Comments on: The World’s Largest Drain http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/04/24/the-worlds-largest-drain/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:04:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: MJS http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/04/24/the-worlds-largest-drain/#comment-200148 MJS Sat, 17 May 2008 07:44:03 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=1899#comment-200148 I lived nearby when I was in college and I was told that people have committed suicide in it. They do keep the area near the dam and the hole roped off to prevent anyone from accidentally going in. This lake was also the site of one of the Zodiac killings. I lived nearby when I was in college and I was told that people have committed suicide in it. They do keep the area near the dam and the hole roped off to prevent anyone from accidentally going in. This lake was also the site of one of the Zodiac killings.

]]> By: Glenn http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/04/24/the-worlds-largest-drain/#comment-199892 Glenn Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:02:45 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=1899#comment-199892 If you wanted to kill yourself in one of these, the one at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llyn_Celyn" rel="nofollow">Llyn Celyn reservoir</a> in Wales might be a good choice, since there's a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Llyn_Celyn_spillway1_w.JPG" rel="nofollow">walkway right over it.</a> http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=52.944313,-3.67321&z=17 If you wanted to kill yourself in one of these, the one at Llyn Celyn reservoir in Wales might be a good choice, since there’s a walkway right over it.

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]]> By: nova72 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/04/24/the-worlds-largest-drain/#comment-199876 nova72 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:33:07 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=1899#comment-199876 If the first several hundred feet weren't straight down I'd say it looks like it'd make a good water slide tube. All you'd need would be a good amount of extra rainfall and a inner tube! If the first several hundred feet weren’t straight down I’d say it looks like it’d make a good water slide tube. All you’d need would be a good amount of extra rainfall and a inner tube!

]]> By: Alex http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/04/24/the-worlds-largest-drain/#comment-199854 Alex Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:11:05 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=1899#comment-199854 @Michi - the road to the south is <a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_7_gMFng3OpY/Rc0OrnDsTMI/AAAAAAAAAG0/9tNEWSasUD4/s1600-h/in_its_glory.jpg" rel="nofollow">fenced off</a> and in the google map you can see the buoys strung across the lake to the west - which are obviously designed to keep people away. I don't know of anyone trying to go <em>through</em> one, but I did read somewhere that people have occasionally used them to commit suicide. However I'm not sure if that's true or not. @Michi - the road to the south is fenced off and in the google map you can see the buoys strung across the lake to the west - which are obviously designed to keep people away.

I don’t know of anyone trying to go through one, but I did read somewhere that people have occasionally used them to commit suicide. However I’m not sure if that’s true or not.

]]> By: Michi Disperso http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/04/24/the-worlds-largest-drain/#comment-199852 Michi Disperso Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:39:10 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=1899#comment-199852 really Awesome O.o we haven't got anything like this in italy... only big and void dam and dement politics... and no one tried to go inside this hole..? really Awesome O.o

we haven’t got anything like this in italy…
only big and void dam and dement politics…

and no one tried to go inside this hole..?

]]> By: kw http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/04/24/the-worlds-largest-drain/#comment-199850 kw Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:20:20 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=1899#comment-199850 There is another 'Glory Hole' on the Oregon, Idaho border. Pretty much the same as Baryessa. but, I think it is slightly smaller, but not much. http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&q=owyhee+reservoir&ll=43.641747,-117.241277&spn=0.00276,0.007145&t=h&z=18 There is another ‘Glory Hole’ on the Oregon, Idaho border. Pretty much the same as Baryessa. but, I think it is slightly smaller, but not much.

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]]> By: High Up In PA http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/04/24/the-worlds-largest-drain/#comment-199849 High Up In PA Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:17:46 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=1899#comment-199849 I think Escher designed that bridge. I think Escher designed that bridge.

]]> By: dr.R. http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/04/24/the-worlds-largest-drain/#comment-199848 dr.R. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:49:31 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=1899#comment-199848 Well, you need quite a big plug for that drain! (The above comment is only to increase site traffic even further) Enough bad jokes... The upstream lake is much bigger than it appears to be close to the dam, and they have weird bridges: http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=38.632318,-122.289258&z=17 Well, you need quite a big plug for that drain!

(The above comment is only to increase site traffic even further)

Enough bad jokes… The upstream lake is much bigger than it appears to be close to the dam, and they have weird bridges: Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

]]> By: Alex http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/04/24/the-worlds-largest-drain/#comment-199846 Alex Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:53:48 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=1899#comment-199846 Good link Gesh - those are bellmouth overflows in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladybower_Reservoir" rel="nofollow">Ladybower Reservoir</a>, Derbyshire, England, which are known locally as "The Plugholes". Good link Gesh - those are bellmouth overflows in Ladybower Reservoir, Derbyshire, England, which are known locally as “The Plugholes”.

]]> By: Gesh http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/04/24/the-worlds-largest-drain/#comment-199845 Gesh Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:14:33 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=1899#comment-199845 Here is a pair in the UK. http://maps.google.com/maps?t=k&q=53.383333,-1.716667&ie=UTF8&ll=53.366444,-1.704174&spn=0.001834,0.005879&z=18 Here is a pair in the UK.
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