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melyzard · 4 years

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The World is Amazing, Actually Pt3

Today’s Wild Place (the Earth is an alien planet):

Darvaza gas crater, aka The Gates of Hell (Turkmenistan)

“The Gates of Hell crater was created in 1971 when a Soviet drilling rig accidentally punched into a massive underground natural gas cavern, causing the ground to collapse and the entire drilling rig to fall in. Having punctured a pocket of gas, poisonous fumes began leaking at an alarming rate... the Soviets set the hole alight, figuring it would stop burning within a few weeks. Decades later, and the fiery pit is still going strong.”

*Fun Fact: They “set it alight” by chucking a grenade into it, as one does when presented with a massive hole leaking toxic flammable gas!

Today’s Incredible Feat of Engineering (look! at what! we made!):

Gardens By The Bay (Singapore)

Today’s Coolest Life Form (the rare, the weird, the beautiful):

The Sarcastic Fringehead (yes, that is the real name of a real fish that has the most Ridiculous Mouth ever)

“Step off, Kevin, this is MY rock!”

Today’s Massive Abandoned City (Sometimes it, uh, doesn’t work out):

Ordos Kangbashi, China - the world’s largest ghost city

(Side note: it’s also the location of some marvelous architecture...which is also abandoned)

Today’s Act of Humanity (humans are okay):

Bikers Against Child Abuse, a group of hardcore bikers who show up for kids who’ve been abused, to protect them from their abusers in court, at their homes/safe spaces, as needed.

“ I am a Member of Bikers Against Child Abuse. The die has been cast. The decision has been made. I have stepped over the line. I won’t look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still. “

The World Is Amazing Actually, Part 1

The World Is Amazing Actually, Part 2

#planet earth #people are okay #bikers against child abuse #ordos kangbashi #sarcastic fringehead #gardens by the bay #gates of hell #darvaza crater #btw for you writers out there feel free to use any and all of this for worldbuilding purposes #especially if you write your fave as an architect or an explorer or maybe a biker?

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