The biggest waterfall...
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Topic: The biggest waterfall...
Posted By: water wacko
Subject: The biggest waterfall...
Date Posted: 04 Nov 2010 at 4:32pm
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EVER FOUND!!!
Found in Guyana, Kaieteur Falls thunders 741 feet straight down. Look at the trees on river left. On an average day 13,000 cfs roll off this girl. Pretty. http://www.flickr.com/photos/chennette/90521088/sizes/l/ - http://www.flickr.com/photos/chennette/90521088/sizes/l/ 
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Posted By: chipmaney
Date Posted: 04 Nov 2010 at 6:02pm
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looks like she'll go!
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Posted By: Kiwi
Date Posted: 04 Nov 2010 at 6:09pm
| it does look super clean! jesus imagine falling 741 feet! how many seconds of air time is that? |
Posted By: GHannam
Date Posted: 04 Nov 2010 at 6:21pm
Yeah, but would you be getting any of that air if you went down it?? YIKES!!  Still a pretty sweet waterfall
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Posted By: tiziak
Date Posted: 04 Nov 2010 at 9:59pm
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I heard Rob already ran it.
------------- If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there. Daniel Patrinellis 360.434.4616 |
Posted By: water wacko
Date Posted: 04 Nov 2010 at 10:14pm
| ...ran it in the Kingpin so he could go slower on the way down, fist-pumping, calling himself da champ, wheeling, the usual... |
Posted By: jP
Date Posted: 11 Nov 2010 at 5:58pm
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Actually, isn't Angel Falls the highest waterfall on Earth?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Falls - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Falls
3,212'
It's on my "Bucket List".
at the very end of it.
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Posted By: jP
Date Posted: 11 Nov 2010 at 6:00pm
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oops- you said BIGGEST, which must be meant to include the VOLUME of water going over it. My mistake. ------------- 🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋 |
Posted By: Blair
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2010 at 12:04am
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Originally posted by jP
Actually, isn't Angel Falls the highest waterfall on Earth? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Falls - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Falls
3,212'
It's on my "Bucket List".
at the very end of it.
Great choice to finish your bucket list! ------------- |