[G-spec]

shit I guess this is where the tornado touched down or something, I'm dumbfounded can someone explain this to me scientifically, news reports don't really say how.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gVWjsPEiqe1tEu2mhBIRaxxGi8owD9G228B83

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/05/31/honduras.storm.emergency/index.html?hpt=T1


http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/WORLD/americas/05/31/honduras.storm.emergency/t1larg.sinkhole.afp.gi.jpg

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/media/ALeqM5iGX0fNtMblTX3gLsU2cc6MY3Z-Xw?size=l

[Greenstoner]

wtf? thats fucking powrful, it drilled a hole in a building ???

[murd0c]

looks like a sink hole to me

[v.Rossi]

that's crazy, yeah it looks like a sinkhole.

mention the 4 digits and i'll throw you in there.

[Spectre_Cdn]

http://www.keithmcneill.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/tb2j2.jpg
http://davidszondy.com/future/Thunderbirds/cap028.jpg

[GabAlmighty]

Who wants to go exploring?

[danny_d19]

It almost doesn't look real. Crazy

[Presto]

Sinkhole.

[Greenstoner]

i found picture of other sinkholes



http://www.thelivingmoon.com/47john_lear/04images/Sink_holes/caves-sinkhole-1152.jpg

[slammer111]

That thing is DEEP. Wow, whoever happened to be standing right there when the ground caved in.. GG.

[Gumby]

Holy crap, looks like it leads to nowhere!

[LsquareD]

I'M FREEeEEeE~ ... FREEEE FALLIN'!~

[TOPEC]

this isnt the first giant sinkhole in guatemala.
im guessing poor sewage/drainage systems washed away the under soil and the top layer collapsed.

http://blog.ratestogo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/guatemala-sinkhole.jpg

[donot521]

Fantastic 4, Silver Surfer anyone?

[maxxxboost]

Pretty damn trippy. So who wants to go exploring?
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[tonyvu]

holly shit thats a fucking deep hole

[raygunpk]

http://i46.tinypic.com/2a6v4fm.jpg

[flagella]

you'll die due to starvation if you jump into that hole.

[jstn86]

you'll die due to starvation if you jump into that hole.

OR just die from falling on your head and breaking your neck...

[AVS_Racing]

shit thats pretty scary if u dunno if the ground ur on will suddenly collapse

[Redlines_Daily]

CNN.com

"In the northern part of Guatemala City, the downpour created a giant sinkhole that swallowed up a space larger than the area of a street intersection. Residents told CNN that a three-story building and a house fell into the hole.

A local newspaper reported that a private security guard was killed when the sinkhole opened up, but authorities had not confirmed the fatality. Residents said that a poor sewage drainage system underground was to blame for the sinkhole. A similar hole opened up nearby last year, they said. "

[you!]

wow that IS sparta indeed :lol

[sunny_j]

thats nuts

[J____]

so the question is how are they going to fix that? fill it with dirt?

[StylinRed]

http://dragonoaktemple.com/images/372px-Chinese_dragon.PNG???

http://www.1watchmovie.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/journey_to_the_center_of_the_earth_.jpg???



that's crazy though... and holy shit buildings and people fell in!

i just had a nightmare about this exact same thing too about this big thunder storm with tornadoes ripping up the house and then i suddenly kept falling

[RRxtar]

http://www.keithmcneill.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/tb2j2.jpg
http://davidszondy.com/future/Thunderbirds/cap028.jpg
awesome! i was thinking about that show a couple months ago and wanted to download an episode to watch and i remembered that one so i watched that one

[LiquidTurbo]

Is that how this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocpuuaNwMSw

was formed?

[8thcivic]

holy shit i wonder how are they gonna fix that in the future...

[Greenstoner]

Is that how this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocpuuaNwMSw

was formed?

scary, how do they get back up?

[El Bastardo]

Looks like the Dharma Initiative found a new way to study the energy buried in the ground

[twitchyzero]

mother nature's anus

[dachinesedude]

the Romulan's want revenge!

[sunny_j]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muvVDvm9rRI&feature=player_embedded

[Vansterdam]

reminds me of the sinkholes in GOW2

[v.Rossi]

we found a solution jajajajajajajajajajjaja

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/6533728/2/istockphoto_6533728-bath-plug.jpg

sinkhole meet sink plug

[EmperorIS]

http://www.keithmcneill.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/tb2j2.jpg
http://davidszondy.com/future/Thunderbirds/cap028.jpg

as of right now you are my favorite person on RS

[Amuse]

shit I guess this is where the tornado touched down or something, I'm dumbfounded can someone explain this to me scientifically, news reports don't really say how.
When C02 or carbon mixes with rain water forming carbonic acid. Rainfall makes the groundwater acidic as it travels into the ground. When it contacts carbonate rocks it dissolves it, eating away the rock. So the hole probably developed for a long time. The tornado probably made the surface collapse.

This one was in 2007 in Guatemala city. Even deeper!

http://s.ngeo.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/211/cache/guatemala-city-sinkhole-2007_21118_600x450.jpg

[Amuse]

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/06/a_rough_week_for_guatemala.html

[RCubed]

scary

[Gridlock]

According to my edumacated gf, Guatemala has a vast network of underground rivers and caverns. Add a poorly constructed sewer system washing out the ground, and you get a massive hole in the middle of town.

Upside? New tourist destination. Market it to the millionaire spelunking crowd or something.

[JSALES]

holy shit

[murd0c]

According to my edumacated gf, Guatemala has a vast network of underground rivers and caverns. Add a poorly constructed sewer system washing out the ground, and you get a massive hole in the middle of town.

Upside? New tourist destination. Market it to the millionaire spelunking crowd or something.


They are called Cinote's and they are very common in central and south America.