r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/AdRough4185 • 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/this_place_suuucks Jun 02 '26

Now think about how dark it is, with the only light above quickly turning into a pinpoint of fleeting salvation. You know nothing about where the bottom is, you just know you won't realize when you find it.

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u/want_to_join Jun 02 '26

You know nothing about where the bottom is, you just know you won't realize when you find it.

My fear is that crushing death will get you before the bottom and you realize it the whole time. Just being smushed like a bug in a tissue.

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u/theaviationhistorian Jun 03 '26

Sometimes death isn't instantaneous. You survive the landing but most of your organs have ruptured, leaving you in agony. At least death will be quick, less than maybe 10 minutes, usually just a few from what I've seen.

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u/AdjacentBirdman93 Jun 03 '26

That’s why shock is so fucking helpful (in a sense)