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Dangerous fumaroles
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The density difference between CO<SUB>2</SUB> and air is so great that a sharp boundary can persist between them. Lowering the cloth torch (top) just a few centimeters into the high concentration of CO<SUB>2</SUB> gas causes the flame to go out (bottom).</p> <P> Such pockets of lethal CO<SUB>2</SUB> gas concentrations are common along the East African Rift Zone, and are the source of legends regarding elephant graveyards. 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