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).