Famous pits
Some of the world's most famous sinkholes are seemingly endless pits that swallow trees, cars and entire buildings — dangerously altering the landscape. Others fill with water, becoming popular swimming holes and offering unique photo opportunities.
In the strictly geological sense, sinkholes occur when water erodes solid bedrock, creating an underground cavity that collapses inward. However, the term can be used in a broader sense to describe any sudden slump of the Earth's surface. Regardless of how you define them, these massive holes capture our curiosity with the mysteries of their bottomless depths. (Text: Laura Moss)
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Wow, that was a huge sink hole. I have never seen one in my naked eye. average cost of health insurance
It's an amazing what they can do with computer imaging.
i think i see a locust peaking out of the hole .
what? seems strange this is happening now.makes u wonder if we destroyed the earth with all our underground bombs testing.or just all the holes we dug.causing things to shift n move?????we are stupid creatures to believe that we did not cause this.but then again man has always been vain.
Giant sinkhole opens in Germany, swallowed a car and forced the evacuation of 25 people in nine houses.
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oh my goodness so awsome but i wouldent want to be in one while its happening
Wow! That sinkhole is really amazing.
Well, the sink holes are in fact, many more in the world. In several, underdeveloped countries, the wells are without walls and swallow many people.
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