Filed under “acts of God,” so they aren't covered by your car insurance. Which kind of stinks for drivers, because roads, which generally are laid over sewers, subway tunnels, and other large gaps that can suddenly have the roof fall in, get an awful lot of sinkholes. Here are ten of the worst we could find.
10) Milwaukee Eats Escalade (Nom Nom Nom) To be fair, Milwaukee was the home of the Brewers. This driver was probably so used to a sinking feeling, he didn't notice he was in a sinkhole until the traffic light fell on him.
9) Polk County Gets Depressed
This is just one sinkhole from Polk County, Florida, which became the site of a sinkhole convention in January 2010, eating up roads. Also tree, houses, farm animals, and people, but we don't insure those.
8) In San Fernando, You Rescue Fire Truck
This sinkhole was caused by a water main break, which is a common source of sinkhole creation. The truck taking a nice little swim was, obviously, completely unintentional, but it could have been more embarrassing. Possibly. Maybe?
7) School's Out!
This Levittown school bus also fell victim to the insidious water main break. Now they're attacking our children! Our children! We must ban water mains before it's too late!
6) OK, Maybe We Should Have Taken the Detour
This sinkhole in Austin, TX, shut down traffic at this intersection for three weeks. What we enjoy in this photo is the fact that the road crews are clearly at a loss. “How are we filling this thing in, Hank?”
5) And He Was Almost Done With His Shift
This snowplow driver in Hanover Township, PA, was on his last run of the day when the rear end of his plow decided it needed to take a nice, comfortable seat about two feet below the actual level of the road. We hope this poor guy got overtime.
4) Bob, I Think You're Doing It Wrong
This happened in Ohio, thanks to a century-old sewer system. Even better, it happened right in front of the mayor. We're also pretty sure this was immediately turned into a motivational poster: “Revenge: If You're Going to Go Down, Take the Tools You Need To Bring Others Down With You.”
3) In Florida, Even The Ground Will Eat You
That Camry you see in this Tampa sinkhole? It had disappeared by the time rescue vehicles had shown up. Fortunately, nobody was in it, but people had cameras handy. What is it with Florida and the ground yawning open to consume you, anyway?
2) Kansas City Blues
This sinkhole shut down a major highway in Kansas City, MI. We suppose it could be worse; the Kings could still be in Kansas City.
1) This Is Why You Don't Take the Red Pill
This is what happens when you combine a terrible soil that easily washes away with a huge sewer pipe that explodes. This sinkhole appeared in Guatemala, and was 330 feet deep. On the bright side, at leas
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