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Giant sinkhole with a forest inside found in China
Live Science ^ | Stephanie Pappas

Posted on 05/15/2022 7:27:05 PM PDT by BenLurkin

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1 posted on 05/15/2022 7:27:05 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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If I discovered a cave like this on my property, I’d be inclined to shut up about it and build a home inside of it.


2 posted on 05/15/2022 7:31:17 PM PDT by Jonty30 (I did not shoot the burglar. I pointed a laser dot on his head and let the cats do the rest. )
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To: BenLurkin

Professor Otto Lidenbrock is interested.


3 posted on 05/15/2022 7:35:39 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (It's hard to "Believe all women" when judges say "I don't know what a woman is".)
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To: BenLurkin

Pretty cool, I wonder if there’s any animals living down there.


4 posted on 05/15/2022 7:40:38 PM PDT by jimwatx
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You mean dinosaurs?


5 posted on 05/15/2022 7:42:08 PM PDT by alternatives? (The only reason to have an army is to defend your borders.)
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To: BenLurkin
SW Texas in the Sonora (town) region has lots of dissolution caverns.

After spudding a hole, it is expected to lose circulation before depth of the surface casing is reached due to drilling into and through a cavern.

6 posted on 05/15/2022 7:43:58 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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"tiankeng," or "heavenly pit"

What a coincidence. That's what we ordered for dinner at the Seven Happiness Restaurant last week!

7 posted on 05/15/2022 7:44:01 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (Wanting to make America great isn’t an insult unless you’re trying to make it worse! ULTRAMAGA!!)
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To: alternatives?

Well that would be extra cool, but somehow I doubt we’d find that ;-)


8 posted on 05/15/2022 7:48:52 PM PDT by jimwatx
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To: BenLurkin
Sounds like a nice bugout shelter.

9 posted on 05/15/2022 7:49:00 PM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: BenLurkin

Meh. We got a pothole like that in Michigan.


10 posted on 05/15/2022 7:54:40 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: BenLurkin

Someone tried to dig their way to China and finally succeeded.


11 posted on 05/15/2022 8:23:41 PM PDT by Empire_of_Liberty
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Shoulder high undergrowth would be a bit hard to mow.


12 posted on 05/15/2022 8:25:28 PM PDT by bgill (Which came first, the vax or the virus?)
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To: Empire_of_Liberty

Excellent.


13 posted on 05/15/2022 8:25:31 PM PDT by BenLurkin ((The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.))
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To: alternatives?
It was only big enough for one.


14 posted on 05/15/2022 8:37:57 PM PDT by TigersEye (I await the return of The Great MAGA King)
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Giant sinkhole with a forest inside found in China - My Blog

Strange sinkhole in China | Nature, Natural phenomena, Christchurch

Mysterious sinkhole develops a surprising and beautiful ecosystem in China

15 posted on 05/15/2022 8:51:53 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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It’s called Detroit.

CC


16 posted on 05/15/2022 9:18:44 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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There's a place like that in Thailand about 300km from where I live. It's called Hup Pa That. It was an ancient limestone cave that had it's roof collapse about 1 million years ago.

It was first discovered by a Buddhist monk from a nearby temple back in 1979.

Of course they turned it into a tourist attraction lol.

17 posted on 05/15/2022 9:27:24 PM PDT by markomalley (Directive 10-289 is in force)
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Irritating web page. Too much movement going on.
No wonder half the population is ADD.


18 posted on 05/15/2022 9:37:26 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s ( If you can remember the 60s.....you weren't really there..)
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It’s like a Jules Verne novel. Yes, wonder if there are any animals down there. Or bugs that never went extinct.


19 posted on 05/15/2022 10:00:31 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: BenLurkin

La Brea on NBC...


20 posted on 05/16/2022 12:57:10 AM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (I'm the ones trying to save American Democracy...Donald Trump 6/21 at the NCGOP convention! )
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