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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
 Posted - 09/09/2009 : 21:03:49
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What on Earth? #51: Urban Hellhole
The second series begins, earlier than I'd assumed...
Here's a city dominated by its very own gigantic toxic pit.
The water in the man-made pit is so highly acidic, it is eroding the walls. It is so polluted with metals, including heavy metals, the water itself is profitably mined for metal. The toxic water has risen to threaten the city's water table. At least one large flock of migrating aquatic birds has been killed by simply landing on the water's surface. New extremophile organisms seem to have evolved to live in its depths.
The damned pit has now become a profitable tourist attraction.
For one point for each question:
1. What's the name of the pit?
2. What's the name of the city it graces?
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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Edited by - HalfMooner on 09/09/2009 22:04:24
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bngbuck
SFN Addict
USA
2437 Posts |
Posted - 09/10/2009 : 00:27:26 [Permalink]
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1. The Berkeley Pit
2. Butte, Montana |
| Edited by - bngbuck on 09/10/2009 00:28:23 |
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 09/10/2009 : 01:26:38 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by bngbuck
1. The Berkeley Pit
2. Butte, Montana
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Damn, you make it seem easy. So much (this far) for my wanting to make these harder. Back to the drawing board. I'll strive for more difficulty.
Congrats, you are correct, bngbuck, for two points.
The standings for this series:- bngbuck, 2 points
Here are a couple of links about the horribly fascinating Berkeley Pit: Wikipedia, and Atlas Obscura.
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
Here's a link to Moonscape News, and one to its Archive. |
| Edited by - HalfMooner on 09/10/2009 01:34:38 |
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WoE # 51: Urban Hellhole
