00:00Have you entered the water? No. Why? So what makes it so deadly? This is salty water. Lake Nachon is a
00:06mineral rich lake in northern Tanzania at the border with Kenya. The water in the lake comes
00:10from a waterfall which flows down the mountain. It's usually red in color as you can see on these
00:15pictures with varying shades of orange and pink as well. So what makes the water so deadly? You see,
00:20the water in this lake is considered deadly because of its extremely high alkaline nature.
00:24The pH levels of the lake is as high as that of ammonia. This gives the lake its rosy hue.
00:29Unlike other lakes, the water doesn't flow out and keeps getting collected. The temperature of the
00:33lake can rise to 60 degrees celsius when the water evaporates and it leaves behind high amounts of
00:38salt which makes it have similar properties with the Dead Sea. So if this is dangerous,
00:42you would expect that animals wouldn't be so foolish to come close. Well, not quite.
00:50During raining season, where we're currently walking now, we'll probably be submerged in water.
00:55The lake has a mirror-like surface that tricks birds into diving in and leading to their
00:59death. Any birds that dives into the lake are calcified. This means that the salt in the lake
01:03hardens their bodies which makes them look like stone. Despite so many birds dying in Lake Natron,
01:08there's a particular species flourishing, the flamingos. They are so well adapted that they feed on the
01:14salty algae growing at the bottom of the lake. Lake Natron is essential for its survival. Their tough skin
01:20and safeguards them from bones. The lake is a haven for flamingos as we saw so many when we got there.
01:25So I wanted to know, what happens if I touch this water? Will I turn to stone? Once people say Lake Natron is one of the most dangerous lakes in the world.
01:45So I wanted to know, what happens if I touch this water? Will I turn to stone? Once people say Lake Natron is one of the most dangerous lakes in the world.
01:48so i wanted to know what happens if i touch this water will i turn to stone once we will say lake
01:52natron is one of the most dangerous lakes in the world they can turn you into stone
01:56but apparently i'm still human so you don't turn to stone but if you fall into the water by some
02:05weird mistake your entire body would harden and be preserved and if people found you hundreds
02:09of years later you might still have your hair and organs intact just like the egyptian mummies
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