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Quicksand (i.imgur.com)

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[–]3Dartwork 110 points111 points ago

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cough sinkhole cough

[–]bokor 32 points33 points ago

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Might want to get that cough looked at, but yea... it's a sinkhole.

[–]we_need_evidence 0 points1 point ago

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They found Atlantis! you are just jealous!

[–]3Dartwork 0 points1 point ago

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Then they lost it again!

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[–]3Dartwork 16 points17 points ago

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Wow really? some sand on top of what is clearly an asphalt parking lot and you believe it's quicksand then?

[–]no_egrets 1 point2 points ago*

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This looks a lot like the Netherlands. If it is, plenty of their paving is done straight onto the levelled sand. A lot of the country is below sea level.

Edit: it's not an asphalt lot, unless I misunderstand the word. It's paved (using tessellating bricks). Check the tiles in the bottom-left and the pattern in the top-right. The sand has come from the water, most likely.

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[–]3Dartwork 18 points19 points ago

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That's usually why sinkholes occur, yes.

EDIT: OR it could be just an underground tunnel system, such as a sewer. Just some kind of underground hole is all that's necessary.

[–]frozen_beer[S] 27 points28 points ago

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How I felt making this title

[–]dkey1983 0 points1 point ago

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Epic recovery.

[–]zeug666 10 points11 points ago

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Most likely there is a cavern, but not a natural one. Most urban sinkholes occur when a pipe (water, sewer, steam, etc) develops a small leak. Over time that leak will strip away material (moving it "down stream), leaving behind a cavern like void under the surface.

At some point the stress and strain over-comes the greatly weakened support and presto, a car in a hole.

[–]fanboat 2 points3 points ago

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In KY we're in a karst region with a lot of limestone (including the biggest cave evar) so we have natural sinkholes pop up even in urban areas. Most areas are surveyed well enough that this wouldn't happen, but every once in a while it can.

[–]zeug666 2 points3 points ago

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My above description is especially true in areas with a lot of limestone and other forms of sedimentary deposits, like the Guatemala sinkhole from a couple years ago

[–]fanboat 1 point2 points ago

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WOW, that is a large hole. I hadn't considered the fact that human activity could amplify the natural effect!

[–]Sincerely_JJAbrams 49 points50 points ago

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I added some lens flares.

[–]pantisflyhand 8 points9 points ago

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You sir, brightened this dark day.

[–]432 5 points6 points ago

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Better watch out for the sniper thats aiming at you.

[–]wolfmann 17 points18 points ago

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This is why you don't leave your dogs in the car folks...

[–]rcrracer 10 points11 points ago

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The kids are alright.

[–]wolfmann 2 points3 points ago

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well you can get life insurance on them...

[–]gnarlycharlie4u 4 points5 points ago

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Well THERE'S your problem. You parked in a sinkhole.

[–]CraineTwo 2 points3 points ago

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-"Honey, just find a space and park so we can go."

-"I'm looking, but this place is packed!"

-"Look! over there, no one's taken that spot yet."

zooms to spot

sploosh

-"We're here!"

-"glubglubglub....."

[–]Clown_Vomit 4 points5 points ago

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Just leave the kids in the car, we'll only be a minute.

[–]hussard_de_la_mort 3 points4 points ago

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"Am I wrong, or is the world rising?"

[–]windy444 16 points17 points ago

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I believe it's called 'liquifaction' by the look of the sand on the paving stones.

[–]Mixed-Signals 5 points6 points ago

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As an engineer, I can confirm this.

[–]JMets6986 10 points11 points ago

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As an engineering student, I can one day confirm this.

[–]traveling__bandit 8 points9 points ago

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As a to be engineering student, I can aspire to one day confirm this.

[–]avatar28 4 points5 points ago

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As a guy who spends way too much time on Wikipedia, I can confirm this.

[–]The_Dane 0 points1 point ago

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As a village idiot, I can masturbate furiously

[–]syphrean 0 points1 point ago

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As a redditor, I can hope for this to be confirmed.

[–]Dogon11 2 points3 points ago

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Warning: Do Not Park Your Car Here Between The Hours Of 6AM And 6PM By Penalty Of Sinking.

[–]adams551 2 points3 points ago

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Relevant

[–]Chubbstock 6 points7 points ago

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Your cutrate insurance might not cover random sinkholes in the middle of paverbrick parking lots.

That's why you should go with Allstate. You'll save some cash and be better protected from Mayhem... like me.

[–]lodinick 3 points4 points ago

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God damn non-Newtonian fluid/solids!

[–]jamesman 1 point2 points ago

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"Quicksand is a mix of sand, mud and water and depending on the viscosity it's not as dangerous as people sometimes think." -Indiana Jones

[–]NorthAve 1 point2 points ago

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This is why you never put paving stones (or anything) on top of sandy materials near subways or trains. If the sandy soil is saturated, the vibrations from the trains can cause liquification of the sand, causing it to act like a liquid instead of a solid.

[–]verveinloveland 1 point2 points ago

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only 2 more dangers in the fire swamp...watch of for Rodents of unusual size

[–]Santorum_2012 0 points1 point ago

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Frothy

[–]cat55 2 points3 points ago

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well that would certainly put a wrench in a good day. Whats in the back window? a cat? (hope not)

[–]huntley101888 2 points3 points ago

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I think it's the "Y U no" face saying, "Y U no park on solid ground???"

[–]subarctic_guy 0 points1 point ago

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http://imgur.com/qPyVb

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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Reminds me of sinkholes here in Florida.

[–]SierraTater 0 points1 point ago

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I hear one almost swallowed a house here once.

[–]cycophuk 0 points1 point ago

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Would the insurance company consider something like this under the "act of god" clause?

[–]Bipolarruledout 0 points1 point ago

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Probably.

[–]bhermit 1 point2 points ago

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Fuck everything about that. I hope he didn't end up having to pay for that himself.

[–]ohpohp 0 points1 point ago

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Looks like a burst water main to me.

[–]raginmund 0 points1 point ago

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that sucks.

[–]omgscottlikewoah 0 points1 point ago

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Looks like Superman needs to start flying around the world.

[–]TomasNYC 0 points1 point ago

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poland ? fiat 126p? yo

[–]RedBeeter 0 points1 point ago

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yup, this happened in Poland. Poor little Maluch :P

[–]updog84 0 points1 point ago

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Where in the hell did I park my car?!?!?!

[–]9zboo 0 points1 point ago

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yikes!

[–]dkey1983 0 points1 point ago

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Not quick sand...sinkho....shit, someone beat me to it.

[–]pesonsito 0 points1 point ago

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Free carwash, we shampoo the inside as well as your trunk!

[–]EvasiveMadHatter 0 points1 point ago

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Hang on one sec, I need to go repark my car.

[–]meeu 0 points1 point ago

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quickbrick?

[–]Jawsh1987 -1 points0 points ago

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these happen often in Miami

[–]chason_htx -1 points0 points ago

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Nothing to see here... just washing my car.

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