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Mirny airport. RARE aerial pictures show the £13BILLION most expensive hole in the world and is so vast it has been known to SUCK helicopters towards its depths. Dubbed “Diamond City” and looking like a town that has been struck by a meteorite, the huge Mir mine is 1,722-foot-deep, has a diameter of 3,900 feet and its riches are so vast it transformed the USSR from a war torn and impoverished nation into a post-WW2 modern global superpower. It is now reportedly so big that the air space above it is closed for helicopters after alleged incidents in which they were sucked in towards it due to th
Mirny airport. RARE aerial pictures show the £13BILLION most expensive hole in the world and is so vast it has been known to SUCK helicopters towards its depths. Dubbed “Diamond City” and looking like a town that has been struck by a meteorite, the huge Mir mine is 1,722-foot-deep, has a diameter of 3,900 feet and its riches are so vast it transformed the USSR from a war torn and impoverished nation into a post-WW2 modern global superpower. It is now reportedly so big that the air space above it is closed for helicopters after alleged incidents in which they were sucked in towards it due to the powerful downward air flow. Thankfully, so far no crashes have been reported.
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