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Old 20 October 2010, 01:37 PM   #1
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Victoria Falls - Devil's Pool

A famous feature is a naturally formed pool known as the Devil's Pool, near the edge of the falls, accessed via Livingstone Island in Zambia. When the river flow is at a safe level, usually during the months of September and December, people can swim as close as possible to the edge of the falls within the pool without continuing over the edge and falling into the gorge; this is possible due to a natural rock wall just below the water and at the very edge of the falls that stops their progress despite the current. Even so, an average of one person per year dies while swimming in Devil's Pool.

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Old 20 October 2010, 11:01 PM   #2
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Pretty neat!
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Old 20 October 2010, 11:55 PM   #3
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That's nuts!!Thanks for sharing!
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Old 21 October 2010, 12:30 AM   #4
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As one comment on the video asks, I wonder who the first guy to try this was?

"Hey dude, hold my beer and watch this!"
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Old 21 October 2010, 12:35 AM   #5
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That's nuts!!Thanks for sharing!
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lol Interesting comments on the you-tube video :)
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Old 21 October 2010, 03:31 AM   #7
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A famous feature is a naturally formed pool known as the Devil's Pool, near the edge of the falls, accessed via Livingstone Island in Zambia. When the river flow is at a safe level, usually during the months of September and December, people can swim as close as possible to the edge of the falls within the pool without continuing over the edge and falling into the gorge; this is possible due to a natural rock wall just below the water and at the very edge of the falls that stops their progress despite the current. Even so, an average of one person per year dies while swimming in Devil's Pool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26O5miWH0Cg
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Old 21 October 2010, 03:33 AM   #8
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As one comment on the video asks, I wonder who the first guy to try this was?

"Hey dude, hold my beer and watch this!"
If it were me and my friends that EXACTLY how it would have went down!

To the OP - Thanks for this vid, it's awesome!
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