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xkcd #3266: Holes

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If you're thinking 'Wait, a giant crystal cave in Mexico? What's that?' then I'm SO excited for the image search you're about to do.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3266/

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[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@reddthat.com 63 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 week ago

You da the mvp. I was trying to decipher pixels.

[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 59 points 1 week ago (3 children)
[–] Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 28 points 1 week ago

Note the person for scale

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

this image exists rent free in my subconscious.

[–] janewaydidnothingwrong@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

In the right conditions, an unprotected human in this cave will drown because the coolest spot for the water in the air to condense is inside of your lungs

[–] topherclay@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

And then suddenly a crystal erupts from your throat, and you become part of the ecosystem like some awesome Scavengers Reign scene.

[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 19 points 1 week ago

Video of the "oops" of Pantai Remis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantai_Remis_landslide

and Wikipedia article on Retsof including a section about the mine

[–] Klear@piefed.world 12 points 1 week ago

Glad to see Wieliczka there, as it is the only one of these places I visited.

Amazing place

[–] pelya@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

How did this happen? We need to rename the place immediately!

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] pelya@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Rest of your lake, rest of your salt, it's all down below.

[–] Boy_of_Soy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Zarobi@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

You know in Minecraft when you dig straight down and fall into a cavern and break your legs, and then your hole is all fucked up and you can't really salvage it? Like that

[–] Boy_of_Soy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I've never played Minecraft. I'm even more confused now lol

[–] Zarobi@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago

Sorry, you'll have to rectify that

[–] Asidonhopo@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

Had no idea Deepwater Horizon was so superlative deep, thought it was just another ocean oil drilling expedition

[–] probable_possum@leminal.space 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Nobody has made a your mom joke? I'm proud of you.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sorry, we were all busy with yours.

[–] probable_possum@leminal.space 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not you. I'm not proud of you.

Sorry dad 🥺👉👈

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 5 points 1 week ago
[–] EarMaster@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

There is a 390m hand dug well? That's crazy…

[–] ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago

Multiple countries

[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

The only thing I wish it included were total lengths as some sit higher and don’t go down as deep on an absolute scale, but on a relatively scale the shafts and height are longer.