February 24, 2007: Massive sinkhole in Guatemala - Page 2

Spexxvet · 02-25-2007, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by SPUCK

I don't get it... Where did the 60,000cubic yards of dirt go?!?!?

That's the same as 6,000 dump truck loads!

That's like 10 loads a day for 2 years...

That has to have gone somewhere... There should be some guy standing in his field wondering.. F**^ing gophers!

Maybe it was eaten by whatever made the hole

Wombat · 02-25-2007, 05:15 PM

It swallowed 10 homes??? No way! Where would they have been? It's mostly swallowed road and vacant lot, plus a small corner of a building (about 8m by 2m by my estimate).

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Originally Posted by SPUCK

I don't get it... Where did the 60,000cubic yards of dirt go?!?!?

Washed away. The story says it is caused by a ruptured sewage/rainwater drain, and that "A rush of water could be heard from its depths". Never underestimate the earth-moving capabilities of running water.

CharlieG · 02-26-2007, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Wombat

...snip... Never underestimate the earth-moving capabilities of running water.

I don't

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Sheldonrs · 02-26-2007, 08:16 AM

Hmmm.... Makes me think of Courtney Love, for several reasons.

It also reminds me that this Thursday is my BF and my anniversary. hehehe

Kingswood · 02-25-2007, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by SPUCK

I don't get it... Where did the 60,000cubic yards of dirt go?!?!?

Maybe the Guatemalans have discovered a new weapon of mass destruction.

Spexxvet · 02-25-2007, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Kingswood

Maybe the Guatemalans have discovered a new weapon of mass destruction.

I didn't know Guatemala is in Iraq!

Kingswood · 02-26-2007, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

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I don't get it... Where did the 60,000cubic yards of dirt go?!?!?

Maybe the Guatemalans have discovered a new weapon of mass destruction.

I didn't know Guatemala is in Iraq!

I think my little joke went right over quite a few heads. "Mass" is also a noun that can be used interchangeably with "matter". A "weapon of mass destruction" could also be a fancy name for a disintegrator ray.

barefoot serpent · 02-26-2007, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Kingswood

Maybe the Guatemalans have discovered a new weapon of mass destruction.

some of these Central American sinkholes or cenotes have been linked to the impact crater of the asteroid that did in the dinosaurs:

from here

Kingswood · 03-07-2007, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by barefoot serpent

some of these Central American sinkholes or cenotes have been linked to the impact crater of the asteroid that did in the dinosaurs

So, 65 million years after the asteroid did in the dinosaurs, it is still wreaking havoc by doing in random animals ... including people.

meredithsindedo · 02-25-2007, 10:03 AM

wow. i would get out of there strata-way.

Spexxvet · 02-25-2007, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by meredithsindedo

wow. i would get out of there strata-way.

Welcome to the cellar, meredithsindedo.

Trilby · 02-25-2007, 11:49 AM

My 5 year-old nephew is obsessed with this. He wanted me to take him to "Guammammala" to see it. I showed him the globe and said, "we live HERE and the hole is waaaaay down here!" He was unimpressed.

He said, "can we go today?"

02-25-2007, 05:32 PM

We get a lot of those around here.

Pie · 02-25-2007, 06:58 PM

Okay, mea culpa. It's my worm. How does one de-worm a planet?
Or is it this sort of wormhole?

xoxoxoBruce · 02-26-2007, 03:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Pie

Okay, mea culpa. It's my worm. How does one de-worm a planet?

Tell Bush there's oil in it.

02-26-2007, 08:16 AM	#4
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	Hmmm.... Makes me think of Courtney Love, for several reasons. It also reminds me that this Thursday is my BF and my anniversary. hehehe __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you. Last edited by Sheldonrs; 02-26-2007 at 10:06 AM.

02-25-2007, 11:49 AM	#12
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	My 5 year-old nephew is obsessed with this. He wanted me to take him to "Guammammala" to see it. I showed him the globe and said, "we live HERE and the hole is waaaaay down here!" He was unimpressed. He said, "can we go today?" __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

02-25-2007, 06:58 PM	#14
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Okay, mea culpa. It's my worm. How does one de-worm a planet? Or is it this sort of wormhole? __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

02-25-2007, 10:03 AM	#10
meredithsindedo Kinda New Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1	wow. i would get out of there strata-way.

02-25-2007, 05:32 PM	#13
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	We get a lot of those around here.

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