Some Fella In Florida Got Swallowed Up In A Hole

[Dino Velvet]

Of course it's Florida. Where else???

http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/01/us/florida-sinkhole/index.html

[Ben]

& other odd stories -- :)

Dog Shoots Owner: Florida Man Shot by Dog in Truck

http://www.christianpost.com/news/dog-shoots-owner-florida-man-shot-by-dog-in-truck-90927/

[Dino Velvet]

& other odd stories -- :)

Dog Shoots Owner: Florida Man Shot by Dog in Truck

http://www.christianpost.com/news/dog-shoots-owner-florida-man-shot-by-dog-in-truck-90927/

Sorry. Not your big hole, Tinkerbell.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-l6_ntje6Eyo/T1OfsiFdZXI/AAAAAAAADSQ/KitPczqAXMQ/s640/tinkerbell-pixie-1.jpg

[BLKGSXR]

a sinkhole, so I heard from the bossman today. his brother tried to get him out, after calling 911...Dude died and they have yet to get him out!!??

[giovanni_hotel]

Gotta be up there with one of the more horrific ways to die.
WTF is a sinkhole??? What causes that shit??

[bluesoul]

i just want to point out that ben reads christianpost. that's pretty florida of him

[francisfkudrow]

Gotta be up there with one of the more horrific ways to die.
WTF is a sinkhole??? What causes that shit??

Apparently, that particular sinkhole was caused by water-soluble limestone eroding away below the ground. Around where I live, there are smaller sinkholes caused by poorly maintained water/sewage lines washing away the dirt below the road.

[londonpirate]

Wait, is tv kim in florida??

[wearboots4me]

& other odd stories -- :)

Dog Shoots Owner: Florida Man Shot by Dog in Truck

http://www.christianpost.com/news/dog-shoots-owner-florida-man-shot-by-dog-in-truck-90927/

I guess the dog was through with begging.

[Chaos]

Not very far from me...
http://dormont-brookline.patch.com/articles/massive-sinkhole-opens-in-dormont-parking-lot#video-13523284

[Stavros]

This article is pretty good on explaining sinkholes, which may affected parts of the USA like Florida because of the geology as well as human actvity, notably in the phosphates industry. It does raise some questions about the potential consequence of hydraulic fracturing (Fracking) in areas where the geology and water and waste seepage has weakened the structure of rock...so often it is not one thing, but a combination that eventually leads to disaster, and human involvement is inevitably part of the mix.

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/sinkhole.htm

[Ben]

18-Foot Fairway Sinkhole Swallows Golfer on Illinois Golf Course:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff-KFieWdVY

[Rusty Eldora]

Like at Lake Peigneur

This one is a classic, it gets good at about 3 min in, 8 1/2 min total.

Oil Driller Breaches Salt Mine Under Louisana Lake - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_feWtkSucvE)


This is sort of like a time lapse of many sinkholes, this one had a huge place to drain to so it went fast.

[Dino Velvet]

18-Foot Fairway Sinkhole Swallows Golfer on Illinois Golf Course:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff-KFieWdVY

That golf course's ass is almost as loose as yours. The cart woulda fell in you with the bag too. The caddie, the announcers, the table and chairs...