Friday, November 29, 2013

DEADLY LAKE IN TANZANIA - BIRDS TURN INTO STONE


We couldn’t believe this was real but it is. In Tanzania there is a lake that turns animals that roam the area into stone. The rare phenomenon is caused by the chemical makeup of the lake, petrified creatures pepper the area around the lake due to its constant pH of 9 to 10.5—an extremely basic alkalinity that preserves these creatures for eternity.