The deadliest place on Earth?

Dj_Jestar · 8 Jan 2010 at 10:53

The Deadliest place on Earth? Surviving Cueva de los Cristales - The Giant Crystal Cave
By Paul Williams on Tuesday, 1 December 2009

It's 50oC and has a humidity of 100%, less than a hundred people have been inside and it's so deadly that even with respirators and suits of ice you can only survive for 20 minutes before your body starts to fail. It’s the nearest thing to visiting another planet – it’s going deep inside our own.

Just wow...

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Link: http://www.ironammonite.com/2009/12/surviving-cueva-de-los-cristales-giant.html

Looking forward to this programme

ajones32 · 8 Jan 2010 at 10:55

So, the Fortress of Solitude has been discovered.

antijoke · 8 Jan 2010 at 10:55

When is this program on? Looks pretty awesome down there.

Indie · 8 Jan 2010 at 10:55

obviously hasnt been to my flat...

Participant · 8 Jan 2010 at 10:56

Dj_Jestar said:
Looking forward to this programme

What programme? Is it going to be on BBC? If so hope it's HD. Looks incredible.

Glaucus · 8 Jan 2010 at 10:57

That is brilliant, any idea when it is going to be shown?

KaHn · 8 Jan 2010 at 10:58

wiki says they are lying with the temp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_of_the_Crystals

KaHn

sanaxe1 · 8 Jan 2010 at 11:00

KaHn said:
wiki says they are lying with the temp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_of_the_Crystals

KaHn

The references are from 2007 and 2008. So the temperature could have gone that high since then.

randal · 8 Jan 2010 at 11:01

Great links, cheers for those chaps. Looking forward to seeing the documentary.

Yas786 · 8 Jan 2010 at 11:03

Reading the link...it looks like its being shown sometime this yr probably on BBC2 and National Geographic in the USA.

Dj_Jestar · 8 Jan 2010 at 11:04

Aye, as Spawn said. It's part of the "How Earth Made Us" series.

Cosimo · 8 Jan 2010 at 11:08

Dj_Jestar · 8 Jan 2010 at 11:29

Awesome. Literally.

hux · 8 Jan 2010 at 11:36

I was thinking more along the lines of the ocuk canteen.

gillywibble · 8 Jan 2010 at 11:42

Awesome.

Morgoth · 8 Jan 2010 at 11:55

It looks incredible, must be a real eye-opener in real life.

TheMightyTen · 8 Jan 2010 at 12:10

Hasn't there already been a program about this place? I definitely remember watching something last year about it :confused:

Freefaller · 8 Jan 2010 at 12:20

What is it that makes it so deadly? The temperature alone isn't going to do it, so I'm guessing it's the humidity as I guess you sweat an can't cool down?

Looks fascinating! Look forward to it being on!

V4NT0M · 8 Jan 2010 at 12:22

The deadliest place on Earth?

No.

Cosimo · 8 Jan 2010 at 12:25

Skyfall said:
No.

So what is it?