The Door To Hell

Darvaza is a small village located in the middle of the Kara-Kum desert in Turkmenistan, an ex-soviet republic. Close by, a place has been in flames for over three decades. Known by it inhabitants as ‘the door to hell’, it’s a true flames exhibition. It all started when a team of geologists were drilling the region in search of natural gas.

At one point during the drilling the ground collapsed leaving a large gaping hole exposed: a cavern filled with natural gas. It was such a large hole, it ended up swallowing every piece of equipment around, as well as everything in its way. Unable to go inside it, because of its amazing size and depth and the fact that it was completely filled with gas, the group had the disastrous idea to set it on fire. Their aim was to keep the toxic gases from leaving the gigantic hole… They could hardly imagine the fire would never be extinguished again.

Some say the fire should last for another 250 years, others believe it’s “ad eternum”, but the fact is: no one actually knows the answer. No one knows if it would be possible, or even worth it, to try to use this amazing energy source either, but the truth is this flaming crater really does looks like a scary doorway to hell.

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The Cardrona Bra Fence of New Zealand

The Cardrona Bra Fence of Central Otago, New Zealand, began in 1999 some time between Christmas and New Year 1999, when four women's bras were found attached to the wire fence alongside the road. It's unknown who did it and why. The news spread and soon more bras began to appear. By the end of February 2000 there were some 60 bras on the fence. At this time somebody took offence to it and removed them. The local press reported this and soon more bras began to come in.


By October 2000, the number of bras had reached around 200, and again some unknown persons cleared the fence of bras. By this time, the fence had become a tourist attraction and the media gave the story of the second attack a wider coverage. This resulted in even more inflow of garments. By early 2006, the number of bras attached to the fence stood at close to 800.





Although some locals welcomed the fence, others viewed it as an eyesore and embarrassment and also as a potential hazard to drivers using the road. Frequent attempts were made to remove the bras and some 200 bras were removed in early 2006 and another 1500 in September the same year. But that didn't stop people from adding bras. Later that year, an attempt to make the world's longest bra chain was made. The world record fell woefully short by more than 100,000 bras but managed to raised over $10,000 for charity.





Image courtesy:
Wikipedia, Webshots, Flickr1, 2

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Crazy bicycle parking

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Wow! That’s a lot of snow

 

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Wing Bowl 2009 – The chicken wing eating contest

The Wing Bowl is an annual chicken wing eating contest that was founded in 1993 by two Philadelphia radio hosts, Al Morganti and Angelo Cataldi. The Wing Bowl that began as a radio promotion has grown into an extremely competitive and exciting tradition in Philadelphia. The Wing Bowl is usually held on the Friday preceding the Super Bowl and every one of the major Philadelphia television stations covers the event live. This year the event took place on January 30.
Below are some images from Wing Bowl 2009. (Tip: forget the chickens, watch the chicks)

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