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Imagine being happily sitting at home and the earth opening up and swallowing your house! :help: How terrifying, and it's not the first time it's happened there recently, apparently.

 

It's even scarier than the sinkhole at Ladybower, which is scary enough when it's full, never mind when it's empty ...

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Imagine being happily sitting at home and the earth opening up and swallowing your house! :help: How terrifying, and it's not the first time it's happened there recently, apparently.

 

It's even scarier than the sinkhole at Ladybower, which is scary enough when it's full, never mind when it's empty ...

 

I once saw two little boys sliding round the ice that had formed around the 2nd and 3rd ring from the actual hole in the middle of the sink hole next to the road whilst their dad stood and watched on...it was insane.

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Is that for real??????

 

Yup

 

You can see more sewer-related sinkholes on this page, including the one in 2007 in Guatemala which killed 3 people and took out 12 homes (unfortunately the authorities were too late with their prevention plans)

 

http://www.sewerhistory.org/grfx/misc/disaster.htm

 

These guys were a bit brave I think, I wouldnt stand so close to a 330 foot hole even with a bit of rope (turned out not to be that deep later on)

 

http://www.sewerhistory.org/images/mi/mid/2007_Guatemala01.jpg

 

:o

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