Now THAT's is a pot hole

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From AutoBlog:

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/02/ukraine-lays-claim-to-the-mother-of-all-potholes/

Think the roads are bad in your neck of the woods? Growing up just a bit south of Detroit before moving to the sunnier climes of Arizona, this particular blogger has always assumed that Michigan's harsh winters and heavy traffic conspire to make the frost heaved and potholed highways of the Motor City the worst in the world. Apparently, that's not the case, and it's not even close.

The dubious distinction of the world's worst pothole must go out to our friends in Ukraine. The story accompanies the set of photos seen below explains that an underground water pipe may have burst, which created a sinkhole large enough to swallow an entire Volkswagen Golf whole. Fortunately, the car's occupants were able to escape out the back window, which was just about the only portion of the hatchback that wasn't covered by a few tons of dirt and asphalt.

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That same thing happened to my Grandpa's Caprice station wagon during the big flood we had in 95. Came up to some train tracks that had big road closed signs in front of them but he assumed it was just a foot or so of water... turns out the current had completely washed them out and he nosedived it up to the back doors.
 
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