The first signs that Bangkok is beginning to plummet into a huge swamp-like mess appeared at the Sathorn / Rama 4 junction an hour ago.
The first signs that Bangkok is beginning to plummet into a huge swamp-like mess appeared at the Sathorn / Rama 4 junction an hour ago.
Sink?
The broader region has been below or just above sea level for thousands of years.
We've just fooled ourselves with the built-up physical infrastructure that will come back to haunt.
Last edited by Rural Surin; 18-03-2012 at 10:17 PM.
Facts please not hyper exaggeration.Originally Posted by species
Since when did a 6 metre hole become Bangkok?
^ Since when did "the first signs" mean the whole thing?
This isn't a static issue, it is an active issue which is getting worse, about which anyone considering living in in a heavy high rise building should be very concerned.
Floods Show What Lies Ahead for Sinking Bangkok : Discovery News
The Thai capital, built on swampland, is slowly sinking
pointing out ironies
So all the measured sinking that has been recorded about Bangkok over the last few decades have been dismissed as something else?Originally Posted by species
Still obsessed with the place, eh Smeggers.
The real sinking of Bangkok aside. What is new with a hole in the ground?
I remember quite vivid how a Bangkok taxidriver with me as a passenger almost drove into a similarly sized hole in the ground on some major intersection. Gave the driver (and me) quite a scare as it was night, only dimly lit and completely unmarked, so probably quite new.
The driver made a careful turn around it and drove on. That must have been in 1974 or 1976.
Shame he can't come back unless he wants to get locked up for 2 murders.Originally Posted by Chairman Mao
^ Twat
One of my wife's homes is 200 metres from and 32 stories above that sinkhole, hence it is of concern.
yes and yesOriginally Posted by Marmite the Dog
So I'm still wondering if one can plummet slowly.
I'm nearly fvckin dead, but just can't stop the drive to learn. Pity such a packed-to-the-rafters brain must rot.
Any offers?
No can...cannot...must be quick...
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