# Unreal Pics of Places across the Earth **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 13, 2012, 5:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/unreal-pics-of-places-across-the-earth/227172 "2012-11-13T17:18:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2012, 5:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/unreal-pics-of-places-across-the-earth/227172/1 "2012-11-13T17:18:01Z")
Some pretty cool shots of places around the world, have a look: > **[25 Places That Look Not Normal, But Are Actually Real](https://www.buzzfeed.com/miniusanotnormal/25-places-that-look-not-normal-but-are-actually-r-7lct)** > > Prepare to have your mind blown. We tip our hats to those who see things differently. MINI. NOT NORMAL. **1. Mt. Roraima, Venezuela** ``` ![http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal05/2012/10/16/11/enhanced-buzz-22115-1350401969-12.jpg](http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal05/2012/10/16/11/enhanced-buzz-22115-1350401969-12.jpg) Via: [bessingerblog.files.wordpress.com](http://bessingerblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/mount-roraima-60896-xl.jpeg) 2. Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia ![http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web04/2012/10/16/15/enhanced-buzz-31413-1350414928-2.jpg](http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web04/2012/10/16/15/enhanced-buzz-31413-1350414928-2.jpg) Via: [cfile25.uf.tistory.com](http://cfile25.uf.tistory.com/image/16584E454FDDFC26234E83) 3. Moravia, Czech Republic ![http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web04/2012/10/16/12/enhanced-buzz-15183-1350403278-20.jpg](http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web04/2012/10/16/12/enhanced-buzz-15183-1350403278-20.jpg) Via: [s010.radikal.ru](http://s010.radikal.ru/i312/1205/10/63c4e8bfefa4.jpg) 4. Tulip fields - Lisse, Netherlands ![http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web05/2012/10/16/11/enhanced-buzz-32756-1350403041-19.jpg](http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web05/2012/10/16/11/enhanced-buzz-32756-1350403041-19.jpg) Via: [warnet.ws](http://warnet.ws/img3/67/pod/39.jpg) 5. Iceland ![http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web03/2012/10/16/12/enhanced-buzz-3539-1350404002-1.jpg](http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web03/2012/10/16/12/enhanced-buzz-3539-1350404002-1.jpg) Source: [500px.com](http://500px.com/andreabe) 6. Mare Island Naval Shipyard - Vallejo, California ![http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal05/2012/10/16/10/enhanced-buzz-19798-1350399340-3.jpg](http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal05/2012/10/16/10/enhanced-buzz-19798-1350399340-3.jpg) Source: [farm1.staticflickr.com](http://farm1.staticflickr.com/221/492616697_3a8aa15dd1_b.jpg) 7. Namibia ![http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web03/2012/10/16/12/enhanced-buzz-3513-1350404246-7.jpg](http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web03/2012/10/16/12/enhanced-buzz-3513-1350404246-7.jpg) Source: [photography.nationalgeographic.com](http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/camel-thorn-trees-namibia/) 8. Naica Mine - Chihuahua, Mexico ![http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web04/2012/10/16/12/enhanced-buzz-18343-1350405052-6.jpg](http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web04/2012/10/16/12/enhanced-buzz-18343-1350405052-6.jpg) Via: [sta-ita-aites.sk](http://www.sta-ita-aites.sk/files/kuriozity/krystal15.jpg) 9. Tunnel of Love - Kleven, Ukraine ![http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web05/2012/10/16/10/enhanced-buzz-25935-1350399459-10.jpg](http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web05/2012/10/16/10/enhanced-buzz-25935-1350399459-10.jpg) Via: [i.imgur.com](http://i.imgur.com/ChOij.jpg?rd) 10. Metro - Stockholm, Sweden ![http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web04/2012/10/16/12/enhanced-buzz-18626-1350404614-7.jpg](http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web04/2012/10/16/12/enhanced-buzz-18626-1350404614-7.jpg) Via: [2.bp.blogspot.com](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LlUERLizN7Y/S_21tO2WsxI/AAAAAAAAEAM/lKfNME7IgIU/s1600/Stockholm+Metro.JPG) 11. Lapland, Finland ![http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web05/2012/10/16/11/enhanced-buzz-32755-1350401776-1.jpg](http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web05/2012/10/16/11/enhanced-buzz-32755-1350401776-1.jpg) Via: [i.imgur.com](http://i.imgur.com/2NP58.jpg) 12. Zhangye, China ![http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web05/2012/10/16/12/enhanced-buzz-3410-1350403849-5.jpg](http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web05/2012/10/16/12/enhanced-buzz-3410-1350403849-5.jpg) Via: [i.imgur.com](http://i.imgur.com/tJPsP.jpg) 13. Mount Grinnell - Glacier National Park, Montana ![http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web04/2012/10/16/12/enhanced-buzz-18733-1350405180-20.jpg](http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web04/2012/10/16/12/enhanced-buzz-18733-1350405180-20.jpg) Via: [pcgood.net](http://www.pcgood.net/uploadfile/2012/0827/20120827075246841.jpg) 14. The Richat Structure - Mauritania ![http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal05/2012/10/16/13/enhanced-buzz-2328-1350409220-4.jpg](http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal05/2012/10/16/13/enhanced-buzz-2328-1350409220-4.jpg) Via: [4.bp.blogspot.com](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KQ3rvaDQFe0/T3MVfSBPb5I/AAAAAAAAnDU/Uy5BwG0CqIw/s1600/ouadane.jpg) 15. Hang Son Doong Cave - Vietnam ![http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web05/2012/10/16/15/enhanced-buzz-26862-1350415231-9.jpg](http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web05/2012/10/16/15/enhanced-buzz-26862-1350415231-9.jpg) Source: [images.nationalgeographic.com](http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/303/cache/hang-son-doong-cave-vietnam_30327_990x742.jpg) 16. Chand Baori - Abhaneri, India ![http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal05/2012/10/16/13/enhanced-buzz-2223-1350409051-5.jpg](http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal05/2012/10/16/13/enhanced-buzz-2223-1350409051-5.jpg) Source: [farm8.staticflickr.com](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7202/6936138713_f392cc4cc0_b.jpg) 17. The Stone Forest - Yunnan, China ![http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web04/2012/10/16/13/enhanced-buzz-25186-1350409720-0.jpg](http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web04/2012/10/16/13/enhanced-buzz-25186-1350409720-0.jpg) Via: [img.xcitefun.net](http://img.xcitefun.net/users/2010/02/148257,xcitefun-stone-forest-6.jpg) 18. Berry Head Arch - Newfoundland, Canada ![http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal05/2012/10/16/15/enhanced-buzz-13688-1350415822-5.jpg](http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal05/2012/10/16/15/enhanced-buzz-13688-1350415822-5.jpg) Source: [alsex_from_ako](http://www.flickr.com/photos/alsex_from_ako/5812027995/) 19. Lake Retba - Senegal ![http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web03/2012/10/16/12/enhanced-buzz-13415-1350405285-3.jpg](http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web03/2012/10/16/12/enhanced-buzz-13415-1350405285-3.jpg) Via: [nous3.com](http://www.nous3.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/lake-retba-7255B2255D.jpg) 20. Gullfoss - Iceland ![http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal05/2012/10/16/15/enhanced-buzz-13856-1350415666-2.jpg](http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal05/2012/10/16/15/enhanced-buzz-13856-1350415666-2.jpg) Source: [stuckincustoms](http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/387019269/) 21. The Wave - Arizona ![http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web04/2012/10/16/15/enhanced-buzz-31324-1350415352-21.jpg](http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web04/2012/10/16/15/enhanced-buzz-31324-1350415352-21.jpg) Via: [3.bp.blogspot.com](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b-PtSGo5D4M/T0L_tcl-KNI/AAAAAAAADBs/9TBkwpRqo4I/s1600/wave.jpg) 22. Socotra, Yemen ![http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web05/2012/10/16/12/enhanced-buzz-7372-1350406056-9.jpg](http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web05/2012/10/16/12/enhanced-buzz-7372-1350406056-9.jpg) Via: [static0.gooddays.ru](http://static0.gooddays.ru/images/post_pictures/large/2495.jpg?1326809586) 23. Grand Prismatic Spring - Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming ![http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal05/2012/10/16/12/enhanced-buzz-27567-1350405661-22.jpg](http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal05/2012/10/16/12/enhanced-buzz-27567-1350405661-22.jpg) Via: [upload.wikimedia.org](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Grand_prismatic_spring.jpg/1024px-Grand_prismatic_spring.jpg) 24. Door to Hell - Derweze, Turkmenistan ![http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal05/2012/10/16/15/enhanced-buzz-13860-1350415535-0.jpg](http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal05/2012/10/16/15/enhanced-buzz-13860-1350415535-0.jpg) Via: [en.wikipedia.org](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Darvasa_gas_crater_panorama.jpg) 25. Crystal Cave - Skaftafell, Iceland ![http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal05/2012/10/16/15/enhanced-buzz-11401-1350414612-6.jpg](http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal05/2012/10/16/15/enhanced-buzz-11401-1350414612-6.jpg) Via: [llwproductions.files.wordpress.com](http://llwproductions.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/skatftafeli-iceland-1.jpg) ``` ---
**Author:** ![ieatpaint](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ieatpaint/32/7311_2.png) [@ieatpaint](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ieatpaint)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2012, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/unreal-pics-of-places-across-the-earth/227172/2 "2012-11-13T17:21:44Z")
wow ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2012, 5:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/unreal-pics-of-places-across-the-earth/227172/3 "2012-11-13T17:29:30Z")
Meh ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/unreal-pics-of-places-across-the-earth/227172/4 "2012-11-13T17:47:22Z")
Awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Oasis24-7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c89c15/32.png) [@Oasis24-7](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oasis24-7)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2012, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/unreal-pics-of-places-across-the-earth/227172/5 "2012-11-13T18:00:04Z")
I would love to have the time and $ to go visit everyone ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/unreal-pics-of-places-across-the-earth/227172/6 "2012-11-13T18:17:11Z")
awesome pics / thread. however, i bet that this stuff isnt as impressive in person… some of it anyways… others perhaps moreso. ---
**Author:** ![Oakville](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/oakville/32/5762_2.png) [@Oakville](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oakville)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2012, 9:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/unreal-pics-of-places-across-the-earth/227172/7 "2012-11-13T21:53:01Z")
Phone backgrounds a plenty. thanks. ---
**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2012, 9:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/unreal-pics-of-places-across-the-earth/227172/8 "2012-11-13T21:59:20Z")
Super rad :tup: ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2012, 10:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/unreal-pics-of-places-across-the-earth/227172/9 "2012-11-13T22:07:49Z")
awesome i “liked” Milky Way scientists on facebook and they usually post some awesome pictures from around the earth that people submit. same type of thing [http://www.facebook.com/Milkyway.Nasa.115943216485228220871](http://www.facebook.com/Milkyway.Nasa.115943216485228220871) ---
**Author:** ![LUKE\_L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/luke_l/32/7462_2.png) [@LUKE\_L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUKE_L)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/unreal-pics-of-places-across-the-earth/227172/10 "2012-11-14T13:55:23Z")
> [@bing](#): > > however, i bet that this stuff isnt as impressive in person… I would tend to agree with this. But, awesome pics none-the-less. :tup: ---
**Author:** ![Jimshorts](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jimshorts/32/5915_2.png) [@Jimshorts](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jimshorts)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 2:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/unreal-pics-of-places-across-the-earth/227172/11 "2012-11-14T14:02:38Z")
Very cool The giant cave is my favorite ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/unreal-pics-of-places-across-the-earth/227172/12 "2012-11-14T14:04:06Z")
I think these places look amazing and are probably even better in person… “pictures don’t do it justice” kinda thing… ---
**Author:** ![STEALTTH](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/stealtth/32/7582_2.png) [@STEALTTH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/STEALTTH)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/unreal-pics-of-places-across-the-earth/227172/13 "2012-11-14T15:19:04Z")
> [@maxwell](#): > > I think these places look amazing and are probably even better in person… > > “pictures don’t do it justice” kinda thing… I’d go with that^^ ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/unreal-pics-of-places-across-the-earth/227172/14 "2012-11-14T19:13:31Z")
excellent post ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/unreal-pics-of-places-across-the-earth/227172/15 "2012-11-14T19:57:40Z")
Awesome ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2012, 6:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/unreal-pics-of-places-across-the-earth/227172/16 "2012-11-15T06:50:38Z")
The pictures are awesome, but the stories behind them are just as cool; how they were formed, etc. The Door to Hell for example isn’t a natural formation: > The Derweze area is rich in natural gas. While drilling in 1971, Soviet geologists tapped into a cavern filled with natural gas.[1] The ground beneath the drilling rig collapsed, leaving a large hole with a diameter of 70 metres (230 ft) at 40°15′10″N 58°26′22″E. To avoid poisonous gas discharge, it was decided the best solution was to burn it off.[2] Geologists had hoped the fire would use all the fuel in a matter of days, but the gas is still burning today. Locals have dubbed the cavern “The Door to Hell”.[3] > **[Darvaza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derweze)** > > Darvaza (from Persian: دروازه, Turkmen: Derweze) is a rural council (village council) in Ak bugdaý District, Ahal Province, Turkmenistan of about 2 thousand inhabitants, located in the middle of the Karakum Desert, about 260 km north of Ashgabat. The rural council consists of three separate villages: Derweze (formerly Aeroport) (the administrative center), Ataguýy, and Böri. > Darvaza's inhabitants are mostly Turkmen of the Teke tribe, preserving a semi-nomadic lifestyle. In 2004 the village was d... ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2012, 6:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/unreal-pics-of-places-across-the-earth/227172/17 "2012-11-15T06:57:11Z")
> [@Onyx Z32](#): > > The pictures are awesome, but the stories behind them are just as cool; how they were formed, etc. > > The Door to Hell for example isn’t a natural formation: > > [Darvaza - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derweze) Wonder how long I could have heated my house with the natural gas this burn is wasting? 100000 years? 1000000? ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2012, 7:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/unreal-pics-of-places-across-the-earth/227172/18 "2012-11-15T07:07:15Z")
Don’t worry, the amount that’s been burning in that hole since the 70’s is only a fraction of the amount of natural gas released naturally around the world, in the oceans, etc. There is likely more natural gas seeping out of the ground in all of NYS in one year than this hole has burned up in its lifetime. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2012, 7:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/unreal-pics-of-places-across-the-earth/227172/19 "2012-11-15T07:28:10Z")
^ Also depressing when I look at my National Fuel bill each month. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr_t/32/7454_2.png) [@Mr\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr_T)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2012, 9:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/unreal-pics-of-places-across-the-earth/227172/20 "2012-11-15T09:30:17Z")
damn those are amazing!