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Posted on Friday, May 9, 2008 at 12:14PM by Registered CommenterDMut | CommentsPost a Comment
sinkhole.jpgAnyone see this sinkhole that opened up in Texas??  Its fucking huge!! Per the AP: Geologists said a 260-foot-deep sinkhole that grew to the length of three football fields over just two days seemed to be slowing down Thursday, but that it could take months before it's clear whether surrounding areas are stable.

The 900-foot-long sinkhole, with crumbling dirt around its edges resembling sharp teeth, has swallowed up oil tanks and barrels, tires, telephone poles and several vehicles (including a speeder driven by a wookie) in Daisetta, a once-booming oil town of about 1,000 residents about 60 miles northeast of Houston..

Here is a close up...

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