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Trippy. Need to go to the website to see the pics. It looks like a movie set, especially the last one with a panaramic shot and a tiny light which is a flashlight.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2441450/Er-Wang-Dong-cave-China-huge-weather-system.html

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 Alfndrate wrote:
 Manchu wrote:
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That is awesome. You gotta love mothernature

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Where is Bill Stone when you need him? He should be all over this.

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Now there be monsters....

I really want to take my younger brother to one of these exotic forign caves when he graduates college. He's big into the rock climbing stuff.


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That is just insane. How awesome would that be to explore.

It's like Journey to the center of the earth.

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That is amazing. That photo of the explorer crossing the underground river though... no thank you!

The last picture is really beautiful though

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Dammit, why do i have Tea And Kittens at this point

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This one made my jaw drop after seeing it

   
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 KingCracker wrote:
This one made my jaw drop after seeing it



Yes thats exactly the one I was typing about. It reminds of the seen where the explorers land on ZaHadum and discover the shadows. Epic trip out.

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Ugh, I was part of a spelunking fieldtrip my senior year of highschool. It was a pretty awesome natural cave site, but nothing compared to this! So jealous!

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You fools! This is going to really anger the mole people.


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 Ouze wrote:
You fools! This is going to really anger the mole people.



It's too late.

There's nothing we can do to stop them, now.

They are coming.

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Fear not, my friend - Moles can't swim, and even if they could reach us, they still have to make it out of China first. And they eat a lot of strange stuff in China, so peking crispy mole could end up on the menu.

Aww great, now I want takeaway...

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Anyone one else notice the cave is called "Wang Dong"

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Good post. Though the lady in the water is pretty brave. Would be a horrible fate to be swept into a underground river
   
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That's really cool.

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Crap!

Now I'll have to move my secret lair. Damn you nosy chinese. *shakes fist

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Amazing. Thanks for posting that, fraz.

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I really hope that they are videoing all this and we get to see it at some point.

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 hotsauceman1 wrote:
Anyone one else notice the cave is called "Wang Dong"



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Oh wow, that's amazing..... Im at college and ive just seen it and that is fething amazing.

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 master of ordinance wrote:
Oh wow, that's amazing..... Im at college and ive just seen it and that is fething amazing.


I know. A Daily Mail article that doesn't mention immigrants, people on benefits, house prices or Princess Dianna. It's a fecking miracle!


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 Rotary wrote:
Good post. Though the lady in the water is pretty brave. Would be a horrible fate to be swept into a underground river


It's not too bad swimming in the river. These guys know what they are doing and will have checked it was safe first and taken proper precautions.

Cave diving, now that is brave.

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Thank you, that looks truly amazing.

Just hope its investigation doesn't lead to people spoiling it.

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 Rotary wrote:
Good post. Though the lady in the water is pretty brave. Would be a horrible fate to be swept into a underground river


You're freaked out by the river pic, when there is this little gem a few images down:

The accompanying caption said that the cave floor was 240meters below where she was climbing...

As for me, this cave system is absolutely fascinating, and I hope that more images and such are released. I've always been interested in caves, but sadly being closer in physical fitness to a pork pie and having the courage of a weasel that works in politics have prevented me from ever attempting such adventurous pastimes...


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Your a random encounter Frazzie.

This cave is 360' wide, and 200' tall.

There is a 25% chance of encountering a neutral Frazzie (AC:10 ThAC0:17 Hp14 d4+1 damage) leading d3+1 hostile wiener dogs (AC:7 ThAC0:14 Hp24, 22, 21, 19 d6+1 damage SA:frenzy)

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