NEATORAMA HOME | LITE/MOBILE VERSION | BEST OF NEATORAMA

The Biggest Hole in the World

By John Farrier in Travel & Places on Aug 18, 2008 at 10:55 pm



It’s a diamond mine in Mirna, Siberia.  It measures 525 m deep and 1.25 km in diameter.  The suction from the hole is so powerful that helicopters flying over it have crashed.  Link via Absolute Moral Authority


Share


FROM THE NEATORAMA SHOP



COMMENT
  1. BJN
    Aug 18th, 2008 at 11:36 pm

    Suction? Since when did an open pit mine have "suction"? The Bingham Canyon copper mine here in Utah is over 1.2 km deep and 4 km wide. I bet our mine sucks more than the Siberian's.

  2. Kum HIa Nao.com
    Aug 19th, 2008 at 7:27 am

    I opened it half expecting it to be a yo-mama joke and was mildly disappointed it was taken so literal

  3. CheeseDuck
    Aug 19th, 2008 at 8:06 am

    Holes have suction?

  4. Adam Stanhope
    Aug 19th, 2008 at 11:28 am

    Suction?

  5. anon
    Aug 19th, 2008 at 12:35 pm

    @KHN.com - I was sorely tempted, but assumed someone else would pick up the slack.

  6. ...tom...
    Aug 19th, 2008 at 7:10 pm

    ...
    I was 'sucked' in to comment . . .suction..??

    ...tom...
    .

  7. ted
    Aug 19th, 2008 at 10:06 pm

    I hear Virgil gives guided tours of it.

  8. fa kh
    Aug 24th, 2008 at 9:49 pm

    the wider it is the less suction it would have

  9. Arbroath Smokie
    Nov 18th, 2008 at 6:06 am

    The biggest hole in the world isn't in the states, its in Scotland, the biggest Hole in the world is Dundee, Obviously due to the High presence of Kappa Slappa's Dundee's Just full of Scum, Hence Dundee is the biggest Hole in the world

PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT

Neatorama Comment Policy
You don't have to register or login to comment, but it's easier if you do so. Comments aren't censored, but those that are abusive or off-topic may be edited or deleted.


Keep track of the comments with Comment RSS

Lijit Search

T-SHIRTS FROM THE NEATORAMA SHOP

WRITE YOUR OWN NEATORAMA POST
Got a neat story? Share it with the world by writing your very own Neatorama blog post with the Upcoming Queue. Who knows, you might just win something ...

Here's how to get started:
FAQ | Tips