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aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts) Mon Jun 17, 2013, 11:03 PM Jun 2013

Natural flame inside a waterfall

located in Chestnut Ridge Park outside of Buffalo, New York. A small grotto beneath the falls has a natural gas leak that stays lit year-round. Local residents in times past had spread a legend that the grotto was inhabited by elves.

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Natural flame inside a waterfall (Original Post) aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2013 OP

that's very cool--never saw anything like that before. n/t orleans Jun 2013 #1

that is freaking awesome Kali Jun 2013 #2

winter shot ConcernedCanuk Jun 2013 #3

orleans

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1. that's very cool--never saw anything like that before. n/t

Reply to aint_no_life_nowhere (Original post)

Tue Jun 18, 2013, 01:25 AM

Jun 2013

Kali

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2. that is freaking awesome

Reply to aint_no_life_nowhere (Original post)

Tue Jun 18, 2013, 01:38 AM

Jun 2013

I saw some "eternal flames" at a site in southern Turkey - they were cool and blue flames too, but with a waterfall is really something!

ConcernedCanuk

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3. winter shot

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Tue Jun 18, 2013, 06:12 AM

Jun 2013

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amazing -

but the flame is not "eternal" - the gas supply is.

From what I have read, others relight it when it goes out - splashing water I guess.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_Flame_Falls

another link to a 2 minute video . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=2B5IdQJyIe4&NR=1

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