25 Places that look not normal, but are actually real (WARNING: Picture heavy)

[Jamaal510]

Link: http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/8wc6gd/ YJg-ZF0:qYG$IUkE/www.buzzfeed.com/miniusanotnormal/25-places-that-look-not-normal-but-are-actually-r-7lct/

1. Mt. Roraima, Venezuela
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2. Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
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3. Moravia, Czech Republic
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4. Tulip fields - Lisse, Netherlands
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5. Iceland
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6. Mare Island Naval Shipyard - Vallejo, California
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7. Namibia
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8. Naica Mine - Chihuahua, Mexico
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9. Tunnel of Love - Kleven, Ukraine
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10. Metro - Stockholm, Sweden
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11. Lapland, Finland
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12. Zhangye, China
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13. Mount Grinnell - Glacier National Park, Montana
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14. The Richat Structure - Mauritania
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15. Hang Son Doong Cave - Vietnam
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16. Chand Baori - Abhaneri, India
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17. The Stone Forest - Yunnan, China
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18. Berry Head Arch - Newfoundland, Canada
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19. Lake Retba - Senegal
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20. Gullfoss - Iceland
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21. The Wave - Arizona
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22. Socotra, Yemen
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23. Grand Prismatic Spring - Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
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24. Door to Hell - Derweze, Turkmenistan
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25. Crystal Cave - Skaftafell, Iceland
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[Earth_First]

1. StumbleUpon is one of my favorite sites/apps...

Thanks for the OP!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

2. DU Rec

[shenmue]

22. Wow

My eyes popped.

[MsPithy]

3. Thanks!

These are really extraordinary!

[AsahinaKimi]

4. AMAZING ..

Sugoiiiiiiiii!

[AnotherDreamWeaver]

5. I have seen a few of those, but all are great photos. Thanks. nt

[MichaelSoE]

6. wow ... just wow ... tyvm

[Solly Mack]

7. Awesome.

[geardaddy]

8. Cool!

Here's a couple from Yehliu in Taiwan.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

25. coffee beans!

[ font size=1]and I think the first one might be a butt [/font ]

[Dash87]

9. 22. Solstheim changed over the years

18. Watch out for spawning creepers and skeletons.

[NJCher]

10. wouldn't you just swear that

No. 8, the orange background with black trees, was a product of Illustrator?


Cher

[Curmudgeoness]

13. I thought the same thing.

This is the only one that I cannot believe is real. I have to see that to believe it.

But all are awe inspiring places.

[Arugula Latte]

11. Love these. Here's another one, in Sintra, Portugal:

[Raffi Ella]

12. Rec.

So interesting, thanks for the post.

[alphafemale]

14. So many places to marvel at.

The pink water can't possibly be a good thing I am guessing.

[Chan790]

16. If memory serves, it's a product of thermal springs venting minerals into the lake and bacteria...

that live off the minerals. There's a similar lake in Australia called Hiller Lake which is separated from the ocean by a strip of land 50' across.


Lake Hiller

[olddots]

15. # 16 is very odd

please explain ...........

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

17. From wikipedia:

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

That's just odd.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

18. "Tinted orange by the morning sun,

a soaring dune is the backdrop for the hulks of camel thorn trees in Namib-Naukluft Park."

http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2011/05/27/136711536/is-that-nat-geo-photo-a-painting

Thanks for this thread!

[dipsydoodle]

19. #16 looks like something Escher was in the process of dreaming up.

A recent oddity here too :

Toxic Derbyshire 'Blue Lagoon' dyed black............for safety.

A pool at a disused Derbyshire quarry, known locally as the Blue Lagoon, has been dyed black in a bid to deter people from swimming in it.

Despite the water at the quarry at Harpur Hill, near Buxton, having a pH level of 11.3 dozens of people still swim there.

Bleach has a pH level of 12.3 and signs warn swimmers the water could cause skin complaints.

Swimmers are also warned the water contains rubbish and dead animals.



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-22843481

[malthaussen]

27. Rubbish and dead animals?

Sounds like my old swimming hole.

-- Mal

[Lucky Luciano]

20. Very nice!

[a kennedy]

21. A W E S O M E eom

[A Little Weird]

23. Wow

Makes me want to travel. And learn photography!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

24. me too! let's go!

[A Little Weird]

26. Woohoo!

Now I just need to find my suitcase and a winning powerball ticket!

[cemaphonic]

28. another weird karst formation in Madagascar

#10 looks like the architects were inspired by the hellmouths that Flemish painters in the Renaissance loved to paint.

[valerief]

29. Those photos blew me away!!! nt

[ailsagirl]

30. WOW!! Thanks for posting

Utterly breathtaking

[JNelson6563]

31. Really spectacular!

Thanks for posting!

Julie

[savalez]

32. Fantastic post! n/t

[airplaneman]

33. cool and thanks. n/t.

[sakabatou]

34. The Naica Mine should be re-named Superman's "Fortress of Solitude"