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    Rapidly-Forming Rift in African Desert Could Become an Ocean

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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    11/05/09

    In reply to Rapidly-Forming Rift in African Desert Could Become an Ocean

    Proof that this rift was created by aliens. First there was the Face On Mars. Now, it's the Face On Earth.

    I did not do anything to the original image, other than rotate it. If I had even one artistic cell in my brain, I'd have outlined the two possible faces you can see on the picture.

    One is where the rift makes out the mouth and lips, the other is where the rift looks like eyes.

    Click on the picture for a full and better view.
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    Image of Post-Nuked Post-Nuked
    11/05/09

    In reply to Rapidly-Forming Rift in African Desert Could Become an Ocean
    Quick! Dispatch the Spice harvesters there before the worms come! #science
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    Image of Cal Hawks Cal Hawks
    11/05/09

    @Post-Nuked: You win, my friend.

    Also, am I the only one disappointed that it'll take 4 million years? I want a new ocean in my lifetime... I guess we need to get out shovels. #science
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    11/06/09

    @Cal Hawks:
    Dude, I need a new ocean yesterday. I'll meet you there with a backhoe. #science
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    Image of Anekanta - Go Play! Anekanta - Go Play!
    11/05/09

    In reply to Rapidly-Forming Rift in African Desert Could Become an Ocean
    Awwww! 4 million years? But I want it now! #science
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    Image of capnrob capnrob
    11/05/09

    In reply to Rapidly-Forming Rift in African Desert Could Become an Ocean
    To clarify things; this happened in an area known (or was formerly known, I haven't kept up) as the Great Rift Valley, which goes smack through Ethiopia, and has been known to be the boundary between two incipient plates for donkey's years... it's where, if memory serves, the Arabian plate is breaking into two and spreading apart. The cool thing here isn't that we never knew there could be a new ocean there; that's been known for a while. The cool thing is that something happened there in *four bloody days*, which is, and I quote a geologist friend, "goddamn fast."

    And, as long as I'm posting, if you want to read up on something ELSE that's amazing in geologic terms in Africa (albeit pretty much on the other side of the continent):

    [en.wikipedia.org] #science
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    Image of OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
    11/05/09

    In reply to Rapidly-Forming Rift in African Desert Could Become an Ocean
    Shai hulud is going to be really upset with that new ocean. #science
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    11/05/09

    In reply to Rapidly-Forming Rift in African Desert Could Become an Ocean
    So that's where the Great Pit of Carkoon is... #science
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    Image of strideo strideo
    11/05/09

    In reply to Rapidly-Forming Rift in African Desert Could Become an Ocean
    Aww! I don't wanna wait 4 million years for a new sea in Africa. #science
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    11/05/09

    In reply to Rapidly-Forming Rift in African Desert Could Become an Ocean
    Eight years ago an evil genius bought up all that land and started building his machine..... #science
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    11/05/09

    @Pope John Peeps II:
    Where's Otisburgh located? #science
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    11/05/09

    In reply to Rapidly-Forming Rift in African Desert Could Become an Ocean
    Maybe I'm still groggy, but it looks bit like a vagina to me. #science
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    Image of Hamslicer Hamslicer
    11/05/09

    In reply to Rapidly-Forming Rift in African Desert Could Become an Ocean

    ... did you hear that? #science
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    Image of RandomFrequentFlierDent RandomFrequentFlierDent
    11/05/09

    In reply to Rapidly-Forming Rift in African Desert Could Become an Ocean
    So I guess now would be the time to buy some future-sea side property? My post-human descendents will thank me. #science
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    Image of OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
    11/05/09

    @RandomFrequentFlierDent: Curse you Lex Luthor! #science
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    Image of ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥ ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥
    01/29/09

    In reply to Where Tectonic Plates Meet in a Volcanic Pool
    very cool - and very gross looking.


    are these the kind of pools that can cure eczema and all that?

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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    01/28/09

    In reply to Where Tectonic Plates Meet in a Volcanic Pool
    I remember this article. There are all sorts of crazy things bubbling up around there. Like pools of sulfuric acid!
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    01/28/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: Ok that kind of destroys any valid reason for us to fund a fact finding trip there with booze n' chicks now.
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    Image of corpore-metal corpore-metal
    01/28/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: Yep, there are large caustic (Not acidic.) pools in this region. This where the continent is splitting itself and eventually water will flow to form a new ocean.


    Like I said, weird-ass geophysics in abundance.

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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    01/28/09

    @corpore-metal: Are you sure? I'm positive the NG article had a caption about a pool of sulfuric acid.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    01/28/09

    In reply to Where Tectonic Plates Meet in a Volcanic Pool
    Hot springs? Minerally rich? This sounds like an io9 fact finding trip to me! Who wants to sponsor me?
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    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    01/28/09

    @crashedpc: I think this calls for a team of experienced investigators and skilled photographers. I am great at pretending to be a photographer and an investigator. I'll bring the equipment you get the tickets.
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    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    01/28/09

    @LittleDragon: we will need a helicopter no less than 4 sweedish models and alcohol for this research to be accurate.
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    Image of Illogic Illogic
    01/28/09

    @GreyHammer: I can arrange for some ridiculously good looking male models if you want. I even know a guy who looks like Hansel!
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    01/28/09

    @LittleDragon: Alright, tickets it is! Annalee I need an expense report form.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    01/28/09

    @Illogic, the Fistulator: To balance that we need more ladies. I mean, no offense to y'all, but if I'm going to a hot spring I don't want a pot of boiled sausages, if you get my drift.
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    Image of ARP ARP
    01/28/09

    @LittleDragon: Just be careful of what you take pictures of. The Afar are also a local tribe who believe that you're stealing your soul when you take a picture of them. Believe me, I know. My guide didn't tell me and when I took a picture, one started running at me with a knife. We got into our SUV and took off.
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    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    01/28/09

    @ARP: If I were there with the cast of Firefly, I would either be catatonic with shock or following the cast around taking pictures of them with all the Io9ers who showed up.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    01/28/09

    @LittleDragon: Yes. Taking pictures of them IN THE HOT SPRINGS. C'mon! You can invite those guys over any time, let's enjoy the location, shall we?
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    Image of Hamslicer Hamslicer
    01/28/09

    In reply to Where Tectonic Plates Meet in a Volcanic Pool
    GERONIMO!


    -splash-


    AAARGH!

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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    01/28/09

    @Hamslicer: Delicious delicious boiled ham.
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    Image of Mount_Prion Mount_Prion
    01/28/09

    @Hamslicer: If it's not too hot I want to float in the middle of that and blow fart bubbles.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat
    01/28/09

    @Hamslicer: Chuck Palahniuk wrote a story about just such an event in Haunted.
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