Friday, March 6, 2009

SOME HOLES ARE NATURAL, SOME HOLES ARE MAN-MADE, SOME HOLES ARE BEAUTIFUL AND SOME HOLES ARE DOWNRIGHT SCARY!!!!!!!





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8 Amazing Holes!
These holes are not
only amazing,
but some of them
are really terrifying - especially #8!
The sheer scale
of these holes
reminds you of
just how tiny
you are.
1. Kimberley
Big Hole -
South Africa
Apparently the largest
ever hand-dug
excavation in the world, this 1097 meter
deep mine yielded
over 3 tons of
diamonds before
being closed in
1914.
2. Glory Hole -
Monticello Dam,
California
A glory hole is
used when a dam
is at full capacity
and water needs
to be drained from
the reservoir
This is the 'Glory Hole'
at Monticello dam,
and it's the largest
in the world of this
type of spillway,
its size enabling
it to consume
14,400 cubic feet
of water every
second.
3. 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 miles
deep and
2.5 miles wide.
4. Great Blue Hole ,
Belize
This incredible
geographical
phenomenon
known as a
blue hole is
situated 60 miles
off the mainland
of Belize . There are numerous blue holes around the world,
but none as
stunning as this one.
5. Mirny Diamond
Mine , Serbia
This one is 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
having been sucked
in.
6. Diavik Mine ,
Canada
The mine is so
huge and the
area so remote
that it has its
own airport
with a runway
large enough to accommodate a
Boeing 737.
It looks equally cool
when the
surrounding water
is frozen.
7. Sinkhole in
Guatemala
These photos are
of a sinkhole that
occurred early
this year in
Guatemala .
The hole swallowed
dozen homes
and killed at
least 3 people.
8. And the most
terrifying one of all
This is the famous
black hole
you have heard
about.
It is capable
of swallowing
trillions and
trillions of
U.S. Dollars...
Annually!
Never to be
heard from again.
I'll bet you didn't
see that coming.
Did You?

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