Storm Manhole cover

This was taken from a traffic cam during a major rain/thunder/lighting storm. Watch the guy In the truck, he is very lucky. I was told it was from one of the storms in Calgary, but this is not confirmed.
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Minnesota storm sewer overflows during heavy rain and launches giant manhole cover onto freeway where a pickup truck hits it. This is where East 35th street crosses I35W in Minneapolis. kenasr Posted this vid originally.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• rain
• thunder
• lighting
• storm
• Calgary
• accident
• hit
• run
• wet
• drowning
• burst
• pipe
• manhole
• explosion
• boom
• crash
• blowout
• scare

[kingfreakinkong]

I concure.

[marjan12342]

How is this possible?

[kingfreakinkong]

Engineering gone wrong.

[dangerousdazza]

That is scary stuff and people still drive through as nothing has happend dumb ass idiots.

[nathanwilefrazier]

That's what happens when too many people take laxatives at the same time.

[mathias12340]

over it*

[mathias12340]

omg try see the car at 0:16-0:35 the car has got the manhole cover it

[erniedouglas123]

@mithinlord No that's the truck at the end

[r1g8p7]

funny



[IExposeMormonism]

See the person running around minute 1:15 and 1:26? this is Megalatron and Godzilla having a pissing contest for control of planet earth.

[videos995]

If you look at 0.41 you can see water running past the dislodged manhole lid, This shows the road is on an incline. Combine this with the size of pipe, which must be probably 2meters diameter judging by the size of the lid in front of pickup, and you will get a colossal flow down the hill which has obviously overwhelmed the lower pipe system causing water to escape from anywhere it can

[TheWitchOvAgnesi]

@metsfan12694 I doubt they even had time to brake (although you're obviously correct). If you watch the video again, it was literally 4 seconds from the time when the water was shooting high enough to be visible and when the car arrived.

[metsfan12694]

@TheWitchOvAgnesi increased braking time

[TheWitchOvAgnesi]

@xevious2501 I don't think the person saw it in time... you know, torrential rain, windsheet coated with water... reduced visibility...

[TheWitchOvAgnesi]

@BeRAd427 This happens all the time with urban sewer/rainwater systems. The amount of rain coming down simply overwhelms the capacity of the existing pipe. Pressure builds and wherever relief is available is where the water goes. There's an immense amount of pressure involved.

Granted, it's not usually this severe, but at least 4-5 times per summer I see manhole covers being pushed up like Wile E. Coyote on a geyser.