February 24, 2007: Massive sinkhole in Guatemala

There's nothing like a big hole in the middle of your town, suddenly appearing and taking with it several residents.

This sinkhole appeared yesterday; I saw it at Neatorama; the full story at MSNBC tells us this thing is 330 feet deep and has swallowed two residents and ten homes. Probably caused by faulty sewer/water lines.

The pit emitted foul odors, loud noises and tremors, shaking the surrounding ground. A rush of water could be heard from its depths.

Authorities have warned that the sounds coming from the sinkhole augured further possible collapses, and possibly the destruction of more homes. The dwellings around the crater have been evacuated, and police cordoned off a 500-yard security perimeter around the hole.

Edward Ramirez said he and other residents had been hearing noises and feeling tremors for about a month before the ground opened up before dawn, waking many in the poor neighborhood.

"People were shouting 'The electric posts are falling down!'" said the 26-year-old Ramirez, who lives 50 yards from the hole. "We are going to a friend's house now. There's no way we'll stay here."

Dubbed by the locals "El Anus"

In that first image... imagine being that neighbor and opening that there door?:eek:

This is nothing compared to what's going to happen at the Oglala Reservoir...

Welcome to the Cellar, Adam.

Just wait until the Martians start coming up.

Once again, I am seeing goatse.

You really should get those symptoms looked at, Seak.

Wow, it looks like some little boy got his wish of digging a hole to china...!

A little boy with Playschool's My First Demolition Kit. :-)

Harryhausen is one of my heroes. That was an awesome link.

Just for the record, IANAGA (i am not a graphic artist).

-gmr2048

I'm amazed it's so round and smooth. I'd expect a ragged, more jagged hole.:confused:
Or teeth like pie's worm hole.

xoxoxoBruce;318140 wrote:

pie's worm hole.

Yuck, Bruce, don't say things like that! Take it back!
:vomit::bolt:

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!

Pie;318209 wrote:

Yuck, Bruce, don't say things like that! Take it back!
:vomit::bolt:

Yo, I wasn't the one posting the picture of the worm hole, you did. :worm:

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

SPUCK;318218 wrote:

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

meredithsindedo;318261 wrote:

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

Welcome to the cellar, meredithsindedo. :welcome:

xoxoxoBruce;318232 wrote:

Yo, I wasn't the one posting the picture of the worm hole, you did. :worm:

That was the Almighty Sarlaac from Star Wars. It certainly wasn't mine!

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?"

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).

SPUCK;318218 wrote:

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.

SPUCK;318218 wrote:

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.

We get a lot of those around here.

Pie;318265 wrote:

That was the Almighty Sarlaac from Star Wars. It certainly wasn't mine!

I know what it was supposed to be, but Lucas cheaped out and used an unemployed worm from Dune to simulate Sarlacc. That's because Sarlacc's agent thought he had Lucas by the short hairs, but I digress.

You're not a worm because you type, worms don't type. I doubt if you have any wormholes in you, because if you did, I'll bet you'd be seeking some medical help, rather than hanging in the Cellar.
That said, it's your wormhole because you posted it. Jeez, that's one of the basic tenets of the Intarweb, "If you bring a wormhole on the net, it's your responsibility, not tech-attendants or baggage handlers. :haha:

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

Kingswood;318302 wrote:

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

I didn't know Guatemala is in Iraq!:right:

Pie;318323 wrote:

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

Tell Bush there's oil in it. ;)

about 8m by 2m by my estimate

That's right 10 Guatemalan homes!! What's the problem? That was actually 10 large homes.. :drool:

Wombat;318298 wrote:

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

I don't

http://photos.travisswicegood.com/v/american-southwest/northern-arizona/grand-canyon-explorer.jpg.html

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;318302 wrote:

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

Now its not a meaningless question
To ask if theyve been and gone
I remember a talk about north
Carolina and a strange, strange pond
You see the sides were like glass
In the thick of a forest without a road
And if any mans hands ever made that land
Then I think it wouldve showed

Spexxvet;318324 wrote:

[quote]
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!:right:[/QUOTE]
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... Now that makes a helluva lot more sense to me... Then just a bad sewer.

That cavern could have been washing away for a long time before the roof caved in. The making of that cavern may of been what caused sewer problems not long before the cave in. It's amazing how much soil water can move in a short time. After all the Grand Canyon was carved out in just a couple years. :lol2:

After seeing that, I doubt I am going to use the phrase, "I wish the ground would open up a hole and let me jump in", when I am embarrassed again!
That is just...staggering!

barefoot serpent;318409 wrote:

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.

No those people were targeted!

Yeah, Che lives! :worried: