Sinkholes

[Orias]

I've noticed a fair amount of news covering these lately, in the USA and all over the world. Its kind of a scary thing if you think about it, there is all of these explanations concerning old water pipes and lose soil and droughts and stuff. But what if it has more to do with seismic activity, or a very ancient and gigantic volcano thats past its due date for eruption.

I don't mean to be a doomsayer here, but this activity has increased fairly dramatically in the past years, even months.


Just imagine, your world crumbling beneath you at any moment. This is real!

 

[Revoltingest]

Coverage has certainly increased.
But sinkhole activity?
I dunno.

 

[Orias]

Well like all things there appears to be a domino effect.

Increase in news coverage must relay some sort of increase in activity. In terms of the Earth's crust and seismic activity we are nearing a period in time where there will be some type of dramatic change, whether or not its catastrophic is something else.

 

[dust1n]

Sink holes happen in certain places (especially Florida!) all the time. In Florida, the majority of the rock underneath the soil is limestone, which easily erodes away from water. It creates bubbles in the rocks, and a certain point, the structural integrity gives way.

 

[Thief]

The Caldera of Yellowstone!......doomed!.....we are doomed!

 

[Orias]

I figured they would be more prevalent in more swampy areas.

This also makes me think about the integral structure between where the glaciers ended and the volcanic activity at Yellow Stone.

What happens when fire meets ice?

 

[Jainarayan]

The crust of North America just west of the Appalachians to the Rockies is stretched very thin. There is the major New Madrid fault in Missouri. If it ruptures again as it did in the 1800s, it will virtually destroy cities along the Mississippi River.

The Yellowstone "supervolcano" is a few tens of thousands of years overdue from blowing its top; the San Andreas fault is causing the portion of California on the Pacific plate to slide north relative to the North American plate. In several million years (maybe more), LA will be near the Aleutian Islands.

The islands of New Zealand are drifting away from each other. The African plate is splitting in the east, and will form a new ocean. India is still pushing into Asia at about the same rate as fingernails grow in a year. The Himalayas, therefore, are still rising. The African plate is also pushing northward into Europe, eventually closing the Mediterranean. In fact, the Materhorn is composed of part of Africa and part of Europe.

Lots of seismic and geologic activity going on.

 

[Iti oj]

Hahaha "the news" is a terible source.

 

[Jainarayan]

What happens when fire meets ice?

You get a lahar.

 

[Orias]

So isn't there something in about every major religion that goes from "God" destroying the world with water (ice) to fire in the ultimate end.

I prefer to perish in flames anyways! :bat:

 

[dust1n]

So isn't there something in about every major religion that goes from "God" destroying the world with water (ice) to fire in the ultimate end.

I prefer to perish in flames anyways! :bat:

Yeah, but that was before tanks and nukes and pollution and robots and stuff.

 

[Orias]

Yeah, but that was before tanks and nukes and pollution and robots and stuff.

Hehe, it sounds like a race to me.

 

[Jainarayan]

Actually in Hinduism, the world starts with water... Vishnu resting on the Causal Ocean. The universe ends with Shiva doing the tandava dance to dissolve the universe, but I don't believe fire or ice is involved.

 

[Starsoul]

Interesting and scary...

in my religion sink holes are predicted to happen often near the end of times( how close to the D day, has no measure of time,yrs or centuries, they are mentioned none the less) and the biggest sink hole that is predicted, is predicted to sink the most advanced n powerful armies of the world of that time..God knows best.

 

[Orias]

Actually in Hinduism, the world starts with water... Vishnu resting on the Causal Ocean. The universe ends with Shiva doing the tandava dance to dissolve the universe, but I don't believe fire or ice is involved.

But if Shiva is the destroyer, what other elements of the universe could possibly be used to destroy or dissolve it?

Interesting and scary...

in my religion sink holes are predicted to happen often near the end of times( how close to the D day, has no measure of time,yrs or centuries, they are mentioned none the less) and the biggest sink hole that is predicted, is predicted to sink the most advanced n powerful armies of the world of that time..God knows best.

Interesting, I wonder how exactly these sink holes could destroy the most powerful and advanced armies considering how spread out across the world they are.

Maybe when the super volcano goes boom the rest goes with it. It is an entertaining thought but very scary at the same time.

But have no fear!

 

[Jainarayan]

But if Shiva is the destroyer, what other elements of the universe could possibly be used to destroy or dissolve it?

His power dissolves it. Scriptures say that one time Kali started doing the dance and terrified all the gods and goddesses because if she didn't stop, the universe would end. Kali is the feminine of kala, which means "time". Kala is another name for Shiva. Time destroys all.

 

[Orias]

His power dissolves it. Scriptures say that one time Kali started doing the dance and terrified all the gods and goddesses because if she didn't stop, the universe would end. Kali is the feminine of kala, which means "time". Kala is another name for Shiva. Time destroys all.

Interesting.

And what exactly is this dance? Is it between stars, the most powerful forces known to existence?

It must involve some type of element, because even physical power is driven by madness, the inner spark, and the light of the stars and the space in between.

Isn't time essentially an eternal dance that ends is some type of collapse or deep freeze?

 

[Jainarayan]

Interesting.

And what exactly is this dance? Is it between stars, the most powerful forces known to existence?

It must involve some type of element, because even physical power is driven by madness, the inner spark, and the light of the stars and the space in between.

Isn't time essentially an eternal dance that ends is some type of collapse or deep freeze?

It's the dance you see Shiva doing as Nataraja.

Nataraja - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This is a brief description of the symbolism surrounding it. It explains it better than I can. I don't know what sets in motion the dance. Of course, because stars and planets are always being created and destroyed, one might say that the dance is on-going, even as we speak.

A cobra uncoils from his lower right forearm, and the crescent moon and a skull are on his crest. He dances within an arch of flames. This dance is called the Dance of Bliss, aananda taandavam.

The upper right hand holds a small drum shaped like an hourglass that is called a ḍamaru in Sanskrit.[4][5][6] A specific hand gesture (mudra) called ḍamaru-hasta (Sanskrit for "ḍamaru-hand") is used to hold the drum.[7] It symbolizes sound originating creation or the beat of the drum is the passage of time.

The upper left hand contains Agni or fire, which signifies destruction. The opposing concepts in the upper hands show the counterpoise of creation and destruction or the fire of life.

The second right hand shows the Abhaya mudra (meaning fearlessness in Sanskrit), bestowing protection from both evil and ignorance to those who follow the righteousness of dharma.

The second left hand points towards the raised foot which signifies upliftment and liberation. It also points to the left foot with the sign of the elephant which leads the way through the jungle of ignorance.

The dwarf on which Nataraja dances is the demon Apasmara (Muyalaka, as known in Tamil), which symbolises Shiva's victory over ignorance. It also represents the passage of spirit from the divine into material.

As the Lord of Dance, Nataraja, Shiva performs the tandava, the dance in which the universe is created, maintained, and dissolved. Shiva's long, matted tresses, usually piled up in a knot, loosen during the dance and crash into the heavenly bodies, knocking them off course or destroying them utterly.

The surrounding flames represent the manifest Universe.

The snake swirling around his waist is kundalini, the Shakti or divine force thought to reside within everything. This also parallels the cords of life worn by the Brahmins to represent the second rebirth.

The stoic face of Shiva represents his neutrality, thus being in balance.

 

[MysticSang'ha]

The crust of North America just west of the Appalachians to the Rockies is stretched very thin. There is the major New Madrid fault in Missouri. If it ruptures again as it did in the 1800s, it will virtually destroy cities along the Mississippi River.

It depends on the severity, but if it's comparable to the last Big Rumble, Memphis is seriously screwed with fire and collapse, while St. Louis is a little LESS screwed.

The epicenter in New Madrid has some super cool exhibits, plus being RIGHT THERE gives you the heebies jeebies a little.

The Yellowstone "supervolcano" is a few tens of thousands of years overdue from blowing its top; the San Andreas fault is causing the portion of California on the Pacific plate to slide north relative to the North American plate. In several million years (maybe more), LA will be near the Aleutian Islands.

Now, is the caldera in Yellowstone level of threat exaggerated? Because the only time I've ever seen anything discussed about it is on the History channel's special on supervolcanos.

The islands of New Zealand are drifting away from each other. The African plate is splitting in the east, and will form a new ocean. India is still pushing into Asia at about the same rate as fingernails grow in a year. The Himalayas, therefore, are still rising. The African plate is also pushing northward into Europe, eventually closing the Mediterranean. In fact, the Materhorn is composed of part of Africa and part of Europe.

Lots of seismic and geologic activity going on.

Apparently so.

 

[Father Heathen]

The Caldera of Yellowstone!......doomed!.....we are doomed!

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SUPERVOLCANO The Yellowstone Eruption - YouTube