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Norwegians and geologists are eagerly anticipating the imminent collapse of 12,000 truckloads of rock from part of a mountain in the country’s west.
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Experts have been predicting for days that a large swath of Mount Mannen, which means 'the man' in English, is about to come tumbling down, according to local reports.
Heavy rain in the region has caused large rock masses to shift, and geologists are predicting a spectacular collapse. They just can't say when it's going to happen.
"The potential failure is in the order of 120,000 cubic meters, so the final collapse, should it occur, will be quite spectacular," according to a blog entry from geography expert Dave Petley, the Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom.
For a bird's eye view, check out this video of a helicopter ride over the mountain
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Here you can see the huge cracking on the mountain, which is 1,291 meters (4235.56 feet) high.
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