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Large sinkhole opens under bedroom, swallowing man
http://bit.ly/YNIn6e (http://bit.ly/YNIn6e)
Large sinkhole opens under bedroom, swallowing man
/ The Associated PressTODAY AT 7:20
BRANDON, FLA.—A Florida man screamed for help and disappeared as a large sinkhole opened under the bedroom of a house, his brother said Friday. The man had not yet been found.
The brother told rescue crews he heard a loud crash near midnight Thursday, then heard his brother screaming.
“When he got there, there was no bedroom left,” Hillsborough County Fire Rescue spokeswoman Jessica Damico said. “There was no furniture. All he saw was a piece of the mattress sticking up.”
The brother called police and frantically tried to help. An arriving deputy had to pull the brother from the hole and the still-collapsing house.
There's been no contact with the 36-year-old man since then, and neighbours on both sides of the home have been evacuated.
“We put engineering equipment into the sinkhole and didn't see anything compatible with life,” Damico said. But Damico would not say that the man is presumed dead.
Damico estimated that the sinkhole was about 30 feet (9 metres) across.
“The entire house is on the sinkhole,” Damico said.
Sinkholes are common in seaside Florida, whose underlying limestone and dolomite can be worn away by water and chemicals, then collapse. Authorities on Friday said they used equipment especially for such situations that can detect sounds as faint as a mouse running over a floor.
But the equipment detected nothing from the missing man.
Janell Wheeler told the Tampa Bay Times newspaper she was inside the house with four other adults and a child when the sinkhole opened.
“It sounded like a car hit my house,” she said.
Wheeler's house was condemned. The rest of the family went to a hotel but she stayed behind, sleeping in her car.
“I just want my nephew,” she said through tears.
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what the fuck?!
ALIENS! WIGGS WAS RIGHT!!! SHOULD I CONVERT TO CATHOLICISM NOW?
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That was just Tbombz. He was hiding under the house, face down ass up. :D
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Bullshit!
Fucking illegal Cuban Scuba divers from cuba to Florida from that man made Hole in that persons home
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Nest of the sins will be sucked under.
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Large sinkhole opens under bedroom, swallowing man
http://bit.ly/YNIn6e (http://bit.ly/YNIn6e)
Large sinkhole opens under bedroom, swallowing man
/ The Associated PressTODAY AT 7:20
BRANDON, FLA.—A Florida man screamed for help and disappeared as a large sinkhole opened under the bedroom of a house, his brother said Friday. The man had not yet been found.
The brother told rescue crews he heard a loud crash near midnight Thursday, then heard his brother screaming.
“When he got there, there was no bedroom left,” Hillsborough County Fire Rescue spokeswoman Jessica Damico said. “There was no furniture. All he saw was a piece of the mattress sticking up.”
The brother called police and frantically tried to help. An arriving deputy had to pull the brother from the hole and the still-collapsing house.
There's been no contact with the 36-year-old man since then, and neighbours on both sides of the home have been evacuated.
“We put engineering equipment into the sinkhole and didn't see anything compatible with life,” Damico said. But Damico would not say that the man is presumed dead.
Damico estimated that the sinkhole was about 30 feet (9 metres) across.
“The entire house is on the sinkhole,” Damico said.
Sinkholes are common in seaside Florida, whose underlying limestone and dolomite can be worn away by water and chemicals, then collapse. Authorities on Friday said they used equipment especially for such situations that can detect sounds as faint as a mouse running over a floor.
But the equipment detected nothing from the missing man.
Janell Wheeler told the Tampa Bay Times newspaper she was inside the house with four other adults and a child when the sinkhole opened.
“It sounded like a car hit my house,” she said.
Wheeler's house was condemned. The rest of the family went to a hotel but she stayed behind, sleeping in her car.
“I just want my nephew,” she said through tears.
Yeah, my wife told me about that this morning I was like wtfff. Seriously fucked up shit!
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maybe in the next episode from ancient aliens they will claim that this house was in the range of the Bermuda triangle or right below the constellation of orion
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Yeah, my wife told me about that this morning I was like wtfff. Seriously fucked up shit!
hahah you need to mention that your wife told you or no dinner tonight?
I mean seriously this part of your post I dont get, like who the fuck cares "Yeah, my wife told me about that this morning I was like wtfff."
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hahah you need to mention that your wife told you or no dinner tonight?
I mean seriously this part of your post I dont get, like who the fuck cares "Yeah, my wife told me about that this morning I was like wtfff."
Lol I dunno man, it was like the first thing she said to me when I woke hip this morning. Just seemed fitting to mention it!
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i thought this was gonna be about LACEY DELUCA
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i thought this was gonna be about LACEY DELUCA
Budum tssss ;D
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Lol I dunno man, it was like the first thing she said to me when I woke hip this morning. Just seemed fitting to mention it!
was she trying to give you a hint talking about things going into holes first thing you woke up?
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was she trying to give you a hint talking about things going into holes first thing you woke up?
Lol if she was I surely did not take hold of the opportunity.... Must make that up tonight I guess. ;D
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:o
So long, Mr Wheeler.
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damnnnn that fucking sucks poor guy
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I love hearing bad shit about Florida now. Thanks getbig :D
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What a fucking horrible way to die. Poor guy is right
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Must have really sinned.
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I love hearing bad shit about Florida now. Thanks getbig :D
It's a common theme these days.
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Guess the race.
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That's just HAARP. They were hoping to create a sink hole under Fort Knox so they could have a plausible excuse for why the gold isn't there anymore. They were just a bit off on their aim.
Either that or payback for the 2000 election.
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???
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Guess the race.
Human
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http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/02/the-science-of-sinkholes-what-you-should-know.html
John Sparkman is dwarfed as he looks into a sinkhole near Picher, Okla., Saturday, April 6, 2008. (Charlie Riedel/AP)
Around 11 on Thursday night, Jeffrey Bush, 37, was tucked in his suburban Tampa bed when, without warning, his entire bedroom collapsed, swallowed up by a 30-foot-wide, 20-foot-deep sinkhole. His brother, Jeremy, rushed in and tried to help, but ended up being pulled out by police as the hole collapsed.
“All I could see was the top of his bed,” said Bush. “So I jumped in the hole and tried digging him out. I thought I could hear him screaming for me and hollering for me, but they couldn’t do nothing.”
Rescue teams lowered a microphone and video equipment into the hole but found no signs of life. As of Friday afternoon, Jeffrey is presumed dead.
Subsidances aren’t rare in central Florida or around the world, but a sinkhole causing a human death definitely is. Read on for The Daily Beast’s guide to spotting potential sinkholes and understanding them.
What causes sinkholes?
Naturally occurring sinkholes, like the one that killed Jeremy Bush, are depressions in the earth caused by water erosion of the bedrock below a land surface. Acidic rainwater seeps through the ground, reaches soluble bedrock (usually salt, sandstone, or a carbonate rock such as limestone), dissolves small amounts, and carries the particles away. Over time (even thousands of years), this process can enlarge natural pores and cracks in the bedrock, to the point where large cavities or caves are formed. And with a gaping hole underground, there’s nothing to support the weight of layers of sediment above—that's when the ground collapses.
As The Atlantic points out, long periods of drought followed by rain can also set off collapses. Droughts cause groundwater tables to drop, and caves that were once filled with water and were therefore supported by it become weaker. Once rain finally comes, the extra weight of the soaked-through top layer of earth can cause the cave to collapse. And beware of tapping into groundwater for agriculture too, as that can have the same effect as a drought.
Non-naturally occurring sinkholes can form because of water main breaks, sewer collapses, or even abandoned mines. If there’s a substantial change in the weight of a land surface, such as when industrial or runoff-storage ponds are created, underground collapses may also be triggered.
Where are they most likely to occur?
Sinkholes are a worldwide phenomenon—geologists estimate that 10 percent of Earth’s surface (including the entirety of Florida) is shaped by dissolving bedrock prone to sinkholes, a type of landscape called karst topography. Nearly every U.S. state is covered at least in part by karst topography and sinkholes are considered most common in Florida, Texas, Alabama, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania. Check out the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of the U.S.’s karst areas here.
How big do these things get?
Pretty massive, as it turns out. The Qattara Depression in Egypt extends to 440 feet below sea level, and a length of 186 miles (with a width of 95 miles). The 2007 and 2010 sinkholes in Guatemala City were 330 feet and 30 stories deep, respectively. And in Sarisarinama, Venezuela, multiple sinkholes have reached about 1,000 feet wide and 1,150 feet deep. Of course, sinkholes aren’t always gargantuan; they can also be quite small, no more than 2 or 3 feet in diameter and depth.
Are sinkhole fatalities common?
No, which is what makes the Florida case so bizarre. USA Today talked to Anthony Randazzo, a former University of Florida professor and contractor who has spent his career studying sinkholes. Randazzo recalled only two other people in 40 years who have died because of them—and even then, it was because both people had been drilling water wells. (Remember what we said above about tapping into groundwater?!) It’s worth noting that both these deaths also occurred in Florida.
How can I tell if I’m living on a sinkhole and how can I fix it?
Consider sagging trees or fence posts, doors or windows that won’t close properly, and rainwater collecting in unusual spots as warning signs. Get the hell outta there and, if it’s on public property, report it to local law enforcement. If it’s on your own property, a small hole can be filled with natural materials like rock and clayey sand. Larger sinkholes will require the help of experts. Professional geologists or a geotechnical engineering firm can help by injecting grout into the area to fill up cracks and strengthen the foundation.
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crazy shit
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^^ya it is!^^