Entire Lake in Russia vanishes, overnight - The Orange Mane

Atlas · 11-25-2005, 02:24 PM

Vanishing lake baffles Russians

SoCals link:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4566355.stm

There have long been rumours about the lake
Residents of a village in central Russia are trying to solve the mystery of a lake that disappeared overnight.
Russia's NTV channel showed a huge, muddy basin where the lake once was, in the village of Bolotnikovo.

"It looks like somebody has pulled the plug out of a gigantic bath," said the TV's correspondent, next to a deep debris-filled hole.

Local officials in Nizhny Novgorod region say the lake was probably sucked into an underground cave.

The name of the village - which lies about 250 km (155 miles) east of Moscow - roughly translates as "boggy".

No water

The discovery was made by local fishermen when they arrived at the lake early in the morning.

"I looked and there was no water. I thought: Oh my God, what's going on?" one of them told the TV.

Rescuers were called out to search the uncovered lake bed to see if anybody could have been sucked under, but it is thought no-one was on the lake when the waters vanished.

"It's very dangerous. If somebody is caught by such a calamity, the chances of survival are practically nil," fireman Dmitry Zaitsev said, pointing out that lakeside trees appeared to have been dragged down with the water.

The lake's disappearance may have been caused by subsidence allowing the water to drain into a cave system or underground river, local official Dmitry Klyuev said.

According to Mr Klyuev, several houses were swallowed up in similar circumstances 70 years ago.

'Dark mystery'

But more supernatural explanations were circulating among the villagers, including the influence of dark forces.

Village youngsters said the lake had appeared during the reign of the feared Tsar Ivan the Terrible and had been "shrouded in dark mystery" ever since.

"We used to go swimming there, but we were rather afraid of its depth, and there were various rumours. For instance people said there used to be a church there underwater," one girl told the TV.

But one elderly villager sitting outside her house had another kind of force in mind.

"I thought the Americans had got here," she said, laughing.

alkemical · 11-28-2005, 08:35 AM

Wow, this is a cool story.

epicSocialism4tw · 11-28-2005, 10:16 AM

It must have been a team of lake destroying Yeti who used their magical powers to move the lake to their home planet of ool-mab-dink-wha'pooey to feed the sasquatch/velociraptor hybrids that the Egyptian aliens developed to overtake the humans on this planet in the year 2000.

alkemical · 11-28-2005, 10:18 AM

I thought it was a tesla experiment that went wrong that vaporized the lake

bendog · 11-28-2005, 12:50 PM

wow, I knew Kansas sucked, but ....

Rascal · 11-28-2005, 12:59 PM

Bush's fault.

Atlas · 11-28-2005, 01:23 PM

Some of the Russians said they thought the Americans were behind it.

Rascal · 11-28-2005, 01:29 PM

Bush thought it was oil.

Spider · 11-28-2005, 01:45 PM

Come on you know as well as I do Clinton is at fault ........ Sucking pond water or cigars , Clinton isnt far away ........... Now if someone would just give Bush a blowjob we could impeach him and move on

Rascal · 11-28-2005, 01:51 PM

Clinton didn't get kicked out of office just impeached...

Spider · 11-28-2005, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rascal

Clinton didn't get kicked out of office just impeached...

well so much for the blowjob plan

Atlas · 11-28-2005, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rascal

Bush thought it was oil.

He would hook a hose up to your ass if he thought he could get a drop!!

Rascal · 11-28-2005, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Atlas

He would hook a hose up to your ass if he thought he could get a drop!!

If the biggest oil field found in the US this year hadn't of been found in yours this year I wouldn't have anything to worry about.

Okay that's not funny just stupid.

Atlas · 11-28-2005, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rascal

If the biggest oil field found in the US this year hadn't of been found in yours this year I wouldn't have anything to worry about.

Okay that's not funny just stupid.

That's kind of funny

orangenblue2 · 11-30-2005, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by angryllama

It must have been a team of lake destroying Yeti who used their magical powers to move the lake to their home planet of ool-mab-dink-wha'pooey to feed the sasquatch/velociraptor hybrids that the Egyptian aliens developed to overtake the humans on this planet in the year 2000.

Better yet, I believe it was "jesus h" himself who did it to show his displeasure with the other 49 states in the US who won't teach the new "scientific" theory of "intelligent design"...

alkemical · 11-30-2005, 03:25 PM

nah, much easier - rasputin is back from the dead

epicSocialism4tw · 11-30-2005, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orangenblue2

Better yet, I believe it was "jesus h" himself who did it to show his displeasure with the other 49 states in the US who won't teach the new "scientific" theory of "intelligent design"...

Sure buddy...keep that uneducated and angry thing going. It's very becoming. It makes you look really cool in front of the other mongoloids.

ak1971 · 11-30-2005, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by amesj523

nah, much easier - rasputin is back from the dead

ahh Rasputin ...that guy fn rocked...poisoned, stabbed, shot, strangled, tossed in water...and he still wouldnt die....yes I do believe it

alkemical · 11-30-2005, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ak1971

ahh Rasputin ...that guy fn rocked...poisoned, stabbed, shot, strangled, tossed in water...and he still wouldnt die....yes I do believe it

No doubt, the man was 'more human than human' -

epicSocialism4tw · 11-30-2005, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by amesj523

Wow, this is a cool story.

You would think that a portion of the lake succumbed to the erosion and gave way to a cavern or series of pockets underneath the lake.

alkemical · 12-01-2005, 11:50 AM

No, there's no science here!

epicSocialism4tw · 12-01-2005, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amesj523

No, there's no science here!

Sorry...I'll go back to the Yeti explaination. Okham's Razor is back in my pocket.

alkemical · 12-01-2005, 01:34 PM

lol

I cut myself with that razor all the time

epicSocialism4tw · 12-01-2005, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amesj523

lol

I cut myself with that razor all the time

I bet you have scars from that razor!

alkemical · 12-01-2005, 01:37 PM

damn straight

11-25-2005, 02:24 PM	#1
Atlas Draft Defense Early&Often Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 18,526	Entire Lake in Russia vanishes, overnight Vanishing lake baffles Russians SoCals link:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4566355.stm There have long been rumours about the lake Residents of a village in central Russia are trying to solve the mystery of a lake that disappeared overnight. Russia's NTV channel showed a huge, muddy basin where the lake once was, in the village of Bolotnikovo. "It looks like somebody has pulled the plug out of a gigantic bath," said the TV's correspondent, next to a deep debris-filled hole. Local officials in Nizhny Novgorod region say the lake was probably sucked into an underground cave. The name of the village - which lies about 250 km (155 miles) east of Moscow - roughly translates as "boggy". No water The discovery was made by local fishermen when they arrived at the lake early in the morning. "I looked and there was no water. I thought: Oh my God, what's going on?" one of them told the TV. Rescuers were called out to search the uncovered lake bed to see if anybody could have been sucked under, but it is thought no-one was on the lake when the waters vanished. "It's very dangerous. If somebody is caught by such a calamity, the chances of survival are practically nil," fireman Dmitry Zaitsev said, pointing out that lakeside trees appeared to have been dragged down with the water. The lake's disappearance may have been caused by subsidence allowing the water to drain into a cave system or underground river, local official Dmitry Klyuev said. According to Mr Klyuev, several houses were swallowed up in similar circumstances 70 years ago. 'Dark mystery' But more supernatural explanations were circulating among the villagers, including the influence of dark forces. Village youngsters said the lake had appeared during the reign of the feared Tsar Ivan the Terrible and had been "shrouded in dark mystery" ever since. "We used to go swimming there, but we were rather afraid of its depth, and there were various rumours. For instance people said there used to be a church there underwater," one girl told the TV. But one elderly villager sitting outside her house had another kind of force in mind. "I thought the Americans had got here," she said, laughing.

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11-28-2005, 08:35 AM	#2
alkemical Guerrilla Ontologist rorrim\|mirror Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Future Posts: 42,696 Adopt-a-Bronco: Prima Materia	Wow, this is a cool story.

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epicSocialism4tw Tebowing the long haul all the way to the title Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: TX, USA Posts: 37,072 Adopt-a-Bronco: Champ Bailey	It must have been a team of lake destroying Yeti who used their magical powers to move the lake to their home planet of ool-mab-dink-wha'pooey to feed the sasquatch/velociraptor hybrids that the Egyptian aliens developed to overtake the humans on this planet in the year 2000.

11-28-2005, 10:18 AM	#4
alkemical Guerrilla Ontologist rorrim\|mirror Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Future Posts: 42,696 Adopt-a-Bronco: Prima Materia	I thought it was a tesla experiment that went wrong that vaporized the lake

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Atlas Draft Defense Early&Often Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 18,526	Some of the Russians said they thought the Americans were behind it.

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