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Message: <blockquote data-quote="1118lakmalkumara" data-source="post: 6221523" data-attributes="member: 204945">Looking at photos like these scares and fascinates me in equal doses. The sheer scale of these holes reminds you of just how tiny you are. Mirny Diamond Mine, Siberia. I'm pretty sure most people have seen this one. It's an absolute beast and holds the title of largest open diamond mine in the world, at 525 meters deep with a top diameter of 1200 meters there's even a no-fly zone above the hole due to a few helicopters being sucked in. <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mr-PNhz6Xhg/SMgGY_bMzPI/AAAAAAAABbs/ZAD9Xy47BXc/s1600-h/1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mr-PNhz6Xhg/SMgGY_bMzPI/AAAAAAAABbs/ZAD9Xy47BXc/s400/1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>The red arrow in the photo below is pointing to a huge truck. <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mr-PNhz6Xhg/SMgGZOHBQpI/AAAAAAAABb0/vp_jAfESj3I/s1600-h/2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mr-PNhz6Xhg/SMgGZOHBQpI/AAAAAAAABb0/vp_jAfESj3I/s400/2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mr-PNhz6Xhg/SMgGGqA2KaI/AAAAAAAABbk/4UNAbnYSIVM/s400/3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Kimberley Big Hole - South Africa apparently the largest ever hand-dug excavation in the world, this 1097 meter deep mine yielded over 3 tonnes of diamonds before being closed in 1914. <img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mr-PNhz6Xhg/SMgGGqgAVYI/AAAAAAAABbc/qFIDqlzO7-4/s400/4.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />The amount of earth removed by workers is estimated to total 22.5 million tonnes. <img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mr-PNhz6Xhg/SMgGGS2zcSI/AAAAAAAABbU/1gLAlr8ma3o/s400/5.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Glory Hole - Monticello Dam - A glory hole is used when a dam is at full capacity and water needs to be drained from the reservoir. <img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mr-PNhz6Xhg/SMgGGXGLUGI/AAAAAAAABbM/LIC5fV6hitk/s400/6.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />This is the glory hole belonging to Monticello dam in California and it's the largest in the world, its size enabling it to consume 14400 cubic feet of water every second. <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mr-PNhz6Xhg/SMgGGE4qNJI/AAAAAAAABbE/1sj7wZOYyrU/s1600-h/7.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mr-PNhz6Xhg/SMgGGE4qNJI/AAAAAAAABbE/1sj7wZOYyrU/s400/7.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mr-PNhz6Xhg/SMgFt7M1LNI/AAAAAAAABac/rTYJerVRXkw/s1600-h/8.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mr-PNhz6Xhg/SMgFt7M1LNI/AAAAAAAABac/rTYJerVRXkw/s400/8.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>The hole can be seen at the top middle of the photo above. if you were to jump in for some reason your slightly damp body would shoot out near the bottom of the dam (below). <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mr-PNhz6Xhg/SMgFuDnzIiI/AAAAAAAABak/aCmHFT45jqI/s1600-h/9.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mr-PNhz6Xhg/SMgFuDnzIiI/AAAAAAAABak/aCmHFT45jqI/s400/9.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Bingham Canyon Mine, Utah, this is supposedly the largest man-made excavation on earth. extraction began in 1863 and still continues today, the pit increasing in size constantly. in its current state the hole is 3/4 mile deep and 2.5 miles wide. <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mr-PNhz6Xhg/SMgFuA-1GSI/AAAAAAAABas/plizM-6_BaM/s1600-h/10.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mr-PNhz6Xhg/SMgFuA-1GSI/AAAAAAAABas/plizM-6_BaM/s400/10.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Great Blue Hole, Belize situated 60 miles off the mainland of belize is this incredible geographical phenomenon known as a blue hole. there are numerous blue holes around the world but none as stunning as this one. <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mr-PNhz6Xhg/SMgFuRqsxvI/AAAAAAAABa0/w1wc-bur7wU/s1600-h/11.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mr-PNhz6Xhg/SMgFuRqsxvI/AAAAAAAABa0/w1wc-bur7wU/s400/11.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>at surface level the near perfectly circular hole is 1/4 mile wide, the depth in the middle reaching 145 meters. obviously the hole is a huge hit with divers. read more here. <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mr-PNhz6Xhg/SMgFuirOlYI/AAAAAAAABa8/URC24J_MmT8/s1600-h/12.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mr-PNhz6Xhg/SMgFuirOlYI/AAAAAAAABa8/URC24J_MmT8/s400/12.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Diavik Mine, Canada this incredible mine can be found 300km northeast of Yellow Knife in Canada. <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mr-PNhz6Xhg/SMgFb5FEwvI/AAAAAAAABZ0/7KI8oQwKDVc/s1600-h/13.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mr-PNhz6Xhg/SMgFb5FEwvI/AAAAAAAABZ0/7KI8oQwKDVc/s400/13.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>The mine is so huge and the area so remote that it even has its own airport with a runway large enough to accommodate a Boeing 737. it also looks equally as cool when the surrounding water is frozen. <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mr-PNhz6Xhg/SMgFcKxHhTI/AAAAAAAABZ8/78ndYcfKw-8/s1600-h/14.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mr-PNhz6Xhg/SMgFcKxHhTI/AAAAAAAABZ8/78ndYcfKw-8/s400/14.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Sinkhole, Guatemala - a sinkhole is caused when water (usually rainwater or sewage) is soaked up by the earth on a large scale, resulting in the ground collapsing. <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mr-PNhz6Xhg/SMgFcf99EmI/AAAAAAAABaE/d5BWoat0PUA/s1600-h/15.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mr-PNhz6Xhg/SMgFcf99EmI/AAAAAAAABaE/d5BWoat0PUA/s400/15.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>These photos are of a Sinkhole which occurred early this year in Guatemala. The hole swallowed a dozen homes and killed at least 3 people. <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mr-PNhz6Xhg/SMgFcmwh46I/AAAAAAAABaM/LrTN5N9u9tY/s1600-h/16.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mr-PNhz6Xhg/SMgFcmwh46I/AAAAAAAABaM/LrTN5N9u9tY/s400/16.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Officials blamed the monster of a hole on a ruptured sewage pipe. <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mr-PNhz6Xhg/SMgFc8fa6eI/AAAAAAAABaU/bVlcIEA2dw8/s1600-h/17.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mr-PNhz6Xhg/SMgFc8fa6eI/AAAAAAAABaU/bVlcIEA2dw8/s400/17.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></blockquote>

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