Rims

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Originally Posted by glatt

Did they ever figure out the cause of the sinkhole?

Just some facts:

1. There is a large drainage pond adjacent to the museum.

2. The basin the pond is in is about 30 feet deep.

C. The sinkhole caved in about a week and a half after some sustained low single digit temperatures (0-5 degrees).

I don't know where the drain lines for the pond run.

Here is a GooglEarth snip:

The asterisk marks what I think is the approximate location of the sinkhole inside the dome. It's either where I marked it, or, on the opposite side of the red spire.



And StreetView:

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Lost River Cave is in the area, also. This a seven mile cave system with a fair sized river running through it.

When the sixth car was brought up, the rescuers (?) were asked about the remaining two cars, of which, at that point, no sight had been seen. One of them replied "They could be in Lost River for all we know."

[infinite monkey]

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

That had me fuuuuucked up for a minute.

The hoax theory guy DOES sound like Costner!

I didn't pick up on it, and, I've been watching that vid for a week now.

Sinkhole of Dreams

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

Lost River Cave is in the area, also. This a seven mile cave system with a fair sized river running through it.

When the sixth car was brought up, the rescuers (?) were asked about the remaining two cars, of which, at that point, no sight had been seen. One of them replied "They could be in Lost River for all we know."

Hey, I bet that's where Malaysia 370 is, too!

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Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Sinkhole of Dreams

Cave it in, and they will come.

The museum says if they had bought the airtime they received in news coverage (and free publicity ) would have cost $10.5 million.

The cars will be on display, as is, til the end of August, btw.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

Just some facts:

1. There is a large drainage pond adjacent to the museum.

2. The basin the pond is in is about 30 feet deep.

C. The sinkhole caved in about a week and a half after some sustained low single digit temperatures (0-5 degrees).

I don't know where the drain lines for the pond run.

Around here those retention ponds are require for all major construction projects. They're designed to hold the rain/snow running off all the impermeable surfaces in the project. That's all the roof area, parking lots, and pavement. Once that water is collected it's supposed to be released at a slow enough rate that it won't overwhelm local creeks/brooks flooding people downstream. Some evaporates, some sinks into the soil (although not much because the retention ponds are usually lined), some may be connected to storm water systems(never sewer), but usually they're drain to naturally occurring water courses.

[Undertoad]

It's where the suburban kids get their ticks nowadays. Because they're not allowed to cross the road, to where the trees are.

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Caught these in town the other afternoon. Was a good day for sharp cars...

A 54, 55, or 56 Chevy @ Wendy's:



A survivor Skylark convoitible @ the muscle car restorer:



The brightest, shiniest Camaro EVAH, @ the VFW parking lot:

[glatt]

This guy can drive a tractor. He must have a gas pedal and not a throttle lever. Either that, or he has a third arm.

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Runs and drives.

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...a "muscle car" is "exactly what the name implies. It is a product of the American car industry adhering to the hot rodder's philosophy of taking a small car and putting a large-displacement engine in it. The Muscle Car is Charles Atlas kicking sand in the face of the 98 horsepower weakling...

~"Muscle Cars" by Peter Henshaw (quoted from Wikipedia)

This guy is about to do some serious sand-kickin'.

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And there's this...

Camaro wishing Mustang Happy Birthday!



Stay classy, Camaro.

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The Gas Monkey Garage (featured on Discovery Channel's "Fast & Loud") monkeys have found the first two Firebirds (affectionately known as No. 1, & No. 2) ever built.

Click the pic for the story.

[BigV]

thing 1 and thing 2?



nah, they don't look a bit like VWs.

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Snapped at our local Flying J truckstop.

Look. At. The. Size. Of. This. Sleeper. !



That, friends and neighbors, is a mobile home.

Looks like 100 feet between the front and rear axles.

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Snapped at the same truckstop: