Venezuela’s Angel Falls Defies Gravity with a Vanishing Trick. (Image: Canva)
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Angel Falls Mystery Solved: Why World's Tallest Waterfall Vanishes Mid-Air

  • Angel Falls, the world's tallest waterfall in Venezuela's Canaima National Park, appears to disappear mid-air.
  • The water plunges 979 meters from Auyán-tepui, but air resistance, strong winds, and rapid evaporation break it into a fine mist.
  • This process, known as water atomisation, prevents most water from reaching the forest floor, especially during dry seasons.
  • Scientists studying fluid dynamics, along with observations from park rangers and tourism experts, explained this phenomenon.
  • The vanishing act is an illusion caused by physics, enhancing the waterfall's mystique and boosting educational tourism.

Why It Matters: Angel Falls' mid-air disappearance is a natural illusion explained by physics, air resistance, and evaporation.

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