An Underwater River
May 22, 2014 11:52:46 #
Yes, there is a river in Mexico that is flowing underwater. Very strange. Read the whole explanation first and then watch the video.
http://all-that-is-interesting.com/underwater-river
http://all-that-is-interesting.com/underwater-river
May 22, 2014 12:12:08 #
GrandmaJoy
Loc: North Carolina
Oh My, I just watched the video. That was very very interesting. Spooky but nice. Still it is difficult to understand.
May 22, 2014 12:52:09 #
GrandmaJoy wrote:
Oh My, I just watched the video. That was very very interesting. Spooky but nice. Still it is difficult to understand.
Yes, it is. It seems to be like the jet stream, where a stream of air is moving independently of the air around it - or the Gulf Stream, too.
May 22, 2014 18:51:08 #
GrandmaJoy
Loc: North Carolina
I was waiting for the diver to go into the river under the river and when he/she went I was frightened for the diver. There seemed to be no life in the water. That was amazing.
May 22, 2014 19:20:12 #
May 22, 2014 23:03:22 #
GrandmaJoy wrote:
I was waiting for the diver to go into the river under the river and when he/she went I was frightened for the diver. There seemed to be no life in the water. That was amazing.
I don't think I would have gone down into that river. Too weird.
Did you ever see pictures of the crystal caves in Mexico? Google the term. Amazing!
May 23, 2014 03:40:20 #
Very creepy...at the end of the video, those jungle sounds are really scary.
Thanks for sharing, Jerry, you find the neatest stuff! :)
Thanks for sharing, Jerry, you find the neatest stuff! :)
May 23, 2014 07:17:46 #
If you've ever been to Mammoth Cave you'll find out there's an underground river there, too, with blind fish because they don't need to see, because it's so dark.
May 23, 2014 08:58:55 #
Did anyone notice the size of the scuba tanks the diver was using? Looked to be about 2x the size of what sport divers use.
May 23, 2014 10:38:48 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Yes, there is a river in Mexico that is flowing underwater. Very strange. Read the whole explanation first and then watch the video.
http://all-that-is-interesting.com/underwater-river
http://all-that-is-interesting.com/underwater-river
That's just flat out weird. Looks like something Hollywood would create with computer animation. I remember something like this being mentioned in a Clive Cussler novel. :thumbup:
May 23, 2014 10:40:41 #
FrumCA wrote:
Did anyone notice the size of the scuba tanks the diver was using? Looked to be about 2x the size of what sport divers use.
They must be planning on spending a lot time down there. The tank placement is also strange. :thumbup:
May 23, 2014 11:21:53 #
pounder35 wrote:
They must be planning on spending a lot time down there. The tank placement is also strange. :thumbup:
I thing they are positioned that way to help stabilize the lateral bouyancy.
May 23, 2014 11:49:05 #
FrumCA wrote:
I thing they are positioned that way to help stabilize the lateral bouyancy.
It looks like a better plan than on the back. I'm not a diver but my son is certified. I bought him a Nikonos and a nice underwater flash setup for a trip to the Bahamas. He decided he didn't need the flash on one dive but forgot to put the cap back on the flash sync fitting and filled the camera with salt water. :roll: Since I was in the camera repair business at the time I tried to salvage it but it wasn't worth it. I had bought the outfit from a pawn shop I did some repair work for on occasion so it wasn't a major investment. I put the flash equipment on Ebay and sold it to a diver in Greece and broke even. I still wish I had the outfit though since I spend a lot of time at the beach.
May 23, 2014 12:25:19 #
This a new one for me and I have spent a lot of time visiting the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico as well as living there for 5 yrs.
I have seen as well as snorkeled in many of them.
One of the resorts south of Playa Del Caram has a several 100 meter underground river you can drift through down to near the beach - they give you a life vest and there are enough opening so you are never in the dark.
There are "NO" above ground rivers on the Yucatan - all rivers are underground there for lots of Cenotes. They all lead out into the ocean at one place or another. Oja de Agua - Eye of the Water- is what these places are where the fresh water flows out of these underground rivers into the sea.
Jimmy Buffet was staying in the Oja de Agua Hotel in Puerto Morelos, MX - 25 mi south of Cancun - when he wrote Margarita Ville. It is a short swim/snorkel out to the "EYE"
I do have a photo some where. One of my few underwater works.
I have seen as well as snorkeled in many of them.
One of the resorts south of Playa Del Caram has a several 100 meter underground river you can drift through down to near the beach - they give you a life vest and there are enough opening so you are never in the dark.
There are "NO" above ground rivers on the Yucatan - all rivers are underground there for lots of Cenotes. They all lead out into the ocean at one place or another. Oja de Agua - Eye of the Water- is what these places are where the fresh water flows out of these underground rivers into the sea.
Jimmy Buffet was staying in the Oja de Agua Hotel in Puerto Morelos, MX - 25 mi south of Cancun - when he wrote Margarita Ville. It is a short swim/snorkel out to the "EYE"
I do have a photo some where. One of my few underwater works.
May 23, 2014 12:28:58 #
Those are really weird - but very interesting.
jerryc41 wrote:
I don't think I would have gone down into that river. Too weird.
Did you ever see pictures of the crystal caves in Mexico? Google the term. Amazing!
Did you ever see pictures of the crystal caves in Mexico? Google the term. Amazing!
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