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Posted: 9/8/2013 7:31:19 PM EDT
The Son Doong Cave in Vietnam is the biggest cave in the world. It's over 5.5 miles long, has a jungle and river, and could fit a 40-story skyscraper within its walls. But nobody knew any of that until four years ago. Would be awesome to explore this cave.      |
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Posted: 9/8/2013 7:32:59 PM EDT
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That is so cool! I wonder if Shangri-La is in there!
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Posted: 9/8/2013 7:36:43 PM EDT
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I SO want to go check that place out!
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Posted: 9/8/2013 7:39:15 PM EDT
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How did something that big go that long without being stumbled upon by someone?
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Posted: 9/8/2013 7:40:08 PM EDT
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the viet cong knew about it, that's where they stored their secret spaceships.
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Posted: 9/8/2013 7:41:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How did something that big go that long without being stumbled upon by someone? |
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Posted: 9/8/2013 7:43:11 PM EDT
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INB4 VACaver!
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Posted: 9/8/2013 7:44:04 PM EDT
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It's actually a Nork tunnel. They took a wrong turn and came out in Vietnam.
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Posted: 9/8/2013 7:47:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How did something that big go that long without being stumbled upon by someone? Here's the story of the farmer who found it. It was actually pretty difficult to find. http://www.sondoongcave.org/news/Ho-Khanh-a-local-farmer-and-biggest-cave-in-the-world-3.html |
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Posted: 9/8/2013 7:49:38 PM EDT
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I'm not into caving but I'd love to see that with my own eyes.
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Posted: 9/8/2013 8:03:16 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/8/2013 8:03:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
That is so cool! I wonder if Shangri-La is in there! |
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Posted: 9/8/2013 9:16:12 PM EDT
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The way it sounds, some dong is in there. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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That is so cool! I wonder if Shangri-La is in there! Hot dog in a hallway? 
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Posted: 9/8/2013 9:22:17 PM EDT
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The fucking VC didn't fuck around with their tunnels did they.
Pretty damn mind blowing though, wish I could see it myself. |
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Posted: 9/8/2013 9:29:02 PM EDT
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Farmer lives on $50 per month. So he says he didn't get paid to be a guide to the caves for the British expedition?
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Posted: 9/8/2013 9:34:26 PM EDT
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Hot dog in a hallway? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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That is so cool! I wonder if Shangri-La is in there! Hot dog in a hallway?
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Posted: 9/8/2013 10:31:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Farmer lives on $50 per month. So he says he didn't get paid to be a guide to the caves for the British expedition? |
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Posted: 9/9/2013 1:08:33 AM EDT
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The NVA had to of known about this place. I can't wait till one of the explorers stumbles upon some cases of stolen U.S. supplies stashed in their and forgotten about.....
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Posted: 9/9/2013 1:34:08 AM EDT
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That's one long Doong!! |
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Posted: 9/9/2013 1:43:44 AM EDT
[#19]
Probably created by a B-52
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Posted: 9/9/2013 2:25:43 AM EDT
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If I found that I may have kept it to myself. for a while. |
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Posted: 9/9/2013 2:47:32 AM EDT
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That would have been the prepper's ultimate storage site.
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Posted: 9/9/2013 2:54:47 AM EDT
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The NVA had to of known about this place. I can't wait till one of the explorers stumbles upon some cases of stolen U.S. supplies stashed in their and forgotten about..... Why would the NVA know every inch of remote jungle in their territory? Kudos for at least recognizing that this cave is in the former North Vietnam. The VC jokes had me wondering if others comprehended that. Kudos also to the guys who found this thing. That is some hardcore Journey to the Center of the Earth shit. |
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Posted: 9/9/2013 3:03:04 AM EDT
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INB4 VACaver! I know a couple of people who've been there. I'll get there one of these days
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Posted: 9/9/2013 3:05:33 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
I know a couple of people who've been there. I'll get there one of these days
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INB4 VACaver! I know a couple of people who've been there. I'll get there one of these days
That's got to be like an Everest type thing for someone with your interests. And, you're probably wondering what took us so long to hear about this thing. |
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Posted: 9/9/2013 3:12:52 AM EDT
[#25]
Oh wow, thats an awesome cave.
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Posted: 9/9/2013 4:25:47 AM EDT
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Awesome.
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Posted: 9/9/2013 4:29:10 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/9/2013 12:41:39 PM EDT
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The cave had never been entered before because the entrance was small and it emitted a frightening noise keeping the locals out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-kuZ2A1Jig NatGeo on the cave. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgBFl847z-4 |
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Posted: 9/9/2013 12:48:53 PM EDT
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Hard to believe the NVA didn't use that for storage of items headed down the Ho Chi Minh trail
since it's location was so close to what was the DMZ during the war. |
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Posted: 9/9/2013 12:53:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Hard to believe the NVA didn't use that for storage of items headed down the Ho Chi Minh trail since it's location was so close to what was the DMZ during the war. We would have had to drop a tactical nuke in that place.  |
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Posted: 9/9/2013 1:10:24 PM EDT
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I'm not sure by what criteria they are judging size, but 5.5 miles isn't even in the ball park for largest cave.
Mammoth Cave: To date, explorers have mapped and surveyed more than 390 miles of cave passage, making Mammoth Cave by far the longest known cave system in the world. The explorers are still discovering new passages, and they often say that "there is no end in sight." |
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Posted: 9/9/2013 1:18:25 PM EDT
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The only reason I'd ever visit Vietnam....
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Posted: 9/9/2013 1:18:56 PM EDT
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I'm not sure by what criteria they are judging size, but 5.5 miles isn't even in the ball park for largest cave. Mammoth Cave: Quote HistoryQuoted:
I'm not sure by what criteria they are judging size, but 5.5 miles isn't even in the ball park for largest cave. Mammoth Cave: To date, explorers have mapped and surveyed more than 390 miles of cave passage, making Mammoth Cave by far the longest known cave system in the world. The explorers are still discovering new passages, and they often say that "there is no end in sight." LARGEST, not LONGEST.... |
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Posted: 9/9/2013 1:25:55 PM EDT
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Damn, that's a huge bitch!
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Posted: 9/9/2013 1:36:56 PM EDT
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Awesome in the true sense of the word.
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Posted: 9/9/2013 1:41:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm not sure by what criteria they are judging size, but 5.5 miles isn't even in the ball park for largest cave. Mammoth Cave: Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm not sure by what criteria they are judging size, but 5.5 miles isn't even in the ball park for largest cave. Mammoth Cave: To date, explorers have mapped and surveyed more than 390 miles of cave passage, making Mammoth Cave by far the longest known cave system in the world. The explorers are still discovering new passages, and they often say that "there is no end in sight." This cave is 200m high by around 150m wide by 5.5 miles long. So they say its the largest for a single cavern I think. |
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Posted: 9/9/2013 1:43:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The only reason I'd ever visit Vietnam.... Imagine all the ordnance that's still out there in the jungle. |
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Posted: 9/9/2013 1:51:05 PM EDT
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The only reason I'd ever visit Vietnam.... You forgot about the cheap hookers
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Posted: 9/9/2013 2:37:43 PM EDT
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In case they run across any balrogs:
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Posted: 9/9/2013 2:53:36 PM EDT
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You forgot about the cheap hookers Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The only reason I'd ever visit Vietnam.... You forgot about the cheap hookers And shooting cows with RPGs |
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Posted: 9/9/2013 3:04:29 PM EDT
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I know a couple of people who've been there. I'll get there one of these days
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INB4 VACaver! I know a couple of people who've been there. I'll get there one of these days
In after VACaver
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Posted: 9/9/2013 3:06:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: And shooting cows with RPGs Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: The only reason I'd ever visit Vietnam.... You forgot about the cheap hookers And shooting cows with RPGs Because that would seal the deal. |
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Posted: 9/9/2013 3:11:17 PM EDT
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Farmer lives on $50 per month. So he says he didn't get paid to be a guide to the caves for the British expedition? Yeah you would think they would have paid him something. Shit he owes 550$ on his farm, they could have at least scrapped something together and paid it off for him. |
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