Sink hole in the middle of a soccer field in Alton IL. No one was on the field when it happened.
Sink hole in the middle of a soccer field in Alton IL. No one was on the field when it happened.
When I was a child I thought my adult life would consist of avoiding quicksand, people offering me free drugs, and that at some point I would need to stop, drop, and roll.
As an adult instead I've developed the healthier fear that the earth would open up and swallow me into a crushing wet abyss. I know it's only reported to have happened to that one guy who was sleeping and his bedroom disappeared, but that it happened once is confirmation that I could be next! 🫣
You fear something that happened once, but the things that happen to hundreds of millions every year don't overpower that dramatically?
More that quicksand exists in known areas, people haven't randomly offered me drugs, and thankfully I've managed to not have an accident involving fire.
But sink holes? Those fuckers open up wherever the hell they damn please and when they feel like it. Do I dwell on it daily? Of course not, but living in the Midwest my level of concern over sink holes is less than tornadoes, but definitely greater than quicksand.
Mosquitos are the things you should fear the most, statistically speaking. Those little fuckers have killed more humans than anything else including The Black Death, and ourselves.
This is so strange it looks photoshopped - kinda wild imo
Another little Alton fact: The farthest inland sighting of a bull shark was in Alton IL. Bull sharks can spend quite a while in fresh water.
And now they have a golf course where everyone can sink the shot. Trophies for everyone.
I'd miss.
You still get a participation trophy just for showing up.
Love me some grussy
Oh hey, this is pretty close to me, I’m gonna go throw stuff in it to see what happens then pop on over to fast eddies bon air for some cheap food, cold beer, and live entertainment 7 nights a week! If you’re 21 and in the mood, come on over to Fast Eddie’s Bon Air in Alton IL!
I’m close enough that I have that advert fucking memorized… food is good and cheap though..
https://maps.app.goo.gl/XRYtb4bdHCZLkxu39
Is that the location in question? That view gives a better idea of how they subdivided that soccer pitch.
That image is not AI generated? What are all these lines and multiple goals for?
A standard football pitch is quite large so it's common for schools to subdivide it to save on space or make it bearable for younger students.
These fields seem to be usable as two small fields with the yellow lines or one normal sized one with the white lines.
There's no standard size for a soccer field...
So it's not unheard of for complexes to have multiple set ups like this.
Like how a HS gymnasium can have one major basketball court for games, but has like 6 more baskets that can be lowered for practice
The rules are pretty loose (the width can be anywhere between 46 and 91 metres wide), but in practice real pitches are almost always between 64 and 69m wide and between 102 to 106m long. Even with the loosest possible interpretation of the rules, if you had the biggest legal pitch, you could fit at most 2 legal pitches on it if you subdivided it.
It would actually be really interesting for a team looking for an edge to use an extremely unusual pitch shape to make it hard for visiting teams to adapt.
It just couldn't take being called a soccer field no more.
Classic nitroglycerin football prank
I hate that I want to enter that sink hole and go under those sheets of grass.
It’s incredibly dangerous, and yet when will I ever get the opportunity to do this.
