Natural Arch in Nevada collapses

[The Straight Story]

Natural Arch in Nevada collapses
The prominent sandstone arch succumbs to gravity and erosion. Park rangers say there is no evidence of vandalism.


Las Vegas —
A prominent sandstone arch at Valley of Fire State Park in southern Nevada has collapsed.

Park rangers said it appeared Natural Arch was claimed by forces that would eventually destroy about 300 other arches in the park: gravity and erosion.

They said horseback riders notified them about the damage Wednesday, and no one has reported seeing it fall. It's unclear exactly why and when the arch collapsed, but there's no evidence of vandalism, rangers added.

"Maybe someone tried to take a picture on the rock, which we don't recommend, but there's nothing here that proves this was done on purpose," park supervisor Jim Hammons told the Las Vegas Review-Journal.



http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-fallen-arch-20100530,0,5352178.story

[Duer 157099]

1. Someone show that to BP CEO as an example of

what "shit happen" really means.

[Birthmark]

3. It's relentless, man.

Just when you think it's tired, you find out that it NEVER gets tired.

REPEAL THE LAW OF GRAVITY BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!!

[NYC_SKP]

2. Gravity.

It always wins.

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. How sad is that...

I know these things are inevitable, but still...

At least we still have the before pictures.

[tabatha]

5. There was a stone structure in Namibia

called "The Finger of God" - a tourist attraction for many years.

http://www.pbase.com/image/51660198

"The Mukurob (Finger of God), near Asab in Namibia, was a sandstone rock formation in the Namib desert which collapsed on 4 December 1988.

Nama oral tradition related that the power of the "white man" would end when this geological structure collapsed.<1> South Africa finally relinquished control of (then) South West Africa a few weeks later when South Africa, Angola and Cuba signed the "New York Treaty" (or "Tripartite Agreement") at UN Headquarters, which finalised the agreements reached earlier in Geneva. Angola and Cuba also signed a bilateral agreement on the Cuban troop withdrawal from Angola, which paved the way for Security Council Resolution 435 to be implemented on 1 April 1989. On 21 March 1990 Namibia gained independence from South Africa."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mukurob

[kestrel91316]

6. Gravity: can't live with it, can't live without it.........

[HopeHoops]

7. Has FOX found a way to blame it on Obama yet?

[HughMoran]

8. When we lost the Old Man of the Mountain, it really sucked

Sometimes, gravity sucks. :(



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