it's pretty sudden by all accounts - it's a plug of earth over a giant cavity giving way xp
― john wahey (NickB), Thursday, 20 November 2014 15:36 (nine years ago) link
Just trying to mentally prepare myself for what it would be like if my home was ever sucked into a sinkhole with me inside
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Thursday, 20 November 2014 15:46 (nine years ago) link
From http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/russian-potash-giant-uralkali-s-shares-drop-after-sinkhole-suspends-production-at-mine-/511417.html
The sinkhole, stretching 20 by 30 meters, was found 3.5 kilometers east of the mine, the regional emergency situations ministry said on Wednesday. It is located on an abandoned mine and does not pose a threat to people who live in Solikamsk town.
Yeah sure...
― willem, Thursday, 20 November 2014 15:48 (nine years ago) link
People were relocated last summer, apparently: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-12/uralkali-s-hometown-could-face-new-sinkhole-risk-by-2015.html
― willem, Thursday, 20 November 2014 15:51 (nine years ago) link
The mine's apparently partly owned by the guy who also owns the Brooklyn Nets.
― Wristy Hurlington (ShariVari), Thursday, 20 November 2014 16:16 (nine years ago) link
you crazy for this one rick
― sktsh, Thursday, 20 November 2014 19:40 (nine years ago) link
http://gawker.com/earth-opens-up-and-swallows-five-people-in-china-1727121445
― how's life, Friday, 28 August 2015 13:08 (eight years ago) link