Giant C.H.U.D. Hole Found in Guatemala

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There used to be a hole like that over by Boren - my grandpa was on the work crew that filled it so they could build Olive Tower.

gloomy gus on June 1, 2010 at 7:59 AM

I, for one, welcome our new subterranean underlords.

Joe Szilagyi on June 1, 2010 at 8:11 AM

Nah, the Morlocks are all holding jobs in Washington, D.C.

Fifty-Two-Eighty on June 1, 2010 at 8:21 AM

Jesus, something exactly like that happened three years ago: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/2…

They got a sandworm problem down there or something?

Ben on June 1, 2010 at 8:30 AM

Jesus Christ!!! that's one black hole there.

I know it's real but, it just doesn't look real, looks photoshopped.

Simone on June 1, 2010 at 8:55 AM

This isn't Guatemala City's first giant sinkhole nor even it's deepest! A 100m hole opened up in 2007. If you search for "Guatemala sinkhole" you will (now) get images of two *different* sinkholes!

Protip: don't build your capital on top of swiss cheese.

K on June 1, 2010 at 9:16 AM

Karst topography will get you every time, man

on June 1, 2010 at 9:23 AM

There was a smaller sinkhole in my hometown a couple years ago. It was 20' wide and 15' deep and it was scary enough. Luckily it happened on a deserted street in the middle of the night, so no one was hurt. I remember my parents saying everyone in the city felt vaguely uneasy driving around, wondering if the earth would swallow them up.

I can't even imagine how you cognitively cope with huge sinkholes like that happening twice in three years.

Canadian Nurse on June 1, 2010 at 9:27 AM