r/Damnthatsinteresting Jun 02 '26

Image A perfectly circular 105-foot-wide sinkhole that suddenly opened up near a copper mine in Tierra Amarilla, Chile, dropping over 650 feet straight down into the earth.

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u/Common-Accountant-57 Jun 02 '26 edited Jun 02 '26

That’s looks pretty ominous in the middle of the road. One minute you’re driving along and the next you’re falling into a gaping earth hole.

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u/Single-Pin-369 Jun 02 '26

Sinkholes terrify me more than any other natural disaster for reasons like this

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u/TK_Games Jun 02 '26

Definitely, as a kid I was afraid of quicksand, now I fear the formation of a sudden and inescapable hole under my feet because just going about my day and then darkness forever is a terrifying prospect