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Re: New cave found in Vietnam: "A skyscraper could fit"

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Post by dfhtkyu » Mon, Jan 03, 2011, 12:31 AM UTC

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Re: New cave found in Vietnam: "A skyscraper could fit"

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Post by rickmode » Mon, Jan 03, 2011, 12:47 AM UTC

A real-life "Center of the Earth"!

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

Re: New cave found in Vietnam: "A skyscraper could fit"

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Post by oliverdamian » Mon, Jan 03, 2011, 12:55 AM UTC

joshfraser wrote: post #11

Beautiful. This is the first time I've ever wanted to visit Vietnam.

Yes Vietnam is definitely amazing. Ha Long Bay http://goo.gl/yu0hj is another magical place there...

Re: New cave found in Vietnam: "A skyscraper could fit"

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Post by smhinsey » Mon, Jan 03, 2011, 1:04 AM UTC

harscoat wrote: post #16

Even after reading the text version, wondering how come these caves were not discovered before, especially after such a military focus on the region.

I'm confused because I have seen old episodes of Explorer and similar shows about them. I'm trying to figure out if it was the same chain of caves or not, but I remember a show dedicated to one cave system that had been turned into a massive fortress that the US basically had no choice but to ignore during the Vietnam war.

Re: New cave found in Vietnam: "A skyscraper could fit"

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Post by TGJ » Mon, Jan 03, 2011, 1:22 AM UTC

It's almost painful to see them drilling holes into the rock face. I understand the need but a part of me wants to get all greenpeace and kick the human invaders out.

Re: New cave found in Vietnam: "A skyscraper could fit"

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Post by prawn » Mon, Jan 03, 2011, 1:40 AM UTC

joshfraser wrote: post #11

Beautiful. This is the first time I've ever wanted to visit Vietnam.

Get over there - worth seeing. Don't miss Halong Bay:

http://www.google.com.au/images?q=halong+bay

Re: New cave found in Vietnam: "A skyscraper could fit"

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Post by rue » Mon, Jan 03, 2011, 1:49 AM UTC

rickmode wrote: post #22

A real-life "Center of the Earth"! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Journey_to_the_Center_of_the_...

There's also the cave-related https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/The_Descent_(... which I quite enjoyed.

Re: New cave found in Vietnam: "A skyscraper could fit"

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Post by erreon » Mon, Jan 03, 2011, 1:53 AM UTC

It's amazing and kind of freaky how often explorers still find new things on Earth. I cannot wait for more money to be spent on undersea exploration.

Re: New cave found in Vietnam: "A skyscraper could fit"

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Post by epochwolf » Mon, Jan 03, 2011, 1:57 AM UTC

The photo gallery requires flash which my iPad does not have. :(

Re: New cave found in Vietnam: "A skyscraper could fit"

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Post by yummyfajitas » Mon, Jan 03, 2011, 2:12 AM UTC

harscoat wrote: post #16

Even after reading the text version, wondering how come these caves were not discovered before, especially after such a military focus on the region.

In the caption of the 5'th picture, they say the Viet Cong hid in the caves.