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The mystery of New York’s eternal flame: Baffled scientists admit they are unsure where the gas that keeps landmark burning comes from
Truther
May 15, 2013
For years, scientists thought that the eternal flame in New York was kept alight by gas produced by ancient, extremely hot rocks.
However, researchers from Indiana University have discovered that the rocks underneath the Chestnut Ridge County Park aren’t hot enough to produce this gas, which means another process is producing the gas that’s keeping the flame burning.
And they have not been able to identify exactly what the process is.
The New York eternal flame is found in the Eternal Flame Falls, a small waterfall in the Shale Creek Preserve at the Chestnut Ridge Park. A small chamber under the waterfall produces natural gas, which keeps the flame alight. Researchers from Indiana University are unsure the source of this gas, after previous theories were disproved
WHAT CAUSES AN ETERNAL FLAME?
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