I think these are fake - how can I search snopes for them?

Kali

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Fri Feb-09-07 07:38 PM
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I think these are fake - how can I search snopes for them?

second time I have received these in an e-mail - can't seem to find any proof or debunking. This version claims they are from ADOT (AZ dept of transportation) and the plate on the wreck looks right, but it looks shopped to me.

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BikeWriter

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Fri Feb-09-07 07:40 PM
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1. ACK!

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mainegreen

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Fri Feb-09-07 07:43 PM
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2. If they're fake, they're good fakes. nt

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ghostsofgiants

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Fri Feb-09-07 07:48 PM
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3. Snopes says undetermined.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/accident/culvert.asp

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Kali

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Fri Feb-09-07 07:56 PM
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4. ooo you found it - thanks!

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Kali

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Tue Feb-13-07 12:19 AM
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9. now they've verified it - it's in Utah

Hurricane City there is an overhead pic at the link:

http://www.snopes.com/photos/accident/culvert.asp#photo4

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mtnester

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Fri Feb-09-07 08:28 PM
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5. These photos are used in the fire service as a training tool

Edited on Fri Feb-09-07 08:29 PM by mtnester

on how to get yourself killed quick as a firefighter.

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Ms_Dem_Meanor

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Fri Feb-09-07 08:31 PM
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6. Looks like

a great bunch of pics for high school driver's ed classes and drunk driving ads. :wow:

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Suich

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Fri Feb-09-07 10:25 PM
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7. I couldn't figure out what the big deal was after looking at the

first picture...the 3rd one made me gasp!

If it is real, someone has an angel on their shoulder.

:hi:

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Shell Beau

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Fri Feb-09-07 10:28 PM
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8. The 3rd one got me too!

:scared:

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begin_within

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Tue Feb-13-07 12:39 AM
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10. How'd you like to drive on this highway...

In the last picture, notice how the road continues in the background.

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HuffleClaw

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Tue Feb-13-07 12:41 AM
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11. that little stone wall is sooooo pointless

that is some scary road.

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begin_within

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Tue Feb-13-07 01:01 AM
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19. I agree... why the hell don't they build a DECENT WALL or at least a guardrail there?!?!

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mark414

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Tue Feb-13-07 12:43 AM
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12. where is that?

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begin_within

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Tue Feb-13-07 12:52 AM
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15. It's in central Bolivia, the "Stremnaya" or "El Camino de la Muerte" (Death Highway), the

world's most dangerous road.

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Whoa_Nelly

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Tue Feb-13-07 12:52 AM
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16. It's called the Road of Death-Bolivia- La Paz to Corico

One reference:
http://tinyurl.com/2k3n9f

The 64km stretch of road that winds down the Bolivian Andes from a high pass outside La Paz to Corico, some 3600 metres below, was in 1995 declared the world�s most dangerous road by the Inter-American Development Bank. Since then it has become known as the infamous �Road of Death� and is one of the most popular excursions to do for travellers to La Paz. (photos of the Road of Death)

And another link with more info:
http://www.travelazine.com/3

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GoddessOfGuinness

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Tue Feb-13-07 12:43 AM
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13. Is that in the Andes?

I love the second photo, especially!

I don't think I could drive a road like that without losing my sanity in the process. :scared:

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begin_within

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Tue Feb-13-07 12:53 AM
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18. Yes, in central Bolivia, the "Stremnaya" aka "El Camino de la Muerte" (Death Road)

sometimes called "The World's Most Dangerous Road"

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GoddessOfGuinness

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Tue Feb-13-07 12:45 AM
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14. I don't know...Looks pretty real to me.

Even without the cliff, the driver's a lucky booger!

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Kali

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Tue Feb-13-07 12:53 AM
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17. it was see post #9 - it's in Utah

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