The Guatemala sinkhole.

Posted on 29. Apr, 2008 by The Gimcracker in News, Science

330 feet deep. Swallowed 12 homes suddenly. The pit emitted foul odors, loud noises and tremors, shaking the surrounding ground. A rush of water could be heard from its depths…

I have a fear of voids, so that’s all I wanna know.

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diremirth 29 April 2008 at 6:26 pm #

That picture third from the bottom is crazy! You can see the helicopter’s shadow!!! Creepy void, and a little freaky that randomly you could be swallowed by the Earth. Anytime. Without warning. jeepers! *shivers

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Christopher McCulloh 30 April 2008 at 6:29 am #

So, I imagine you would never be one of these soldiers standing at the edge of the hole:

http://www.ordena.com/digg/soldierhole.jpg

Can you imagine being one of these truck drivers and having a sink-hole open up under you while you’re driving?

http://bp1.blogger.com/_Lj5KP8OgZVk/R89KfjI6l9I/AAAAAAAABfY/RXuBMZ4caJU/s1600-h/061226sinkhole_truck_jet2.jpg

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The Gimcracker 30 April 2008 at 6:33 am #

As scared of voids as I am, something in me would want so badly to stare down into the abyss and face my fears. I wonder what it looked like down there? Probably completely dark like the bottomless pit in Mammoth Cave.

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