http://www.stormchaser.ca/Caves/Naica/Naica.htmlThree hundred meters below Naica lies an alien world of giant crystals and nearly unbearable heat. "With an air temperature of 122 F and a relative humidity of more than 90%, it feels like 228 F in the cave," says Kourounis. "To survive in this extreme environment, we enter the cave wearing special suits with cooling packs inside and a backpack respirator which allows us to breath chilled air. Even with all this equipment, I will still be able to stay in the cave for no more than 45 minutes at a time."
Unprotected, even a scant 10 minutes could prove fatal--and that is why this amazing cavern discovered by miners nine years ago remains relatively unexplored. "Some of the crystals are 11 meters long and weigh as much as 55 tons," marvels Kourounis. "We had to be extremely cautious not to slip and fall. Doing so could get you impaled."
"Wearing the suit," he adds, "you feel like an astronaut who is about to go on a space walk." Make that an inner space walk.
iemand een hangerke of een paar oorbellekes in kristal? Of een set drinkbekers?
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Magnifiek eigenlijk.
