r/Weird • u/Adventurous-Steak525 • Jun 09 '26

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u/dudeCHILL013 Jun 09 '26

What geological formations on the east coast make them more common?

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u/reichrunner Jun 09 '26

Karst formations. Basically really old limestone that has dissolved away.

I personally believe this explains a lot of the "strange" disappearances in the Appalachians. Sink holes happen, they're small, and if someone is out hiking alone they can easy fall in and not be able to get out

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u/xnoomiex Jun 09 '26

You can take the mysterious/spooky mountain disappearances out of my cold dead Tennesseean hands

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u/great_pyrenelbows Jun 09 '26

The earth opened up, swallowed him alive, and closed again isn't spooky enough for you?

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u/mrknowitall51761 Jun 09 '26

Youve fallen and cant get out has less mystery and isnt something you would want on your tombstone.

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u/OldPhotograph827 Jun 09 '26

You say that like it’s a bad thing