Mysterious Ice Circles in World’s Deepest Lake


	Mysterious Ice Circles in World’s Deepest Lake

amgumen

6-1-2009 11:36 PM

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6-2-2009 3:48 AM

jmatts78

Volcanic activity perhaps... or ALIENS!!!!!!

6-2-2009 10:58 AM

ShannonGB

Well those aliens always did have a thing for circles...

6-3-2009 3:00 PM

lakotahope

Nah, sewage systems backed up then were diverted

6-3-2009 4:37 PM

suzukisuv

Very nice.

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