What If The Empire State Building Was Swallowed by a Sinkhole?

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The ground around the Empire State Building appears to be sinking. This historic landmark is about to get lost in a giant pit. And you will be coming down with it. If a sinkhole swallowed the Empire State Building, would you be safer at its top or bottom? What would the warning signs be? And could anything increase your chances of surviving?

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00:00 What If The Empire State Building Was Swallowed by a Sinkhole?
00:42 How are sinkholes made?
02:10 The Heavenly Pit
02:57 What would happen?
04:56 Softening the fall

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