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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-12-10 05:31 AM
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World's deepest undersea vents discovered in Caribbean
What are believed to be the world's deepest undersea volcanic vents have been discovered in the Caribbean.

The vents, known as black smokers, were located 5,000m (3.1 miles) down in the Cayman Trough.

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Expedition leader Dr Jon Copley said: "Seeing the world's deepest black-smoker vents looming out of the darkness was awe-inspiring."

He added: "Super-heated water was gushing out of their two-storey-high mineral spires, more than three miles beneath the waves."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8611771.stm
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trumad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-12-10 05:36 AM
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1. 2012...
Head for the Himalayas....
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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-12-10 06:23 AM
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I only watched the DVD last night - amazing special efects. Won't post any spoilers but the line which truly made me laugh was "everyone in the world had got a relative living in Winsconsin".
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trumad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-12-10 06:32 AM
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3. Saw it in the theater....
The movie was a blast to watch.
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