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NG - Monster crystals in Mexico - 10-24-2008, 09:56 AM

I've never seen anything like this (except in SciFi movies):

National Geographic released photos from Crystal Palace in Mexico. HUGE crystals 1000 feet below the earth. It's 110 degrees plus down and workers have to wear cooling suits (which last a whopping 20 minutes before they melt).

You have GOT to see nature at it's finest...

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/20...ls-photography

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10-24-2008, 10:03 AM

wow amazing I bet I know where Joes next trip is lol

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10-24-2008, 10:16 AM

That is insanely cool...

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10-24-2008, 10:18 AM

Thanks for sharing. They are beautiful.
My mom is a retired geologist, so I sent her the link.

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10-24-2008, 10:20 AM

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It's 110 degrees plus down and workers have to wear cooling suits (which last a whopping 20 minutes before they melt).
I thought Superman's place was cold.....

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10-24-2008, 10:30 AM

That's amazing. Thanks for the link Joe!

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10-24-2008, 10:31 AM

Wow! That is awesome.

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10-24-2008, 10:46 AM

i still do not understand the big old space-age suits for 110 degrees. LoL. especially when they only wear them for like 20 mins!

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10-24-2008, 10:58 AM

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i still do not understand the big old space-age suits for 110 degrees. LoL. especially when they only wear them for like 20 mins!
The suits lock in the coolness that's provided by the ice packs that they wear on their bodies and prevent the packs from melting sooner than 20 minutes. Sort of like wearing air-conditioned clothes.

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10-24-2008, 11:03 AM

"but fully suited explorers sometimes push the limit to 80 minutes—staying well after the ice has melted."

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110+ in dead airspace with strenuous climbing is nothing to sneeze at, I think there is nothing unreasonable with using these suits.

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10-24-2008, 11:30 AM

Amazing. I read the entire article. Very enjoyable. Thanks for sharing this 'find'.

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10-24-2008, 11:37 AM

Beautiful, thanks for sharing.

I wish I could shoot down there

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10-24-2008, 03:10 PM

I've got this recorded but haven't watched it yet. I saw the photos and WOW are they amazing. I want to go!

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10-24-2008, 05:49 PM

Very cool stuff.

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