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Minnesota has a weird ice ring that locals say hasn't been seen in 60 years!

Whenever winter comes, some cold places almost all the places where water is present will form thick ice cubes. Recently, a rare sight has appeared in the south long lake in Brainard, Minnesota, and a rotating ice circle has appeared on the surface of the lake.

Minnesota has a weird ice ring that locals say hasn't been seen in 60 years!

▲ The picture shows the rotating ice circle in the lake, which looks like a huge pancake, but in fact, this position was originally made up of a small whirlpool that slowly became an ice cube because the water temperature reached minus 3 degrees.

Minnesota has a weird ice ring that locals say hasn't been seen in 60 years!

▲ Some local people say they have lived here for nearly 60 years but have never seen such a magical phenomenon. From the picture, you can see that this ice circle is slowly getting bigger.

Minnesota has a weird ice ring that locals say hasn't been seen in 60 years!

▲ This rotating ice circle is a very rare natural phenomenon, said John, an expert at the local observatory: Because the water flow forms a whirlpool, the level cannot form the ice surface at one time, so it will become larger and larger as a small part of the ice cubes formed in the whirlpool. To be able to see such a magical sight is really amazing to marvel at the power of nature!

Minnesota has a weird ice ring that locals say hasn't been seen in 60 years!