Giant Sinkhole Swallows Family Pool In Eastern TN

had a leak in the pool , that washed out all the dirt

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stars , opie, great work !!!!

Sinkholes are completely natural in an area like TN. This house was built in what they call a "karst" area, which means that this type of landscape promotes the formation of caves and sinkholes. There is a certain type of soluble rock-limestone-that is very slowly dissolving underground (right under their house) and when enough of it dissolves, a sinkhole can form, sucking whatever is above, underground. This is just plain geological science, not some weird mystery phenomenon. When people choose to build their homes in a karst area, this is what they might have to deal with eventually, because the process is continually happening underground.

Yeah-that is bad for the homeowners, but it comes with the topography.....

Oh man, imagine waking up to that! It would be a bit of a shock, to say the least. Hope they had insurance on it!

"Mommmmmmm... the pool just got deeper."