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Dec 29, 2013 3:22 AM
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nandoschickenwings
I would not enjoy living there
jackbos
It's not the geology, it's the Guatemala City water system. Their city water mains and sewage pipes are leaky, which creates sinkholes.
phil16814
Guatemala just got Guatepeor
zippersniffer
FUCK! Dropped my Nokia.
Bob423
Lizard people might be living under that city.
ddlyz
Lizard people and the Lizard King :)
Seradamthedeflowerer
Diglett used dig. It's super effective.
Kwaru
P...put a geologist in it.
DragonEmperor18
GROUND WALKERS!
Eaagle
Throwing a grenade in there will close it right up.
ihavecurlyhaironmyhead
Is it just me, or do sinkholes always look like Photoshop?
londongarbageman
It's like they're too round and perfectly lit.
Seriouslyidont
Damn nature, you scary!
acthomps
Where does it go?!
Tinkerton
Grub hole!
FourScoreandSevenKickstotheBalls
All I could think of was Gears of War as well!
TheGnomiestGnome
For some reason, I find the top one terrifying. Here she goes just walking down the street..then BOOM ...NOPE. How deep are they?
diontheunstable
singin' do-wah-diddy-diddy-dum-diddy-do?
HowDoIInternet
I was in Guatemala when a volcano,hurricane,and earthquake all happened at once.I brought home like 3 pounds of volcanic ash. It's magnetic.
tacticalfacepalm
Put... put your house in it
knobhoblin
I love it how the holes are so round and smooth-walled
bandituki
That reminds me of my whore ex wife....
EatTacos
Your whore ex wife reminds me of goatse
tiggz0r
SomeDutchGuy
http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/abyss.gif
djimbojones
This is awesome =)
CerebrawlHemmorage
You really should stop posting pics of your mother's pussy. ;)
IcouldChangeMyUsername
NOPE
MishaMasha
Wow. I would be totally reluctant to ever put in new tile ever again.
Anniethepanda
Or flooring for that matter
vechs
Insanity Wolf: Replace old floor tiles with glass floor.
quasiinrem
Happens in parts of Florida too.
brahpitt
Except in Florida, they've built nuclear power plants on them: http://www.duke-energy.com/power-plants/nuclear/crystal-river.asp
Christierocks
That part of Florida only experiences small relatively shallow? Think 2-3 feet. My parents live there.
The2020ElectionWasStolen
That's ever so slightly terrifying.
lordtuzzy
crab people crab people
foxhatgirl
I literally had to come back and upvote this!
anvil
Walk like crab, talk like people.
nopost
NOPE
chocolateelephant
crap...i'm going there next week :/ scary
ourmrswashburne
My exact reaction. Not many things scare me. This fucking terrifies me.
ISpilledRedWineAllOverMyInsides
It seems as if they divide by zero a lot in Guatemala
Katateochi
NAN, NAN, NAN, NAN, NOPE, NAN, NAN, NAN
TransverseHomoclinicPoint
I don't think people like the brilliance of your comment lol.
solrikeu
up you go
cheffu
Perhaps a singularity
emamix
OMG Update in the story. http://imgur.com/eqoaDFw
captaincampbell
lol'd
ddlyz
Nice one... needs more upvotes!
Wurdninja
You win!!
cooooooooooooooooool
this is perfect!!
AmateurPhotoshopWizard
gold
Lasmodoe
This is why I'm on imgur
OuterNet
Iunderstandthatrefrence.jpeg
stevedude777
It's... IT'S A TITAN!
NineOhTwo
Titans in the grounds
curiouslyspecific
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE!
fixer66
WayneSwanson
::chanting:: FRONTPAGE FRONTPAGE FRONTPAGE
MisterLemons
Gentlemen, we have found 'a thing'...
lazerhosen
Definitely needs to be a thing from now on.
molestar
dis some attack on titan shit yo
kctess5
That's terrifying
RedStarBeograd
Oh boy I knew that day would come
duhduhduhdiabeetus
FUCK. YOU.
ItscoldoutsideTheresnokindofatmosphere
This is glorious. Genius!
Anniethepanda
RedStarBeograd
I dont remeber that scene
TheNakedMan
I immediately thought of this part of the movie as well :)
PButterandJ
What movie is this?
Anniethepanda
This Is the End a.k.a one of the funniest movies you will ever watch
PButterandJ
Thank You!
SwedishHouseFurniture
Well. Thats not fucking terrifying in the slightest.
JeffDahmer
http://www.reactiongifs.com/i-dont-believe-you/
Genini
Just gonna go ahead and cross this off my places to visit list.
oneplusoneequals7
Living in Florida, that frightens me more than any other natural phenomena.
ms2ar15
I'm with you. Hurricanes...no biggie, you can evacuate. Massive blizzard..no problem. Giant fucking sinkhole....fuck that shit.
iliketokeepitsimplestupid
Dude. Just build a bridge and get over it, calm yo tits.
JeepersMedia
Actually Sand Worm Holes!
ImJustHereSoIDontGetFined
Even more so when the Locust horde emerges.
Donnicton
http://static3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121209004243/memoryalpha/en/images/3/39/Borg_cutting_beam.jpg
mcmachack
Dude, it's the Silver Surfer
FlightoftheBumbleBear
The Silver Surfer is here...
mide8
This is what happens when you build your city on top of The Abyss.
retgarr
No, actually they're much bigger than wells. Although sometimes there is water at the bottom.
JeepersMedia
The perfectly Round Shape of the holes are obviously caused by alien laser blasts!
Anniethepanda
Well, I guess this place is just one giant nope for me
nation543
can a geologist properly explain sinkholes? it fascinates me
itsmonicaaa
CnlKurtz: Water flowing through soluble bedrock, usually limestone. Forms karst terrain with caves underneath, prone to sinkholes
BaxterTheMiniatureBuddha
I know that some sinkholes are caused by the erosion of limestone.
pengwings
Walk without rhythm and you won't attract the worm.
IRefusetowearlongpants
It's the spice.
SihayaOfTheAllPowerfulMeh
Shai hulud!
EchelonForce
Fear is the mind killer.
LoafOfBreadboard
Walk without rhythm, and you never learn... (You could go with this or you could go with that...)
mt77932
Arrakis. Dune. Desert planet.
CommentsOnAlmostEverything
I was hoping someone would say this =)
SargentSarcasm
You'd know what would be even more terrifying? If "something" came out of those holes at night.
TheQ
Now why would you go and suggest something like that? Now it's out there and it's going to get us all.
flavrmonky
after reading this I immediately pictured demon girlfriend in the second picture..and shit myself
SnugglesMcgee
http://cdn.gifbay.com/2012/11/old_gregg-14626.gif
xXThugs4LessXx
oh god no. oh god please no
shaftinferno
THIS IS MY HOLE! IT WAS MADE FOR ME!
SihayaOfTheAllPowerfulMeh
Hey, thanks for the nightmares!
shellzilla
Have you read the Repairman Jack series? You need to read the Repairman Jack series. o.o
ifmusicbethefoodofloveplayon
I have a feeling I would regret that decision. Instantly.
Churts
I'll come into your hole at night.
mountainsalmon
That would be the plot behind Gears of War!
BecauseFUthatwhy
Like MASSIVE australian-grade spiders!
IMakeLotsOfReferencesAndRemakes
You know what is even more terrifying? http://comic.naver.com/webtoon/detail.nhn?titleId=350217&no=31&weekday=tue
ms2ar15
You know what, you suck. This is the shit that nightmares are made of.
boothinator
I read that in a sarcastic voice in my head because of your username and it made it way funnier
lalacee
Stahp.
Automatvapen
Mongolian death worms.
ElderMaxson
Why can't they be pygmies?
Monster1776
This should be made into a movie.
Automatvapen
Actually it already exist:P
Monster1776
My God... Bless you dear brother for showing me this treasure.
Automatvapen
http://www.dvdactive.com/images/news/screenshot/2011/2/mongoliandeathwormartpic.jpg
YASSSSbitchYASSSS
I get that reference!
Ace2891
ALASKAN BULL WORM!
RedWineAndSkyrim
darkpolaris
IT'S PINK.
CAPITALLETTERSAREMYFAVORITE
Thanks for the book idea, and the nightmares for life
youknowthatonepersonwiththeface
Sounds like something out of a Junji Ito manga to me
geraltofnvidia
What causes this? is it water?
SaladinIskander
Shai-Hulud, blessed be the makers.
Skiafluff
Giant fucking worms. That's the only explanation.
RandomFlotsam
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinkhole#Occurrence the rest of the article is good too.
ConsentOptional
Karst Geology maybe? Its when water runs through limestone and quickly erodes the underlying rock layers
NoMoreBatman
Is it water or Satan?
FrankTank2
No, Maybelline
MrBoomstik
Water kills 100% of the people who drink it. Fact.
vmrshots
No. Gravity.
ParallelSynchronizedRandomness
If I can recall,it was due to this lousy draining system since workers half ass everything they do. We all sorta facepalmed when it happened
WCSalage
i suggest watching tremors, gives a great explanation
everyonesmom
Sometimes underground caves (formerly formed by water).. Or fragile clay
IamSmorris
Could be lack of water. Over use of aquifers beneath the city can destabilise rock and cause it to collapse
pykx
Game over: User wins
HeistheZissou
Unrelated I know but this comment made me think of Life Aquatic when Ned asks about the jellfish on the beach.
Mygirlfriends80085
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/06/100603-science-guatemala-sinkhole-2010-humans-caused/
lichenit
There you go, sauce! Human water pipe system eroding volcanic ash (pumice), plus weather storms.
DefinitelyNotAnAssassinHidingInAHaybale
https://pangea.stanford.edu/research/mahood/bio/SAP_Guatemala_guidebook.pdf If anyone wants to nerd out. The bedrock is volcanic rock.
LadyWidebottom
Dragons.
voovoovoodoo
This generally happens when your world isn't loading fast enough and chunks aren't being displayed. Try updating the graphics card to fix it
AnExtraCurvyPieceOfDriftwood
*throws upvote and laughs hard walking away*
DeadlyRicochet
Oh man, those new Voodoo GPUs are awesome!
Joshmosis
Voodoo 3 vid card on a 233 processor... ah yeah. I'm ready to play Master of Orion and Star Control 2!
ItWouldBeExtremelyBaneful
You can also log out and back in.
MyNameIsAgentSmith
OH! Like Minecraft!... (Yes, I'm a console player.)
MrBurd
...This also happens on PC, perhaps?
ItWouldBeExtremelyBaneful
Not sure if chunks still sometimes fail to load or not on PC, but they used to definitely.
Mackwop
It sure used to happen, but I've not seen it in a long time.
JimsHand
It mostly happens when you're flying around in a jetpack from Industrial craft 2.
Toggit
I'm no geologist, but I'm going with gypsy curse.
DiedAndHauntingImgur
That seems completely reasonable to me.
GoALittleCrazy
As a gypsy, I'm going with geologist curse.
TheReallyBIGDoor
Ha! Were you a Gypsy you would be insulted by the word gypsy. It's derogatory. They call themselves The Romani, or The Rom. XD
Phreaddy
I just asked my dad. Dolomite is generally the cause, even the slightest amount of acid will disolve the rock, and hey much hole very sink.
RandomFlotsam
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Guatemala_City_sinkhole
indigoleopard
Dolomite doesn't dissolve that easily, certainly less readily than limestone.
BurntRamen
Wait, a 1970s pimp is to blame? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072895/
flamingflamingo
Guatemala's 40% dolomite!
AHundredBillionBottles
Guacamole's 40% Vegemite?
Phreaddy
he's now given me a book called the origin of sedimentary rocks to read before commenting on this. Apparently it's important to know.
Skiafluff
IT'S DOLOMITE, BABY!
RonnieFriend
Not sure everyone gets this but you beat me to it. I'm old. I got it!
tschakatenboom
wow
Phreaddy
my dad cares what the interenet thinks hes said
elpoyoloco111
More like dogemite!
Phreaddy
My dad says Dolomite and Limestone have the same essential chemical make up, but dolomite has been placed under pressure.
Animatronio
Limestone can dissolve in plain water, while dolomite requires a bit of acid to help, so limestone's probably a bigger contributor.
a1104477
Actually H20 combines/dissolves CO2 to form a weak acid that is what dissolves the limestone. Similarly dolomite is susceptible to the acid.
Animatronio
Ah, yes. Been too long since geology 101. Dolomite is susceptible as I recall, but since it has a mg cation in addition to a Ca cation (1/2)
Animatronio
it is somewhat less vulnerable than limestone. Dolomite had to be powdered to fizz in the lab while limestone fizzed readily. I think. (2/2)
Animatronio
But apparently Guatemala has more dolomite than limestone, so I was double-wrong.
a1104477
ha, not an issue. I didn't know the basic geology of Guatemala either and I'm a just qualified geophysicist, in Australia.
thecreepergrinch
Water (either from storms or sewer leaks) eroding the volcanic rock under the city.
chaoticallydiverse
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piping_pseudokarst#Piping_pseudokarst
chaoticallydiverse
sauce=ginjninj's separate comment. All upvotes to him.
Christierocks
Volcanic rocks don't dissolve in water. Limestone readily does though.
jackers
Yeah I was thinking it is more like a Karst type of geology
DefinitelyNotAnAssassinHidingInAHaybale
Pumice will though. It if is unconsolidated and not solid rock, it can be washed away through pipe leaks and storm water run-off.
Christierocks
But something has to give underneath it. It could be karst cover with pumice...
Kittyboop
I was thinking this too, not sure OP actually knows Geology.
DefinitelyNotAnAssassinHidingInAHaybale
OP is right. These sinkholes were caused by human activity and not nature. The storm water washes away the loose pumic and a hole opens up.
thecreepergrinch
I don't, but it's not Limestone and it doesn't dissolve. It mechanically washes. Check @ginjninj 's link below.
Kittyboop
This is actually really interesting, thanks for the sauce!
diontheunstable
so one way or another, the city is currently sitting on what is basically a giant dirt 'bridge', and it's waiting for the wrong jolt.
pennylane73
fuuucccckkkkk. can you imagine if it just... sunk?
NKato
Atlantis actually existed in the past. Do you think it could've sunk because of this kind of geology?
UrAJew
That... makes alot of sense actually