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This is a link post Massive storm drain explosion
No idea what causes this but it's awesome. Sorry if GC
(I helped save b3ta! boyo81 was laying down his ordinance on, Sat 3 Jan 2009, 13:57, Reply)
This is a normal post It's just the pressure in the pipes
If there's a big downhill run of pipe, and it blocks or if the pipe levels out downstream of that manhole all the water backs up.
You've got the pressure from whatever height of water until the next manhole upstream - which sometimes is considerable!

It happens in the UK quite a lot, but I don't think ever quite as spectacularly as that.
 (I helped save b3ta! thistle, Sat 3 Jan 2009, 14:25, Reply)
This is a normal post *Considers himself told*

(I helped save b3ta! boyo81 was laying down his ordinance on, Sat 3 Jan 2009, 16:27, Reply)
This is a normal post HOLY SHIT that car got annihilated
nice
 (The Oscillating Gibbon is eating curried squid, Sat 3 Jan 2009, 17:29, Reply)
This is a normal post I know
Also, it that the cover for the drain in front of the car at the end? If so that thing must weigh a bit, would be piss scary if you were driving and that happened
 (I helped save b3ta! boyo81 was laying down his ordinance on, Sat 3 Jan 2009, 18:06, Reply)