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Sinkhole Swallows 8 Vehicles Inside Bowling Green KY Corvette Museum

Posted by samzenpus on from the mole-man's-new-ride dept.

OakDragon writes "A sinkhole about 40 feet wide — and 30 feet deep — opened up inside the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY early Thursday morning, swallowing eight vehicles that were sitting inside. At least one of these cars is one of a kind, and due to its location the fire department allowed its removal. The sinkhole is remarkable in that it has left the surrounding ground which supports the circular structure intact, although that assessment may change up on investigation. Security footage from inside the museum shows the collapse as it happened."

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  1. I heard they knew about the sinkhole by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Which makes leaving them there a bit perplexing?

    I'm sure they *thought* it was safe, but why keep rare and precious objects there when you know there is a big problem ready to happen?

  2. Its sad, but they're only cars... by Viol8 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    At least no people got hurt, unlike that poor guy who had a sinkhole open up under his bedroom and died.

    But you'd have thought if the original builders knew about sinkholes they've have either build a very thick concrete base slab and/or plenty of deep piles. Looking at that mess they did neither.

    1. Re:Its sad, but they're only cars... by sunderland56 · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Looking at that mess they did neither.

      If you were looking for excellence in engineering, I think the Corvette museum would be a bad place to start.

  3. Wrong Museum by therblig · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Stupid sinkhole attacked the wrong museum in Kentucky.

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    I struggled for days and days and all I got was this lousy sig.

  4. Vettes by SpaghettiPattern · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Are we on /. supposed to mourn or to celebrate the distruction of plastic cars that don't particularly corner well? I thought so.

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    I hadn't the slightest objection to his spending his time planning massacres for the bourgeoisie... (P.G. Wodehouse)
  5. Re:Wow. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Insightful

    Awww, are you butt-hurt because your little Honda can't keep up?