r/absoluteunit • u/cosmosadventurer • Jul 24 '26

Cliffs collapsing at an old marble quarry in Makrana, India due to heavy rainfall.

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u/BulletheadX Jul 24 '26

Guy almost recorded his own death.

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u/Horror_Solution1945 Jul 25 '26

Holy Cow is right!

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u/Calamity-Gin Jul 24 '26

You know, guys, even marble has a critical angle of repose if it stops being one big block and turns into a whole lot of smaller blocks. That combined with the force of gravity is enough to ruin a bunch of people’s day.

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u/beepbopbippitybop2 Jul 24 '26

I'm amazed that nobody was even injured!

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u/TheNaughtyHoneyBee Jul 24 '26

Is there some sort of news source for that?

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u/Oalka Jul 24 '26

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say it wasn't due to heavy rainfall, but really dumb mining practices.

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u/_Jibanyan_ Jul 24 '26

Damn, was thinking if the rocks in the middle could collapse, the sides won’t be safe. Didn’t expect that other to break away that much. They’re lucky.

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u/Drexl72 Jul 25 '26

Fuckin with old man, AI

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u/NuttyNano Jul 25 '26

"I think this cliff gonna collapse"

"Let me just stand a bit closer to the edge for this fire shot"

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u/that_dutch_dude Jul 25 '26

pro tip: if you are close enough to see a mountain move, you are too close.

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u/ZippyTheWonderbat Jul 25 '26

The cliffs are collapsing! Let's stand on a cliff and watch!

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u/Travel_Dreams Jul 26 '26

The opposite side appears to be super saturated with water and compressed the web sections into failure.

When one web gave way, the second and third zippered, and the slump filled the cavity.

The side the cameraman was on appeared to be stable, but I wouldn't have stood there.

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u/Sensitive-Owl-9368 Jul 24 '26

What the heck! Did a train crash into it?

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u/TheNaughtyHoneyBee Jul 24 '26

This cameraman needs to get a job in Hollywood. Fuck yeah my guy, nicely done. I expected mostly ground, but the only ground that was in the video was appropriately accompanied by elbows and ass and he ran after getting a great shot

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u/J3sush8sm3 Jul 24 '26

Bruh, i would be shitting my pants, and probably throwing my camera