Flagged soda straws in Castleguard Cave, Canada. Flags point in the direction of the cave's only known entrance, presumably influenced by the direction of the summer draught when water infiltration and calcite precipitation is the most active. Photo by Ian McKenzie, Calgary, Canada.

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