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Largest lake of Acid on Earth - sulfur-rich Kawah Ijen

Tue, 13 May 2008 17:29:19 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Region also famous for its coffee!

The Largest Lake of Acid on Earth

- The sulfur rich Kawah Ijen

Indonesia is famous for hosting some of the world's most powerful volcanoes. Krakatoa, located on an island in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra in Indonesia, is well known because of its 1883 eruption, which generated the loudest sound historically reported: it was distinctly heard even in the Australian city of Perth (approx. 1930 miles or 3100km), or the island of Rodrigues near Mauritius (approx. 3000 miles or 4800 km). 36,417 were killed, mostly by the tsunamis which followed the explosion.

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The lake of Kawah Ijen

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Sulfur deposits on the edges of the lake

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Tags: volcanoes, sulfur, sulphur, indonesia, java, sumatra

3 of the Largest, Strangest and Scariest Collective Activities in the World

Tue, 13 May 2008 11:02:15 GMT

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3 Incredible Gatherings: The Largest, Strangest and Scariest Collective Activities in the World

Pictured above, the Maha Kumbh Mela is a Hindu pilgrimage that occurs just over once pre decade. The images show the amazing standing-room-only situation that results as a total of 70 million people converge on the Ganges to wash away their sins in the river.

What began as a small gathering on a San Fransisco beach a few decades ago has since become the infamous Burning Man Festival - the single largest art festival and temporary city in the world. Remarkably well organized in its geometry, tens of thousands of citizens/residents/visitors take their places in a three-quarters circle all centered on the central Burning Man figure.

the world’s largest choreographed dance - now imagine that it is completely unscripted and on a snowy mountainside. It sounds rather terrifying, doesn’t it? The Engadin Ski Marathon in St. Mortiz was a 30 mile race taking, for many, hours to complete.

Tags: gathering, group, religious, ritualistic

Australian pokes shark in eye during attack

Tue, 13 May 2008 10:39:28 GMT

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clipper's remarks: You got that right mate - or you sock their snoot; depends which diver would have the presence of mind to do it while being dragged underwater?! Scary...

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Australian pokes shark in eye during attack

Man pokes shark in eye during attack
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SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian swimmer survived a great white shark attack by poking the creature in the eyes as it dragged him through the water after badly savaging his left leg.

Jason Cull was swimming off a beach on Australia's southwest coast on Sunday when the four meter (12 feet) shark attacked.

"Initially I thought it was a dolphin," Cull told The Australian newspaper on Monday. "I just remember being dragged along backwards. I was trying to feel its gills but I found its eye and I stuck my finger in and that's when it let go."

Around 42 percent of attacks involve surfers or windsurfers, according to the U.S.-based International Shark Attack File. Australia had 12 shark attacks in 2007, none of them fatal, among 71 shark attacks worldwide that year.

Tags: jaws, sharks, great whites, sea, fish, maritime, underwater, diving

How college kids know their love is for real?

Tue, 13 May 2008 05:11:05 GMT

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How do you know your love is real? Check Facebook

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For many college students, a relationship isn't real until it's confirmed on Facebook

Facebook users can see when their friends' relationship status changes

When it's listed on Facebook "it's public knowledge," says one sophomore

On Facebook users can share everything from photos to intimate relationship details with 67 million users.

CNNU campus correspondent Michael Hernandez is a senior at University of North Texas. CNNU is a feature that provides student perspectives on news and trends from colleges across the United States. The views expressed in this article are not necessarily those of CNN, its affiliates or the schools where the campus correspondents are based.

The 22-year-old University of North Texas senior received a Facebook request from her new beau after a kiss.

"I'm not sure what they did before Facebook," he said. E-mail to a friend

Tags: love, relationships, college, sophomore, facebook