boiling. But it is very hot. Located in Peru’s dense jungle, the Boiling River reaches temperatures close to 200 degrees Fahrenheit. Tempted to take a dip? You shouldn’t. The waters here are hot enough to burn — and in some instances, kill. The Boiling River is a sacred place and local shamans believe the waters have healing powers. Scientists have long been baffled and explaining this place is difficult. But it’s thought underwater fault lines are responsible — the waters being heated deep underground before being pushed back to the surface. The Boiling River ranks amongst the largest geothermal features on Earth. It’s hard to believe such a place actually exists, but there’s no arguing with the evidence.
It was once thought that witchcraft was at play in North Yorkshire. Here, not far from Knaresborough, a well that was said to turn objects to stone appeared to be doing the impossible. Mother Shipton — a much-feared local witch and oracle — was blamed for such sorcery. There are still some who think that not all is as it should be here, although science suggests otherwise. Mother Shipton was associated with several tragic events that have made it her business to predict certain horrors that she claimed would befall England’s Tudor reign. The Petrifying Well left local people terrified in the 1600s. Items that came into contact with its waters, it was said, would turn to stone. It has since been discovered that the water’s high mineral content can have a petrifying effect. It doesn’t make for such a good story — but it’s a more likely explanation than witchcraft.
This is Margaret Thatcher's screams as Lucifer prods her to stoke the fiery furnace using Arthur Scargill's coal as the fuel !!!
There is a Boiling River in Yellowstone National Park. I have bathed in it's wonderful pools many times. You just stay away from the vents from underneath to avoid scalding. Not sure if they still allow bathers...
We are in luck….the entire north face of Mt St Helens disappeared in the 1980 landslide and blast. The mountain erupts in a wide variety of magma types from basalt (hence the lava tube) to dacite which often explodes. Who knows what’s next.
The Blue Pond’s fabled waters are almost impossibly colourful. Located close to the popular hot spring town of Shirogane Onsen in Japan, this is a place that beckons those with an eye for the unusual. The pond itself is man-made, but the intriguing bright blue waters within are all-natural. Yet they also seem supernatural, and we could definitely add this lake to our list of places that look like from another planet. The pond’s origins date back to the 1980s, when nearby Mount Tokachi erupted, threatening the small town of Biel. In order to reduce the risks that were posed by lava flows and mudslides, a dam was built to help strengthen Biel’s defences. This led to several ponds forming — including the Blue Pond. The main reason for the vibrant hue that provides the Blue Pond’s name is the high level of aluminium hydroxide that can be found in the water. The white birch and Japanese larch trees which stand in the middle of the lake are adding to the Blue Pond mystical aura, and it’s definitely a spot you want add to your travel bucket list.
There is always the chance that it has been none other than Warwick Davis who has been putting a stop to those who discover such a place.