Ya'll don't want one of these in the backyard

[begreen]

Seems like sinkholes are swallowing up cars, houses, buildings and whatever lately. Watch out, the earth is hungry.This particular footage caught it happening.

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some more spectacular holes:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/...cience-guatemala-sinkhole-2010-humans-caused/
http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/12/us/florida-resort-sinkhole

 

[Jags]

Thats gonna leave a dent.

 

[Jack Straw]

Very depressing

 

[Delta-T]

..I could swear I left my boat right there....hmmm

 

[BrotherBart]

The one in Louisiana was caused by a brine cavern failure.

"The state suit alleges that Texas Brine and Occidental mined the salt dome cavern “to the point that the cavern became structurally unstable, thereby causing the collapse of the cavern and damage to Louisiana’s waters, natural resources, and the State’s Coastal Zone.”

(broken link removed to http://theadvocate.com/home/6678266-125/louisiana-suing-texas-brine-over)

 

[begreen]

Very depressing

Yes, it sucks.

 

[Delta-T]

The one in Louisiana was caused by a brine cavern failure.

"The state suit alleges that Texas Brine and Occidental mined the salt dome cavern “to the point that the cavern became structurally unstable, thereby causing the collapse of the cavern and damage to Louisiana’s waters, natural resources, and the State’s Coastal Zone.”

(broken link removed to http://theadvocate.com/home/6678266-125/louisiana-suing-texas-brine-over)

IIRC something similar happend in the Carolinas some years ago where a lake drained into a mine underneath it, reversed the course of the river that flowed to the ocean a bit and now the lake has the salt water in the depths and the fresh water on the top...thats some pretty crazy stuff.

 

[BrotherBart]

Yeah we keep digging and pumping stuff out of the ground leaving cavities down there and expect old Ma Earth to just keep holding the front yard up. Sure thing.

 

[Delta-T]

I am left thinking of Tolkien....The Mines of Moria.

 

[NortheastAl]

New honey hole.

 

[ScotO]

Wow......To the guy filming that footage, he's got a set of balls. I'd be dammed if I would be standing right where he is filming......

 

[Ashful]

Wow......To the guy filming that footage, he's got a set of balls. I'd be dammed if I would be standing right where he is filming......

Exactly what I was thinking, watching that clip. I'd have been filming, but you'd see the camera bounce... 'cuz I'd also be running!

 

[Woody Stover]

If I come out one day and my stacks are gone I'm gonna be extremely annoyed.

 

[Shadow&Flame]

I am left thinking of Tolkien....The Mines of Moria.

Just like the dwarves...I think we are delving too deeply...

 

[firefighterjake]

I am left thinking of Tolkien....The Mines of Moria.

Funny . . . my mind also went to Tolkien . . . I was thinking that the Ents lost this battle.