Fly Geyser

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That’s not a photoshop.

[Wiki] Fly Geyser is not an entirely natural phenomenon; it was accidentally created by well drilling in 1964 exploring for sources of geothermal energy. The well may not have been capped correctly, or left unplugged, but either way dissolved minerals started rising and accumulating, creating the travertine mound on which the geyser sits and continues growing.

[Found here.]

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Author: Bunk Strutts

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2 thoughts on “Fly Geyser”

  1. alifem —

    Check out the other shots at the link – they’re impressive. According to Wiki, it’s only about 5 feet tall (above the 7-foot tall mound it sits on) and it took 97 years to do it. In another 100 years it’ll be 10 feet tall, assuming it doesn’t blow a fissure out the side between now and then.

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