Deadly pool discovered at bottom of ocean kills everything that swims into itBy Andrew Court
July 22, 2022
Scientists have discovered a real-life “deadpool” at the bottom of the Red Sea — one that kills almost every creature that swims into it.
The pool — which measures 107,00 square feet, or just over the size of an average city block in Manhattan — was discovered by University of Miami researchers with a remote operated underwater vehicle during a 2020 expedition of the northern pocket of the sea.
Located 1.1 miles beneath the ocean’s surface, the pool is devoid of oxygen and filled with brine — a high-concentration salt solution that proves deadly.
“Any animal that strays into the brine is immediately stunned or killed,” lead researcher Sam Purkis told Live Science, with the publication describing the super salty pools as “among the most extreme environments on Earth.”
“Fish, shrimp and eels appear to use the brine to hunt,” Purkis continued, claiming the “predators” lurk near the deadly pool to “feed on the unlucky” creatures that inadvertently swim into it.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2022/07/22/deadly-ocean-danger-this-pool-kills-everything-that-swims-into-it/
