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Sinkhole Swallows Whole Building Complex in China
The Telegraph ^ | 29 Jan 2013

Posted on 01/29/2013 10:11:35 PM PST by nickcarraway

A sinkhole swallows an entire building complex in China's southern Guangdong province.

The group of buildings was totally swallowed by the hole which appeared near the construction site of a new underground train station in Guangzhou, one of China's biggest cities.

The first building collapsed at 1620 local time (0820 GMT). The other three buildings then fell into the ten metre hole later that evening, according to China state television CCTV.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


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1 posted on 01/29/2013 10:11:40 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

some scapegoat is going to be executed


2 posted on 01/29/2013 10:13:40 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: nickcarraway

I guess you can dig clear to China.


3 posted on 01/29/2013 10:19:02 PM PST by LukeL (Barack Obama: Jimmy Carter 2 Electric Boogaloo)
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Where do the Chinese dig to? They are already in China.


4 posted on 01/29/2013 10:24:42 PM PST by The_Media_never_lie (Actually, they lie when it suits them! The crooked MS media must be defeated any way it can be done!)
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To: nickcarraway

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-IvjXnkHwA


5 posted on 01/29/2013 10:34:54 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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Q: What happens if you dig straight down?
A: You'll pop out the other side of the world.

Q: What's on the other side of the world?
A: Ummm... China!

If you have kids, they will love this little program to find out where they'll end up if they *dig straight down.*

6 posted on 01/29/2013 10:35:10 PM PST by Daffynition (The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. — D.H.)
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Bummer, I end up in the ocean between Australia and Antarctica.


7 posted on 01/29/2013 11:45:24 PM PST by NewHampshireDuo
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To: nickcarraway

Inadequate footings appear to be endemic to Chinese construction. Until this morning I had no idea what you turn up when you google “piledriver”. Don’t even think about YouTube.


8 posted on 01/30/2013 2:34:51 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (What word begins with "O" and ends in economic collapse?)
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To: nickcarraway

Inadequate footings appear to be endemic to Chinese construction. Until this morning I had no idea what you turn up when you google “piledriver”. Don’t even think about YouTube.


9 posted on 01/30/2013 2:34:51 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (What word begins with "O" and ends in economic collapse?)
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To: The_Media_never_lie
Where do the Chinese dig to? They are already in China.

Detroit

10 posted on 01/30/2013 4:17:31 AM PST by Poison Pill (Take your silver lining and SHOVE IT!)
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