I recently came across a link in a friend’s FB feed (thanks, Ravi!) to a post on CrookedBrains about gigantic holes in the earth. I had never heard of CrookedBrains before, but it appears to be a bunch of posts with “15 Most…” or “12 Best…” or “30 Cool…” lists. There’s lots to get lost in on there.
Anyway. To give you an idea of some of the holes we’re talking about, here’s a taste:
Darvaza – The Burning Gates in Turkmenistan:
image credit: John H Bradley
The Mriny Diamond Mine in Siberia:
And the sinkhole in Guatemala City:
image credit National Geographic
That sinkhole was from 2007, and apparently in 2010 another one appeared:
image credit Paulo Raquec for National Geographic
How crazy is that?!
Anyway. Go to the CrookedBrains article here to read all about these big-ass holes (not big ass-holes, that’s a different article).
Speaking of sinkholes…did you know that we’ve got our very own giant sinkhole in Louisiana? Not quite a giant hole in the earth, becasue it’s full of mud and gas and all kinds of gross stuff, but a pretty good size sinkhole.
http://www.ksla.com/story/20329205/giant-louisiana-sinkhole-swallows-more-land
Kate – Yikes. It’s like a festering earth-sore. Glad they got everyone out of there…