The world can sometimes be a very weird place. But guess what? It’s about to get weirder. Science has a way of surprising us with all kinds of crazy phenomenons that make little no no sense to people without fancy schmancy degrees (e.g. me). I do my best to understand and my go-to favourite explanation is “Photoshopped!” But alas, these aren’t the works of creative pixel-pushers. These are actually real.
1. Underwater Waterfall: A drastic dip in the ocean’s depth near Mauritius creates the illusion of this waterfall.
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2. Blue Lava: Sulfuric gases combust at such high temperatures that this volcano in Indonesia erupts with blue lava.
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3. White Rainbows: This is what arched fog looks like!
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4. Volcanic Lightning: During a volcanic explosion, electrical and static charges are released and can result in this scary electrical storm. This is also more or less what it looks like during MetaSpoon.com brainstorming sessions.
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5. Never-ending Wave: When the Atlantic Ocean meets the Amazon River in Brazil, the resulting wave can travel 500 miles inland without slowing down.
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6. Monarch Butterfly Migration: Across the US and Mexico, butterflies migrate together in incredible numbers!
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7. Great Blue Hole: Erosion when sea levels were lower created this sinkhole in Belize.
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8. Flowering Desert: Deserts in Chile will sprout flowers after exceptionally heavy rainfall.
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9. Everlasting Storm: Also known as Catatumbo lightning, this lightning storm rages for up to 160 days above Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela.
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10. Black Sun: The migration of European Starling birds is can be seen every spring in Denmark.
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11. Steam Towers: Towers of steam and gas from fumaroles create an eerie sight against an auroral display.
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12. Crab Migration: Nearly 120 million red crabs make their way to the ocean on Christmas Island.
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13. Rainbow Trees: When these Australian eucalyptus trees are known for their unique, multi-hued bark.
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14. Maelstroms: These powerful whirlpools can suck in swimmers and boats!
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15. Horsetail Falls: At certain times of the day in February, the water resembles lava at this waterfall in Yosemite National Park, California.
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16. Hair Ice: Bacteria causes water to freeze in this manner as the liquid escapes plants in freezing weather.
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17. Green Flash: At the beginning or end of a sunset, the right conditions may result in this rare phenomenon.
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18. Frost Flowers: Floral ice forms when there is a difference in temperature between the ocean and atmosphere in arctic areas.
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19. Danxia Landforms: These colourful sandstone hills and mountains can be found in China.
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20. Cocooned Trees: Spiders take to the trees and create this incredible sight during flood season in Pakistan.
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21. Calficying Lake: Animals that become immersed in the waters of Lake Natron die and become calcified.
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22. Bleeding Glacier: In Antarctica, iron oxide causes the outflowing water to resemble blood. This is also known as “Blood Falls.”
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23. Underwater Crop Circles: These incredible circles are created by male pufferfish in Japan as part of an elaborate mating ritual.
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25. Living Rocks: These sea creatures from Chile are not actually rocks, but they are entirely immobile.
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26. Lenticular Clouds: Moist air streams over mountains and becomes heated, resulting in strange cloud formations that have been mistaken for UFOs.
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I’m not entirely sure if I’m creeped out or simply amazed. Either way, I clearly don’t know much about this planet.
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