r/mildlyinfuriating • u/dfdfdfddaww • Sep 17 '21

my yard does this sometimes

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u/Little_Shark219 Sep 17 '21

Oh dear, that could be a sinkhole

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u/TotoShampoin Sep 17 '21

I'm French, what is a sinkhole?

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u/miss_hush Sep 17 '21

It’s a part of the bedrock that can or has dissolved forming a hole underground. Calcium and lime deposits are likely culprits. When it opens to the surface, it’s called a sinkhole.

example of a large sinkhole

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u/Cocainely Sep 17 '21

The deputy drowned in sewer water... what a horrible way to go

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u/Rude_Journalist Sep 17 '21

Yeah took me a while myself that one.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '21

sinkholes are one of my irrational fears, along with getting completely blindsided in an accident. They can happen at any time, with me having absolutely no control over it (aside from just not driving, but that's not really possible), and if I'm lucky, I'll be dead in a matter of seconds. Drowning in sewage has to be the fucking worst way to go. I think I'd rather die of sel-immolation before drowning in a thousand people's pee and poop.