The mysterious 'bloodfalls' in Antarctica are not supernatural phenomena but rather the result of ancient microbes living in a subglacial lake trapped under the ice for millions of years; these microbes consume rocks and release iron waste, which instantly turns dark red when exposed to oxygen, creating the illusion of blood flowing from the ice.
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Why Is Antarctica BLEEDING?Added:
Guys, you've probably seen these creepy videos from Antarctica where it literally looks like blood is pouring out of the ice and people made all kinds of theories about it. Some people thought the place was cursed. [music] Some people thought there was a creature under the ice, but the truth is honestly just [music] weird. Deep under Antarctica, there's an ancient lake trapped under the ice for millions of years and inside that water, tiny microbes survive by eating rocks [music] and releasing iron waste. So, when that water finally comes out and touches oxygen, it instantly turns dark red [music] like blood. So, no, Antarctica is not bleeding. It's basically just ancient microbes taking the biggest rusty piss of all time.
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