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Posted: 4/24/2023 4:42:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Is strange they just found this. There is quite a bit of local fishing around there, but you aren't talking about huge ports and tons of traffics. I doubt people haven't found it, but just didn't know its actual size. Bacalar is a bigger tourist spot and the freshwater springs bring the crowds. Only venture out into the large bay for snorkeling and playing with the dolphins. The crocodiles are on the edge of this area and offer a tourist attraction for swimming and feeding them. You look at Xcalak and the remote aspect makes it not very touristy. The boat transports have drifted off a decade ago and that ruined the frequent trips into the area from tourism and for tourism. |
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Posted: 4/24/2023 5:00:24 PM EDT
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The aforementioned tidal flow makes it so they are “sharply stratified by a thin layer of freshwater on the surface that prevents oxygen from reaching the dense saltwater below,” per Discovery.com. Instead of oxygen, these ultramarine portals are filled with the deadly gas hydrogen sulfide, making it perilous for people to venture into the abyss sans the proper equipment.  Attached File |
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Posted: 4/24/2023 5:02:29 PM EDT
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So THATs where my tax dollars are going!!!
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Posted: 4/24/2023 5:05:37 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/24/2023 5:08:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Like just discovered? How long has it been and there and why wasn’t it discovered before? That seems like it would be a well traveled route. 
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Posted: 4/24/2023 5:12:00 PM EDT
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Another of Earth's wonders that will soon be lost underwater due to global warming. ??
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Posted: 4/24/2023 5:20:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryCrazy that if our bodies were put in the absolute cold vacuum of space you could survive longer than if you were in that pressure and gas. |
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Posted: 4/24/2023 5:22:17 PM EDT
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Could it be? The original money pit?
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Posted: 4/24/2023 5:23:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You've never met Cthulhu.... Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: They're going to wake up Cthulhu. Can't be any worse than Biden... You've never met Cthulhu.... |
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Posted: 4/24/2023 5:25:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The monstrous creature’s appearance, to say nothing of the confounding eyes framed by its fearsome visage, was so terrible that, gazing upon it, transfixed, the most courageous of the group were immediately rendered insensate. so - like girls at a Beatles concert? |
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Posted: 4/24/2023 5:26:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Is that bad? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: They're going to wake up Cthulhu. Is that bad?  The Adventures of Lil Cthulhu |
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Posted: 4/24/2023 5:32:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Is the heavy water they need for the MASS Device at the bottom? Watch out for the worms.  Attached File |
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Posted: 4/24/2023 5:45:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Is the heavy water they need for the MASS Device at the bottom? Watch out for the worms. |
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Posted: 4/24/2023 5:55:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They're going to wake up Cthulhu. |
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Posted: 4/24/2023 6:01:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I read this as huge butthole, second largest 
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Posted: 4/24/2023 6:54:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Best thing about Mexico is the holes.  From Dusk Til Dawn Cheech |
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Posted: 4/24/2023 6:55:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Salt water is mores dense. The fresh would float to top pretty quickly. |
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Posted: 4/24/2023 7:06:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Like just discovered? How long has it been and there and why wasn't it discovered before? That seems like it would be a well traveled route. |
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Posted: 4/24/2023 7:30:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Like just discovered? How long has it been and there and why wasn’t it discovered before? That seems like it would be a well traveled route. 2021 an expedition to the location of a blue hole of unknown depth in the bay was carried out in collaboration with Jesus Artemio Poot Villa (personal communication, March 15, 2021), a local fisherman. The TJBH is located at 378823 m E, 2059390 m N (UTM 16Q) in the central portion of Chetumal Bay, where submerged coastal karstic sinkholes locally named ‘pozas’ have been reported (Carrillo et al., 2009b) (Figure 1A). Following Mylroie (2013) and Yao et al. (2020), these geomorphologic features could be recognized as blue holes since they are roughly circular and steep-walled karstic formations, open to the surface but with their depth fully developed below sea-level, and filled with water of fresh, marine and brackish chemistry.  
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Posted: 4/24/2023 7:40:29 PM EDT
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These are what causes the Bermuda Triangle.
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Posted: 4/24/2023 7:49:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: These are what causes the Bermuda Triangle. Meh. They are protected by reef. Ship would crash well before hitting it. |
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Posted: 4/24/2023 7:56:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: COBRAAAA!!! Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Is the heavy water they need for the MASS Device at the bottom? Watch out for the worms. COBRAAAA!!! Both you guys and I can be freinds. |
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Posted: 4/24/2023 8:15:42 PM EDT
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They are sinkhole/cenotes from 7,000-10,000 years ago when the ocean water level was 150' shallower. I have dived a couple of the blue holes. They are all over the Caribbean. And when I dived one off of BVI, they said that where we were was miles from shore during the last ice age.
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Posted: 4/24/2023 8:49:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They are sinkhole/cenotes from 7,000-10,000 years ago when the ocean water level was 150' shallower. I have dived a couple of the blue holes. They are all over the Caribbean. And when I dived one off of BVI, they said that where we were was miles from shore during the last ice age. So it’s proof of climate change? Are corals dying? And muh polar bears? |
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Posted: 4/24/2023 8:57:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Topless boaters  Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Just south of there is really interesting on Google Maps. Hundreds of little black squares someone has used to cover up objects. https://goo.gl/maps/i4Sa9e5e13Y7xGcb7 Even more here. This particular location is very odd. Some waves or something coming out of one of the boxes. https://goo.gl/maps/9i6cdZC9gjPaKuru6 Topless boaters This site doesn’t show the black boxes, but looking close there are white dots that could be either boats or some sort of pixelation to fog the area. Just have to scroll to the area: https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov And others: https://satellites.pro/Belize_map#18.354881,-88.267969,19 |
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Posted: 4/24/2023 9:01:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I've done the Blue Hole in Long Island, Bahamas. I thought it was the deepest at over 600 feet. I can tell you that it gave me an unsettling feeling. When the tide comes in the hole sucks you towards it. I probably went down about 30 feet snorkeling. My wife, girlfriend at the time wasn't having it. As soon as we got there I could tell she immediately had the creeps and it gave me pause because I was so excited. But she was correct something wasn't right. It is beautiful though. I dove a blue hole in Exuma. The DM allowed us to go as deep as we could with enough light to see the wall or 50’ whichever we hit first. At about 40’ I was becoming disoriented. “Unsettling” is the word for it. |
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Posted: 4/24/2023 9:10:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I've done the Blue Hole in Long Island, Bahamas. I thought it was the deepest at over 600 feet. I can tell you that it gave me an unsettling feeling. When the tide comes in the hole sucks you towards it. I probably went down about 30 feet snorkeling. My wife, girlfriend at the time wasn't having it. As soon as we got there I could tell she immediately had the creeps and it gave me pause because I was so excited. But she was correct something wasn't right. It is beautiful though. Yup been there done that, IIRC "Deans" blue hole. |
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Posted: 4/24/2023 9:27:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: "Under the water, carry the water" Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Fresh water at the bottom? “There is water at the bottom of the ocean.” "Under the water, carry the water" "Remove the water at the bottom of the ocean" |
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Posted: 4/24/2023 9:29:58 PM EDT
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hole
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Posted: 4/24/2023 10:06:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: So it’s proof of climate change? Are corals dying? And muh polar bears? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: They are sinkhole/cenotes from 7,000-10,000 years ago when the ocean water level was 150' shallower. I have dived a couple of the blue holes. They are all over the Caribbean. And when I dived one off of BVI, they said that where we were was miles from shore during the last ice age. So it’s proof of climate change? Are corals dying? And muh polar bears? The climate has been warming for 7,500 years. All of the blue holes were on solid ground during the ice age. They were sink holes, cenotes, etc.. Also, did you know that Camels are actually native to North America and were brought to Asia and the ME via the land bridge in Alaska. They are not native to Asia or the ME. Then the N.A. camels went extinct. Now you know!  
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Posted: 4/25/2023 1:47:55 AM EDT
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That's pretty amazing!
How common are they? Searching for one I only come up with the "Great Blue Hole of Belize" which is only 410 ft deep This one is WAY smaller in diameter but much deeper. Doesn't have the volcano/meteor ridge around the outer edge as prominent as well. Not sure how common these are if they get down to just a few hundred feet across and unbelievably deep in the area they're in. |
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Posted: 4/25/2023 2:21:40 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I read this as huge butthole, second largest HotKinkyJosephina? |
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Posted: 4/25/2023 2:27:14 AM EDT
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 Pfft - already seen this movie. |
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