Some places on Earth seem to completely defy the laws of physics! Take the Devil’s Kettle waterfall in Minnesota, where half the river mysteriously disappears into a hole, and no one knows where it goes! In Bolivia, the Salar de Uyuni salt flats turn into a massive mirror after rain, making it look like you're walking on the sky. Then there's Magnetic Hill in Canada, where cars seem to roll uphill, even though it’s technically an optical illusion. In Turkmenistan, the Gates of Hell is a massive fiery crater that's been burning for decades after a drilling accident—it looks otherworldly! And in Australia, Wave Rock looks like a giant frozen wave, even though it’s just a solid rock formation formed over millions of years. These places make Earth feel like something straight out of a sci-fi movie! Credit: Kristián Hulala / YouTube BBC News / YouTube New Scientist / YouTube Associated Press / YouTube Vim te Mostrar / YouTube Ellis WR / YouTube airgeo.org / YouTube Anirudh Singh / YouTube Sharat Mehta / YouTube Ing / YouTube Sandeep Shrikant Khedkar / YouTube David Snow / YouTube Shock wave / YouTube PixelDo Media / YouTube Animation is created by Bright Side. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/ Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en Telegram: https://t.me/bright_side_official Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This video is made for entertainment purposes. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, safety and reliability. Any action you take upon the information in this video is strictly at your own risk, and we will not be liable for any damages or losses. It is the viewer's responsibility to use judgement, care and precaution if you plan to replicate.
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00:00Thousands of years ago, a huge meteor weighing 2 million tons crashed into Earth at a speed
00:06of around 56,000 miles per hour.
00:10Sounds like a big deal, and it was.
00:12It actually created Lonar Lake in Maharashtra.
00:16When you see it from above, it might look like any other lake.
00:20But the sand there is magnetic, and it makes compasses go haywire.
00:24First off, it's a soda lake.
00:26Nah, it's not filled with coke.
00:28It's just another name for an alkaline lake.
00:31The pH levels there vary from 9 to 12, whereas humans enjoy ranges from 6.5 to 8.5.
00:39So it's not really advisable to bathe there, not to mention to drink such water.
00:43There's a little round dip about 2,300 feet away from the main lake, which folks think
00:48was made by a piece of the main meteor.
00:51Near this lake, there's a Hanuman temple that has an idol carved from rock, and it's said
00:57to have some pretty strong magnetic vibes.
01:00Also, local farmers are draining water from Ambar Lake.
01:04Sometimes, people refer to this lake as Chota Lonar, which means Little Lonar.
01:09This nearly perfect oval is one of only two natural craters in the world made entirely
01:15from basalt, a dark, finely textured volcanic rock.
01:20The water there is seven times saltier than ocean water, and sometimes, the lake can turn
01:25pink due to particular bacteria.
01:29Whenever you open up a tap to fill a glass of water, water goes from top to bottom because
01:34gravity, duh!
01:36It's hard to imagine it acting the other way around, but turns out there are many waterfalls
01:41that can defy gravity and go in the opposite direction.
01:45That's called a reverse waterfall, and it happens when super strong winds whip through
01:50a waterfall, pushing the water back up.
01:53It's especially common for those windy fall and winter months.
01:57You usually need winds of at least 46 miles per hour to see this cool trick in action.
02:02It's actually not as rare as one may think, and you can find these wild reverse waterfalls
02:07all over the globe, from Australia to India, Japan, the UK, and the US.
02:13In Australia, in areas like Sydney, the Central Coast, and Royal National Park, winds around
02:1843 miles per hour have been known to turn waterfalls upside down.
02:23Yep, it's all about the wind going this fast.
02:27Please put aside all those weird myths about Australia being in the Southern Hemisphere,
02:32like the one about the water in the toilet flushing in the opposite direction.
02:35This is nothing but an urban myth.
02:38In India, near Mumbai, and in places like Sandan Valley and Amboli Hills, waterfalls
02:43get blown upward during the monsoon.
02:45And if you're ever in the Faroe Islands, you can witness this unique phenomenon happen
02:49regularly due to the region's geography and fierce winds from the North Atlantic.
02:55Magnetic Hill in Ladakh, India, is a fascinating spot, sitting at about 14,000 feet high, right
03:02along the Srinagar-Leh Highway, just 16 miles from Leh City.
03:07It's known for a quirky gravitational trick where parked cars mysteriously roll uphill
03:12when left in neutral, defying logic and catching the attention of visitors from all over.
03:19Locals have their own myths, viewing it as a path between heaven and earth.
03:23You'll want to stop by between June and September when the weather is just right and
03:28the optical illusion effect is at its peak, typically from 8am to 5pm.
03:34In Brazil, there's this street called Rua do Amendoim that seems to defy the laws of
03:39physics, leaving many puzzled as they walk or drive down it.
03:44Locals affectionately call it Peanut Street, and there's never a shortage of parking spots.
03:49That's mainly because if a car is parked without the emergency brake, it starts to roll uphill
03:54all on its own, picking up speed as it goes.
03:58People have all sorts of wild theories about why this happens.
04:02Some say the hill is haunted, while others think there's a huge iron ore deposit beneath
04:06it pulling cars up like a magnet.
04:09But believe it or not, the truth is that this strange occurrence is just an optical illusion.
04:14The street looks steep, but it actually has a slight dip.
04:18So while it seems like cars are rolling uphill, they're really just going downhill.
04:23Still, that hasn't stopped folks from filming countless videos of this quirky sight.
04:31Located on the beautiful Black Sea coast, Ureque is a chilled beach resort town known
04:36for its unique magnetic sands that are all about health and wellness.
04:41These sands have been getting attention for their healing powers since the 1800s, helping
04:46people tackle various health issues.
04:48Ureque's magnetic sand is packed with minerals like magnetite and quartz.
04:53It's got an unusual magnetic content of about 23%, making its magnetic field way stronger
04:59than that of regular sand.
05:02The Hessdalen Lights are mysterious glowing orbs seen in a 7-mile stretch of the Hessdalen
05:07Valley in central Norway.
05:10These lights have been popping up since at least the 1930s, and can be spotted both day
05:14and night.
05:16They usually shine in bright white, yellow or red, and can hover, move quickly, or sway
05:21gently.
05:23Their appearances can last from a few seconds to over an hour.
05:29Though there were many sightings, especially between 1981 and 1984, the frequency has gone
05:34down to about 10 to 20 a year as of 2010.
05:38Various groups, like Project Hessdalen, have tried investigating these lights since 1983,
05:44using methods ranging from field studies to scientific research.
05:48As for what these lights actually are, no one really knows for sure.
05:52Some sightings have been explained away as things like car headlights or astronomical
05:56objects.
05:57One theory suggests they might come from a chemical reaction involving airborne dust
06:02from local mines.
06:04Another idea is that they could be clusters of particles interacting in a specific way
06:09due to the area's geology.
06:11Some researchers have even proposed that the lights might be a result of piezoelectricity
06:16due to certain rock types in the valley.
06:19Other theories include complex interactions between electromagnetic waves and dust, which
06:24could explain the lights' unique shapes and colors.
06:28Saharan dust, which once even made its way to parts of the UK and left a red layer on
06:34cars, is full of naturally magnetic materials.
06:38On September 7, 2023, some folks noticed their cars were covered in reddish flecks because
06:44of the dust blown from the Sahara.
06:46A video making the rounds on Facebook showed someone using a magnet to lift the dust off
06:51their car.
06:52One commenter even got pretty heated, saying,
06:55''If you want to know what fell down last night, just grab a magnet and check this out.''
07:00Insisting it was metal, not sand.
07:03Naturally, this sparked chatter about how the dust's magnetic properties could be linked
07:08to chemtrails.
07:09But guess what?
07:11Experts are clear that magnetism is actually normal for Saharan dust.
07:17According to Professor Barbara Marr from the Center for Environmental Magnetism and Paleomagnetism
07:22at Lancaster University, the dust carries a mix of particles from the African ground
07:28and some air pollution as it heads to Europe and the UK.
07:31The red color is due to hematite, a weakly magnetic mineral.
07:36Sure, the dust can pick up some human-made magnetic particles along the way, but scientists
07:41say those are usually way less abundant than the naturally occurring ones.
07:45The whole chemtrails idea, which suggests planes are intentionally spraying harmful
07:49substances, is based on conspiracy theories that have been thoroughly debunked.
07:54In short, the presence of magnetic particles in Saharan dust, like that of hematite giving
07:59its reddish tint, doesn't back up the chemtrail theory at all.
08:05Not having the internet in 2024 seems sort of abnormal, right?
08:09When we talk about internet access, it primarily comes down to wired connections, mobile networks,
08:15and satellites.
08:16Interoptic cables connect most of the world, except Antarctica, and many small islands.
08:22Mobile networks are also widespread, even in remote areas like the Sahara.
08:27You might find patchy access.
08:29For people in rural spots, satellite internet is often the best bet, even if it's slower.
08:35Still, there are a few truly isolated spots left.
08:39Deep caves like Georgia's Krubera Cave are internet-free due to their depth, and under
08:45the ocean, signals struggle to get through, making internet access poor or non-existent.
08:50That's it for today!
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