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Giant Sinkhole in Guatemala City
Turtleneck
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Turtleneck Posted Tue 01 Jun, 2010 4:53 PM Quote
Holy moly! I saw this picture and my jaw dropped. How deep is this thing? It's hard to tell by the picture if it ends or just keeps going. Yikes!
http://l.yimg.com/a/i/ww/news/2010/06/01/060110sinkhole.jpg
 
Re: Giant Sinkhole in Guatemala City
I Came in Through the Bathroom Window
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I Came in Through the Bathroom Window Posted Tue 01 Jun, 2010 5:51 PM Quote
That's giant alright! I don't understand how that thing can be useful.
 
Re: Giant Sinkhole in Guatemala City
minnmess
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minnmess Posted Tue 01 Jun, 2010 5:55 PM Quote
I thought it was fake when I saw a picture of it last night, but it is apperently real?
 
Re: Giant Sinkhole in Guatemala City
Turtleneck
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Turtleneck Posted Tue 01 Jun, 2010 6:06 PM Quote
I'm also wondering how in the world they are going to repair that. It's right in the middle of the road and a building is dangling on the edge. Even if they have the other roads blocked off, some curious and/or drunken idiot is going to want to look in and fall to his death.
 
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Edel
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Edel Posted Tue 01 Jun, 2010 8:06 PM Quote
30 meters deep
 
Re: Giant Sinkhole in Guatemala City
Turtleneck
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Turtleneck Posted Tue 01 Jun, 2010 8:10 PM Quote
Edel wrote:
30 meters deep


98 1/2 feet
 
Re: Giant Sinkhole in Guatemala City
fenchurch
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fenchurch Posted Tue 01 Jun, 2010 8:35 PM Quote
I read 330 feet. Don't think it's been confirmed yet. It's pretty scary, looks like it goes on forever.
 
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Turtleneck
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Turtleneck Posted Tue 01 Jun, 2010 8:49 PM Quote
Now I'm reading 200. Whatever it is, it's deep and scary.
 
Re: Giant Sinkhole in Guatemala City
I Came in Through the Bathroom Window
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I Came in Through the Bathroom Window Posted Tue 01 Jun, 2010 11:27 PM Quote
I Came in Through the Bathroom Window wrote:
That's giant alright! I don't understand how that thing can be useful.


I just re-read my post here and it makes no sense at all, Lol!! I meant to say "repaired", not "useful". I don't know what I was thinking when I wrote that. "Useful", wtf? xD
 
Re: Giant Sinkhole in Guatemala City
Turtleneck
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Turtleneck Posted Wed 02 Jun, 2010 1:38 AM Quote
I Came in Through the Bathroom Window wrote:
I Came in Through the Bathroom Window wrote:
That's giant alright! I don't understand how that thing can be useful.


I just re-read my post here and it makes no sense at all, Lol!! I meant to say "repaired", not "useful". I don't know what I was thinking when I wrote that. "Useful", wtf? xD


Haha! I was wondering what you meant by that! I thought maybe you were trying to be sarcastic or something.

It would be ironic if they did find a way to make it useful.
 
Re: Giant Sinkhole in Guatemala City
minnmess
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minnmess Posted Wed 02 Jun, 2010 2:24 AM Quote
I was confused too, but thought maybe Juli knew something that I didnt.
 
Re: Giant Sinkhole in Guatemala City
I Came in Through the Bathroom Window
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I Came in Through the Bathroom Window Posted Wed 02 Jun, 2010 4:22 AM Quote
It was a cryptic message I didn't even understand myself, lol. That's what happens when you post when you're at work doing other stuff at the same time. :oP
 
Re: Giant Sinkhole in Guatemala City
Meridith
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Meridith Posted Wed 02 Jun, 2010 5:49 AM Quote
This gives me the heebie jeebies.
 
Re: Giant Sinkhole in Guatemala City
hennypenny
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hennypenny Posted Wed 02 Jun, 2010 7:34 AM Quote
When I look at that picture it reminds me of that really deep cave that people free jump into (somewhere in Borneo, I think?)-
http://marketingimplementer.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/base-jumping-in-the-worlds-deepest-cave-shaft_1822.jpg


and this video
 
Re: Giant Sinkhole in Guatemala City
I Came in Through the Bathroom Window
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I Came in Through the Bathroom Window Posted Wed 02 Jun, 2010 2:08 PM Quote
That picture is scary! I'm not sure I want to see the video.
 
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