Frozen creek shattering is equally beautiful and terrifying to behold

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Andrea Romano
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Well, that escalated quickly.

A pristine body of water covered in a perfect sheet of ice is one of the most beautiful sights of winter. Even more beautiful -- and perhaps a little terrifying -- is seeing that perfect sheet completely collapse. Though in this case, the people filming it found it pretty hilarious.

Don't stand on thin ice, people.

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