Blaze@reddthat.com to interestingasfuck@lemm.eeEnglish · 7 days agoSink hole in the middle of a soccer field in Alton IL. No one was on the field when it happened.files.catbox.moeimagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1169file-text
arrow-up1169imageSink hole in the middle of a soccer field in Alton IL. No one was on the field when it happened.files.catbox.moeBlaze@reddthat.com to interestingasfuck@lemm.eeEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square16fedilinkfile-text
News coverage: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/watch-sinkhole-swallows-stadium-light-at-alton-soccer-field-after-mine-collapse/ar-BB1oX0Ar
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 days agoWhy did it tear though? The ground didn’t expand, it just dropped out below it. I would think it would hang like a sheet over a hole.
minus-squaremakyo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoTrue! That’s kind of strange. I guess it’s quite wide so the center was heavy enough to rip it all out? Maybe it was wet or something too.
Why did it tear though? The ground didn’t expand, it just dropped out below it. I would think it would hang like a sheet over a hole.
True! That’s kind of strange. I guess it’s quite wide so the center was heavy enough to rip it all out? Maybe it was wet or something too.