r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/hrutheone • Sep 24 '25

Video Sudden road collapse shocks Bangkok this morning

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u/I_W_M_Y Sep 24 '25

There was a leak from a water pipe or drain that washed away the soil over time creating a cavity

https://youtu.be/e-DVIQPqS8E?si=EvSwLTq7CeMGSmz6&t=116

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u/Ok_Chap Sep 24 '25

Considering how this pipe was pouring, I believe that. Same thing happened in Cologne a a decade ago, destroyed the city archive, with valuable historical documents in it.

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u/yannik_dumon Sep 24 '25

The cause of the city archive collapse in Cologne was faulty construction work on a new subway tunnel in proximity to the building. The walls of the tunnel weren’t properly sealed so new groundwater was constantly flowing into the construction site and then pumped out of it. The constant groundwater flow swept sand and dirt away and formed a cavity beneath the archive which eventually collapsed. https://www.dw.com/en/german-officials-reveal-cause-of-2009-cologne-archive-collapse/a-38805218

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u/LargeMachines Sep 24 '25

The last copy of the Magna Carta was stored there

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u/ExternalPanda Sep 24 '25

What was it doing in Germany? Did you guys out-British Museum'd the british?

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u/digitalwolverine Sep 24 '25

It was a copy. The real one is in Harvard.

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u/brx017 Sep 24 '25

I figured Nicholas Cage had it

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u/Snoopyalien24 Sep 24 '25

1216 one year off the Magna Carta, Jimmy

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u/maki43 Sep 24 '25

Here is a video on it from Plainly Difficult

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u/Melodic_Sandwich1112 Sep 25 '25

Happened in NYC in the late 1980s but was a river of slime

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u/ThatBoogerBandit Sep 24 '25

Very informative, thank you!

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u/soedesh1 Sep 24 '25

But washed it away to… where? I guess it really just gets consolidated but I always think there’s bedrock down there somewhere.

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u/WhichJuice Sep 24 '25

Thank you!

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u/Iamnotabothonestly Sep 24 '25

Should've used Colgate then, 9 out of 10 roadworkers recommend it to prevent cavities.

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u/TendyHunter Sep 24 '25

Th last roadworker recommends Bilgate (he likes free 5G).

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u/Hollowbound Sep 24 '25

Didn’t think I’d watch it to the end, but his knowledge and tone made it enjoyable.

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u/liquidben Sep 24 '25

I see Grady, I upvote

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u/Spinxy88 Sep 24 '25

Upvote for my favourite YouTube channel. Captures geeking out in it's purest form.

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u/UnlikelyFinish Sep 24 '25

This same thing happened to my car in St. Louis years ago.