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Montreal sewer geyser tears apart car
With a little bit of luck, I have lived my life hitherto in a relative bubble of innocence. Before today, I knew not the existence of sewer geysers. This terrifying video shot by a youtube user captures the intense eruption of a sewer geyser in Montreal, Canada. The force of the geyser blows open a manhole cover, lifts a car off the ground, and severely damages the vehicle. As the underground waste spills out into the road, the cameraman remains steady. He films as the eruption reaches disgusting new heights towards the video's end.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
patricia Jul 19th 2011 3:32PM
Being a Montrealer and living not too far from where this happens it's not a sewer line, it was a storm drain. Just prior to this happening there was a short but intense downpour and this is the storm drain runoff coming up out of the ground.
Flagrante Delicto Jul 19th 2011 9:06PM
It has more media sensationalization to say it's a sewer geyser than just a storm drain system.
Andrea Jul 20th 2011 4:22PM
Media sensationalism or no, how would you like to live next to a man hole that pops off and shoots 30 foot jets of water into the air every 5 years or so? I live there and this isn't the first time it's happened.
ai.utada Jul 19th 2011 11:54PM
I learned more from the previous 2 comments and video.
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Jim Jul 20th 2011 7:13AM
Heh. Just happened to watch it as the cat was takin a stinky one in the box. Tripped me out for a second there.
orlenda Jul 20th 2011 8:28AM
OMG-the point where the guy turns the camera on himself is SO funny! He should do that professionally!
BigLon Jul 20th 2011 8:17AM
THAT gives me an idea for a new kind of car wash,
I just need to try to control the pressure a little.
Got'ta admit, that car is sure clean underneath now,
except for that icky stuff.
Rex Jul 20th 2011 10:55AM
The headline says the car was "torn apart." Other than what appears to be a detached rear bumper, the car is obviously still intact, albeit wet. Embellishing a story is one thing. Out-and-out lying is something else.
AverageJoeSixPac Jul 21st 2011 1:40AM
Can you imagine being in the Obama car of the future and driving over something like that.
J.E.B. Jul 20th 2011 12:15PM
That car needs to be boiled to be sanitized!
Back To You Jul 21st 2011 9:41PM
The car was torn apart? One bumper? It came out in pretty good shape, all things considered, I'd say. Imagine if it had been thrown any higher into the air and crashed down into or onto something else? Great video footage for a slow news day.
Anyone know the exact street (in Montreal) this happened on, seriously? In our next tumultuous downpour, I'd love to park my car there.
Maxy Sep 13th 2011 7:23AM
Not only is the car wraps around a manhole in the middle of the road, but when you get to see the damage that happens again.
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