Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for August 26, 2014
Transcript:
Water world! Lake Baikal in Siberia, the deepest lake in the world, contain so much water that if it were emptied, it could cover all land on earth to a depth of seven inches. Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams (1918-2002) of the Boston Red Sox, and his son John Henry (1968-2004) are both cryogenically frozen at a facility in Arizona. Named after the native Goanna lizard, whose stance competitors imitate, the Australian sport of Goanna Pulling is a tug-of-war using the neck.
Templo S.U.D. over 10 years ago
John-Henry Williams died not only two years after Daddy Ted, but also died quite young. As for tug-o’-war via neck, that’s really going to send you to your chiropractor. Unsure how to comment on Lake Baikal.
stlmaddog5 over 10 years ago
So Ted had a son at the age of 50?
JohnoTeacher over 10 years ago
I’m Australian, and I’d never heard of Goanna pulling!
(Goannas we know, of course . . .)
Might be something that bored folks in country towns do . . .
goweeder over 10 years ago
That ‘waterworld’ is quite unusual…..Ith appears that it has no gravity on the bottom (?)
louieglutz over 10 years ago
i think the relatives murdered john henry after he cut off daddy’s head. some kind of head case.
Charlie Fogwhistle over 10 years ago
I think Ted’s head and body were separated after death, and are being stored separately (both are frozen). It’s not really a sure-fire process, as ice crystals tend to damage tissue on both sides of the freezing cycle. Perhaps his frozen body will just be a side-show oddity 100 years from now.
Charlie Fogwhistle over 10 years ago
World Wildlife Federation (WWF) reports Lake Baikal is threatened by pollution, but still has crystal clear water.
Simon_Jester over 10 years ago
“Two goannas enter…one goanna leaves!Two goannas enter…one goanna leaves!Two goannas enter…one goanna leaves!Two goannas enter…one goanna leaves!”
Frogman_tg over 10 years ago
“It would cover all land on Earth to a depth of 7 inches.” Does that mean there’s enough water to completely cover Mt. Everest. Totaly weird!
Ripplin about 10 years ago
cryonically
MetalOverCountry about 10 years ago
Why would anyone want to come back here, especially after being an ice cube?