May 31, 2010: New Guatemalan sinkhole

Undertoad · 05-31-2010, 09:37 PM

When gvidas forwarded along this shot from a NY Times blog, I thought, no, we've already had this shot in February 2007; but no, they say this is an entirely *different* precisely round sink hole eating up the roads and homes of crappy, downtrodden Guatemala City.

They say this one is blamed on the tropical storm there, but the last one wasn't due to any storm.

Very suspicious. Is something cutting secret holes in Guatemala? What could be their reasoning?

monster · 05-31-2010, 09:39 PM

consider that goats*d

lumberjim · 05-31-2010, 09:50 PM

shopp'd

monster · 05-31-2010, 10:29 PM

eat'n

Wombat · 06-01-2010, 01:50 AM

Keep an eye out for very large pillars of rock appearing somewhere. Although I'm not sure how the rock-thief moved them from Guatemala to their new location.

Nikolai · 06-01-2010, 03:26 AM

The sandworms of Dune on holiday?

Ibby · 06-01-2010, 04:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nikolai

The sandworms of Dune on holiday?

NO. IT'S THE SILURIANS! HOMO REPTILIA!

SPUCK · 06-01-2010, 05:34 AM

I would not be walking around that..

They have to be man caused. There aren't a bunch of these spattered all around. They all end up in South American cities, where pavement and plumbing run. And it's after decades of the city being there. I'm surprised to see no pipes or plumbing running thru the sides. Could they just sort of be running into cesspools that dissolve away the under-dirt?

Now the un-ded have direct access.

HungLikeJesus · 06-01-2010, 07:50 AM

It's like urban crop circles.

TheDaVinciChode · 06-01-2010, 08:16 AM

You know how, sometimes, you'll poke a pie, with either a fork, or your finger... to see if it's ready to be eaten?

Yeah... What do you think Galactus does, prior to eating planets?

... We're screwed.

classicman · 06-01-2010, 08:30 AM

Strange that I cannot find a credible news source on it. There were a couple that just referenced the original article. Bummer.

HungLikeJesus · 06-01-2010, 08:44 AM

Hey, that guy's in Flint's post in the Shooting Hummingbirds thread.

TheDaVinciChode · 06-01-2010, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

Hey, that guy's in Flint's post in the Shooting Hummingbirds thread.

See? He's coming!

glatt · 06-01-2010, 08:59 AM

It's amazing to me how these sinkholes end up having such vertical sides. I'd expect the sides to collapse inward, creating a funnel shape.

ToastyOhs · 06-01-2010, 09:14 AM

What do they do with them after?

Once they are old news, what do you do with a giant 300 foot sinkhole?

05-31-2010, 09:37 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	May 31, 2010: New Guatemalan sinkhole When gvidas forwarded along this shot from a NY Times blog, I thought, no, we've already had this shot in February 2007; but no, they say this is an entirely different precisely round sink hole eating up the roads and homes of crappy, downtrodden Guatemala City. They say this one is blamed on the tropical storm there, but the last one wasn't due to any storm. Very suspicious. Is something cutting secret holes in Guatemala? What could be their reasoning?

05-31-2010, 09:39 PM	#2
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	consider that goatsd __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart*

05-31-2010, 09:50 PM	#3
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	shopp'd __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-31-2010, 10:29 PM	#4
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	eat'n __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

06-01-2010, 01:50 AM	#5
Wombat (marsupial with backward-facing pouch) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canberra Posts: 251	Keep an eye out for very large pillars of rock appearing somewhere. Although I'm not sure how the rock-thief moved them from Guatemala to their new location. __________________ If you don't do it properly, you'll get to the pub sooner.

06-01-2010, 03:26 AM	#6
Nikolai Greener than the rest Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Near London Posts: 68	The sandworms of Dune on holiday? __________________ “Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul” – Marcus Aurelius

06-01-2010, 05:34 AM	#8
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	I would *not* be walking around that.. They have to be man caused. There aren't a bunch of these spattered all around. They all end up in South American cities, where pavement and plumbing run. And it's after decades of the city being there. I'm surprised to see no pipes or plumbing running thru the sides. Could they just sort of be running into cesspools that dissolve away the under-dirt? Now the un-ded have direct access.

06-01-2010, 07:50 AM	#9
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	It's like urban crop circles. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

06-01-2010, 08:16 AM	#10
TheDaVinciChode Chews Food Coming In, And Going Out Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 339	You know how, sometimes, you'll poke a pie, with either a fork, or your finger... to see if it's ready to be eaten? Yeah... What do you think Galactus does, prior to eating planets? ... We're screwed. __________________ "O' Captain! My Captain! Our fearful trip is done;" "The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won;" - Walt Whitman / Leaves Of Grass.

06-01-2010, 08:30 AM	#11
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Strange that I cannot find a credible news source on it. There were a couple that just referenced the original article. Bummer. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

06-01-2010, 08:44 AM	#12
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Hey, that guy's in Flint's post in the Shooting Hummingbirds thread. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

06-01-2010, 08:59 AM	#14
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	It's amazing to me how these sinkholes end up having such vertical sides. I'd expect the sides to collapse inward, creating a funnel shape.

06-01-2010, 09:14 AM	#15
ToastyOhs Discontinued Breakfast Food Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Coastal Maine, USA Posts: 58	What do they do with them after? Once they are old news, what do you do with a giant 300 foot sinkhole?

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