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How Does Old Faithful Work??? A description on how the Granddaddy of them all erupts.

Teddy Garland Season 1 Episode 2

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In this episode, we answer Becky from Wisconsin's question about how Old Faithful works. I discuss how when I was a kid, just 50 years ago, Old Faithful went off every hour. Today, it goes off about every 90 minutes. 

I this podcast we discuss why the time between eruptions is slowing down and also what Old Faithful, and all the other geysers in the park are made of and why they don't simply blow apart during every eruption. 

If you would like to see some diagrams and videos and pics of this episode, look on You Tube under Yellowstone Weekly and if you have a question about anything in the parks or even outside the parks, send it to exploreyellowstonelikealocal@yahoo.com and we might include it in a future podcast.