On a planet where the pyramids, Babylon Hanging Gardens and Mausoleum at Halicarnassus are one of the world's greatest wonders, it's often hard to believe that bizarre things like rainbows, polka dots and "blood" waterfall can exist. But venture into the most beautiful, surreal corners of the world and you'll find a wide range of scientific marvels that make for interesting and fanciful scenes.
1 Lake glow
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From a tourist point of view, Thailand is known for its beautiful beaches, exquisite cuisine and a well-known island with people who watch behind the trails. The country is often advertised as the deserted paradise of Muslims.
The large number of tourists residing here from May 11 to May probably not be known to one of the most extraordinary aspects: the blue luminic water seen only at night. Looking like something in the fantasy novels, the waters off Thailand largely have ultra-small-range organisms that contain many fireflies-like chemistry combinations.
Using the chemical reaction luciferin-luciferase like Fireflies, the witch creatures found in these coastal waters glow when irritated. Each is depicted as a magical light demonstration [with opponents] the light of the stars in the sky.
2 Lake of ice bubbles
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Looking like they are filled with frozen jellyfish or animated gems deep beneath its surface, Abraham Lake is an artificial lake located in Alberta, Canada, dating back to 1972. It is growing with Frozen bubbles.
A unique aspect of this lake is that it has a high concentration of methane trapped in its surface. Most reservoirs of methane are essentially the result of decaying material sinking and being attacked by bacteria. In turn, the bacteria produce methane that escapes from the water and eventually flies into the air.
However, Lake Abraham is unique because its water temperature is high enough so that the methane gas can still escape from the water but is cold enough so that the released gas will freeze into a translucent bubble. They display a color from white to dark blue depending on their proximity to the surface.
3 Coast polka dots
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Although most of the lakes are formed and maintained by an ever-present source of water, some are instead accumulation of melting snow, excessive rainfall and an amount of groundwater. These easily accessible, easily accessible waters (here called the "endorheic lakes") are very volatile.
In fact, the lake will dry completely in the summer. For a lake in Canada, this leads to a colorful mosaic spot. Officially named "Spotted Lake", this remote location in the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia looks like any other lake in the country during the winter, spring and autumn months.
However, as summer rolls around, most of the lake's mass is lost to evaporation. What is left behind is any old piece of land. Spotted Lake S is rich in natural resources: Calcium, sodium and magnesium sulfate, and titanium are the main contenders there, and they are responsible for the vivid colors left.
As the water surrounding these elements and minerals evaporates, the rest are colored alkaline rings, depending on the concentration of each, leaving different colors of the green, yellow and blue rings. on dry ground.
4 "Blood" waterfall
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When we think of waterfalls, most of us are probably inclined to the commonly known Niagara Falls, the most striking (and perhaps overlooked) aspect of which is clear water. However, for all the clear waterfalls, there is a special waterfall by the location where the outflow is crimson.
First placed in 1911, this area of the remote Taylor Glacier in Antarctica seems to be spewing blood instead of water. The reason for this is quite complicated. In contrast to being fueled by melting snow and groundwater, Taylor Glacier's source of water is a saltwater lake beneath.
Over time, this brine has gained some iron from constant exposure to the underlying rock. What follows is the same chemical reaction that produces rust. The water is dark red of iron oxide. When overflowing, water seemed to be made from blood.
5 Rainbow tree
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Looks like an ordinary tree splashed with paint, With the appropriate name "rainbow eucalyptus tree" most prominent in the Philippines and Indonesia. It can even be found in Hawaii, California and Florida.
However, wherever you come across this tree, its wild color is the result of both its unique bark formation and its location. (The best colors of these plants are found in Indonesia and the Philippines.)
The bark is formed by dividing the cambium cells, each with a high concentration of chlorophyll (the chemical that gives their leaves and dark green grass). During the life cycle of cambium cells, they become infused with varying levels of tannins, chemicals that run the visual interface from red to brown.
Different combinations of these chemicals, together with the relative humidity and the humidity of the bark, create a rainbow effect.
6 Stone rose
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Not a stone or rose, a phenomenon found in Mexico and Tunisia (and less common in Arizona) is called rock rose. Made of plaster or barite, these roses are created by evaporation when one or more of the other minerals bind sand particles in a dry, saline environment.
With an average size of 10 cm (4 in) on each petal, these rose-like stones are colored directly related to how they are formed. Those created in shallower positions usually produce amber petals, while deeper shapes in a larger space usually produce yellow or transparent petals.
The unique shape of these roses is not the only unusual thing about them. Regardless of their color during the day or where they grow, all will glow the same milky white when placed under ultraviolet light.
7 Blood rain
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Travel to a number of places in India, specifically Kerala, and you can be entertained by a hail of blood. While the name evokes some kind of biblical thriller, The state's worst weather conditions are not the result of oxidation in water, but rather because of the state's proximity to nearby deserts.
Although the evaporation rain is clean, it can get loads of things on the way down. (Acid rain is a good example and the result of this.) But chemicals are not the only things that can be mixed with rainfall.
Particles in the air that are thin enough and high enough can also blend with moisture in the clouds. When the red sand particles mingle with those clouds, they fall down into the bloody puddles, even leaving a red trail behind when the rain evaporates itself.
This scientific explanation of the particles mixed with the moisture of the cloud was also true of the same phenomenon in Russia in July 2018. The city of Norilsk was surrounded by red rain one afternoon.
Culprit?
A metal processing plant has performed some routine maintenance. Rusted debris was scrapped from the floor mingled with the clouds. Not long after, the red rain poured out.
8 Bubble water
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For strawberry lovers around the world, you are very lucky. . . At least visually. There is a vibrant pink lake off the coast of Western Australia named Hillier. Although it is not the only pink lake in the world, Hillier water is special because it is the only place where water does not lose its color when collected.
This color is not only an optical illusion but is also not the result of an underwater shell. Instead, it is the result of several factors combined together.
Discovered in 1802, Lake Hillier is home to a halophilic (salt-loving) algae called Dunaliella that generates their energy through the use of all visible light frequencies, except for the rays that fall in the orange red spectrum. In addition, leaving behind red light energy, these algae create carotene variants that contribute to the lake's reddish-pink color.
9 Lake mummified
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At first glance, Lake Natron in Tanzania is an oasis with bloody waters surrounded by many birds hiding on the coast.
Also known as "Stone Animal Lake," a part of Africa has been rumored to be so alkaline that it can instantly kill and petrify any animal that dares to wander. into it.
The fact that it is the result of optical illusion or the presence of halophilic bacteria, the dark red color of Natron, is thought to be due to the presence of minerals formed by volcanic processes in the area.
These processes gradually increase the pH of the water until it becomes saturated with sodium and sodium carbonate, which has been used in mummification practice. The presence of various minerals, along with remnants of animals that cannot live in such harsh conditions, greatly increases the alkalinity of the water.
As such, it becomes favorable for haloarchaea, the red-bodied creatures that tarnish the colors of the lake and the flamingos' plumage often live underwater.
10 Forest of ice blades
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From the hobby of childhood snowman to craft stone sculptor, the activity of shaping snow and ice into many beautiful forms has been around for a while and doesn't seem to be going anywhere. However, what happens when the Earth itself decides to participate in the fun?
Travel to different areas in Chile, and you will find miniature icy forests. . . but exactly no snow or ice in the surrounding area. First discovered in 1835, these "penitentes" can be as high as 5 meters (16 ft) tall.
They are the direct result of sublimation, a chemical process by which a heat source converts a solid into a gas without first melting it. In a process that only builds on itself, the formation of smaller spikes concentrates sunlight. This speeds up the sublimation until the entire forest of these thorns will cross over the landscape.
