In 1911 Niagara Falls supposedly froze solid. Do you believe this could happen?
By sbeauty
@sbeauty (5865)
United States
22 responses
@happygal68 (3275)
• United States
26 Oct 06
I don't know that much about Niagara Falls, but sure would like to go there someday.
Since you say supposedly, did this really happen? Seems like it would have to be really cold for a very long time to freeze them like that.
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@sbeauty (5865)
• United States
26 Oct 06
I say supposedly just in case the picture was a fake. Such things have been known to happen. I'll try to load the picture so that you can see what I'm talking about. I can't imagine how cold it would have had to be to cause such a phenomenon, but it seems the people in the picture are a bit underdressed.
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@catwoman1459 (2971)
• United States
7 Nov 06
No I don't see how that could of happened the water force is so hard and fast. Have you ever seen it? I have and it is amazing. Its hard to believe that some people have fallen down the falls and lived to tell about it.
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@catwoman1459 (2971)
• United States
7 Nov 06
mt photos wont load, can anyone help me?
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@juicemilk (2283)
• Australia
7 Nov 06
Wow that looks cool! I always thought that water moving at that force wouldn't be able to feeze?
ButI was never very good at science and stuff lol
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@Securegb (115)
• United States
7 Nov 06
I dont believe that. I have been to Niagara falls before on a family trip for my birthday. The sight was amazing. At night the falls had different color lights shining and I went around July 4th so there was also fireworks over the falls :)
@sbeauty (5865)
• United States
7 Nov 06
Does he really? That's fantastic. We've been there several times and are always amazed. I posted the picture I received in #1 above. Maybe he can find out if the photo is real or a fake. It looks real, but in this computer generated world, you never can tell. Thanks for responding.
@cooldude_amy (98)
• India
7 Nov 06
ya i have read that somewhere that it happened
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@sirensanssmile (3764)
• Netherlands
26 Oct 06
If that were true and it happened again, I would make a trip to us and slide down it. Sure it would hurt but how many people can say they slid down niagra falls? Not many.
@sbeauty (5865)
• United States
26 Oct 06
Good point. I wonder how many times in its history it has actually frozen like this. It's an awesome sight all the time, but something like this would be spectacular. Believe me, it would be a long, long slide to the bottom. Niagara Falls are BIG! But I guess if I had to pick one, I'd prefer sliding to going over the falls in a barrel like a bunch of people have tried to do.
@sbeauty (5865)
• United States
29 Oct 06
That's why I sort of hedged when I wrote my topic. It is almost beyond the scope of imagination that something like this could take place. And, you're right. Even if it is a fake somehow, it boggles the mind thinking about it.
I received a post from a guy who was letting me have it about posting something boring like this. I can't imagine a mindset that wouldn't allow you to appreciate something so fantastic.
@CHRISSY72084 (1878)
• United States
17 Dec 06
i guess anythinng is possible if it is cold enough
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@margieanneart (26423)
• United States
7 Dec 06
I think I heard that, but I cannot imagine that happening.
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@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
3 Dec 06
its real that it completely froze? no its not actually though it does look that way Niagara Falls didnt completely freeze...
@caribe (2465)
• United States
17 Dec 06
I visited Niagara Falls a few years ago and I saw pictures of the Falls when it was frozen over. It was, as you say, incredible. It must have been extremely cold for that to have happened. Niagara Falls is such a beautiful place and I had such a peaceful feeling when I was there. The falls were so soothing to the nerves. I rode in a boat below the falls and got wet. I also went through some kind of tunnel like thing under the falls. It is a very interesting place.
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
29 Nov 06
It does not surprise me at all. There have been many severe winters despite the silly claims in the media of the worst winter being made regularly.
In London the Thames used to freeze over and I have seen references to fairs being held on the ice. This would seem impossible when viewing the Thames today, but we do know that it occurred often.
