Friday, October 25, 2013

Beware of the Tanzanian Lake...

A petrified vulture that was found at Lake Natron in Tanzania.
© Nick Brandt 2013 / Courtesy of Hasted Kraeutler Gallery, NY

These eerie images were posted online weeks ago, but just thought I'd share them on my Blog today. Traveling in Tanzania, a photographer named Nick Brandt stumbled upon the petrified remains of birds and other animals at Lake Natron—which, like the mythical Greek monster Medusa, turned any creature that got near it into stone. The reason for this is because of the chemical makeup of this lethal body of water...which, like California's Mono Lake, has a pH content that makes the water not conducive to drinking or even swimming in. Click on this link to view more pics of unwitting creatures that dared venture to this lake. Just don't read the comments that are posted below that article. Like on YouTube, most of these people are just sooo stupid.

By the way, this phenomenon makes for a very cool sci-fi horror film. If I had Final Draft again [my original CD for the scriptwriting program became unreadable back in 2009 (don't know why)] I'd be working on my own screenplay about it. Have a great day.

A petrified avian that was found at Lake Natron in Tanzania.
© Nick Brandt 2013 / Courtesy of Hasted Kraeutler Gallery, NY

A petrified flamingo that was found at Lake Natron in Tanzania.
© Nick Brandt 2013 / Courtesy of Hasted Kraeutler Gallery, NY

A petrified avian that was found at Lake Natron in Tanzania.
© Nick Brandt 2013 / Courtesy of Hasted Kraeutler Gallery, NY

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