Comments on: Glory Hole

Glory Hole

rubin — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 21:46:59 -0800

Glory Hole

By: mosch

mosch — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 21:48:43 -0800

Glory Holes

By: wakko

wakko — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 21:56:47 -0800

Gloryhole

By: Staggering Jack

Staggering Jack — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 21:58:14 -0800

Wow, thanks rubin - it's very cool. I don't know why they haven't made more of these.

By: wakko

wakko — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:00:22 -0800

Possibly the coolest waterslides ever.

By: caddis

caddis — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:01:35 -0800

I wonder what kind of stuff has fallen down this hole - debris, animals, . . . people? This looks like a plaintiff's lawyer's wet dream.

By: rubin

rubin — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:01:40 -0800

Here is quite a bit more as well.

By: amberglow

amberglow — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:03:11 -0800

I can't believe they called it that!

By: greasepig

greasepig — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:08:13 -0800

I thought this was fake, as I was sure those photos were photoshopped. But, now that I see that it's real, I'm going to go visit it tomorrow. Ah, the things you can do when you don't have a job. Thanks!

By: dg

dg — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:08:37 -0800

Wow! That is totally wicked!

By: shoepal

shoepal — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:14:55 -0800

Always heard about it but never looked into it and never visited and now I really really wish I had. Too cool! Thanks, rubin.

By: stbalbach

stbalbach — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:16:55 -0800

Bring us pics greasepig.

By: greasepig

greasepig — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:19:00 -0800

Will do.

By: delmoi

delmoi — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:20:59 -0800

I was sure the first pic was a photoshop. crazy.

By: shoepal

shoepal — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:21:09 -0800

wakko, I thought the same thing when I saw the post. Of course, quickly followed by mosch's thought. Recently, I was talking to a woman about glass blowing classes and she kept talking about getting her gloryhole set up and I got mental images that made it too difficult to focus on the conversation.

By: teece

teece — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:22:21 -0800

I thought it was a fake, too, at first. I can see why these have not been used everywhere. While very cool, it makes the reservoir completely useless for anything but water storage. If you let people on the water, I think caddis is right about this being a lawyer's dream. In Colorado the reservoirs are recreation spots for fisherman and boaters and such. These things would not work.

By: George_Spiggott

George_Spiggott — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:23:22 -0800

And absolutely nobody has photoshopped a pair of hands pulling it apart? What kind of bizzaro-world intarweb have I fallen into here?

By: bud_fles

bud_fles — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:24:28 -0800

here is quite a bit less [nsfw]

By: fenriq

fenriq — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:28:52 -0800

I bet the engineers had boners the day they got that approved.

By: HyperBlue

HyperBlue — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:43:56 -0800

Yes, one must wonder at the original intent behind the google search that provided rube's linkage....oh well, at least it's third on the list. NSFW [good]

By: slimslowslider

slimslowslider — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:45:17 -0800

Actually, Teece, Lake Berryessa is used for recreation. The area by the spillway is roped off.

By: NickDouglas

NickDouglas — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:47:44 -0800

Seeing a giant hole in the water, even in a photo, scares the hell out of me, bringing back my elemental fear of large bodies of water.

By: peacay

peacay — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 23:01:38 -0800

They all appear like they're looking for the President who of course has disappeared up his own fundament.

By: BlackLeotardFront

BlackLeotardFront — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 23:07:32 -0800

That's pretty cool, but I'm going to have to wag my finger at you for false advertising, you wag you.

By: fungible

fungible — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 23:08:05 -0800

"Clean as a whistle and ready for business." *haha*

By: BlackLeotardFront

BlackLeotardFront — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 23:08:57 -0800

Should I be flagging bud_fles' post for that link? It's nasty and not safe for work, with no warning, but it certainly is in the discussion for a topic entitled "Glory Hole" so one has to expect it. I'm conflicted.

By: Bighappyfunhouse

Bighappyfunhouse — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 00:07:18 -0800

In Chicago, the glory hole is quite popular. *NSFW

By: tellurian

tellurian — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 00:10:31 -0800

Should I be flagging bud_fles' post for that link? Joined today, first post. Is that what bud_fles joined for?

By: -harlequin-

-harlequin- — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 00:29:33 -0800

The sight would provoke instinctive fear in me. I seem to have a phobia of whirlpools and similar, yet I've never seen one (whirlpool) or even know if any exist. Is there such a thing as a naturally occurring whirlpool that doesn't destroy itself almost as soon as it forms? Cartoons and games and stuff when I was growing up depicted them as permanent features of the landscape. Is there such as a thing as a permanent whirlpool? Or is it a fiction like mermaids and seamonsters?

By: LeeJay

LeeJay — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 00:33:42 -0800

That is awesome. I had no idea anything like this even existed.

By: tgyg

tgyg — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 00:59:15 -0800

Harlequin, 'whirlpools' do exist naturally, subterranean. They pose a considerable danger to spelunking divers.

By: Dean Keaton

Dean Keaton — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 01:25:12 -0800

My head exploded when I clicked the first link

By: dhruva

dhruva — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 01:36:46 -0800

Here's a nice site about whirlpools.

By: dhartung

dhartung — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 02:01:42 -0800

Wikipedia has the derivation of "glory hole": originally a cupboard of odds and ends (you know, I think I remember this usage from childhood, actually), then a wildcat mining technique, and eventually open-pit, funnel-shaped mines.

By: missbossy

missbossy — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 03:34:11 -0800

In Chicago, the glory hole is quite popular:
Pull out cock, insert, cum and leave. No names This is a brilliant plot by lesbians.

By: Mach5

Mach5 — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 04:29:53 -0800

Glory Hole amusment park! open till 3 AM! "I love playing with strangers!" //playing too much GTA:SA

By: Goofyy

Goofyy — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 06:13:27 -0800

I saw one of these at a reservoir in Germany. I was seeking a real lake for swimming. No swimming there, just fences and water. Of course I wonder, has anyone ever put together a trip down the glory hole, and lived to tell about it? Surely, its just begging for some jackass to try!

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 06:54:10 -0800

[added nsfw to bud_fles' post]

By: ksmith

ksmith — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 07:14:27 -0800

Of course I wonder, has anyone ever put together a trip down the glory hole, and lived to tell about it? Surely, its just begging for some jackass to try! Apparently, it happens:

During the not raining season, when the water level is well below the glory hole rim, skateboarders sometimes canoe out to the spillway for an interesting "half-pipe" experience

By: WolfDaddy

WolfDaddy — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 07:24:15 -0800

Will Wheaton's glory hole.

By: keswick

keswick — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 07:24:48 -0800

You city folk crack me up.

By: thisisdrew

thisisdrew — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 07:26:26 -0800

In Arkansas we have a natural formation called The Glory Hole. ..So named, evidently by mountain men in search of the most glorious hole. (from the Tim Ernst cloudland journal)

By: MrMoonPie

MrMoonPie — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 07:49:00 -0800

My favorite Dysfunctional Family Circus cartoon included the caption "It's called a 'glory hole,' Jeffy." Sadly, I can't find it anywhere.

By: weretable and the undead chairs

weretable and the undead chairs — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 08:15:34 -0800

In Arkansas we have a natural formation called The Glory Hole I didn't know that existed. *adds to list of places to visit*

By: cmdnc0

cmdnc0 — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 08:18:59 -0800

teece, Dillon reservoir was in Colorado last time I checked and it does indeed have a Glory Hole Spillway

By: rubin

rubin — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 08:22:52 -0800

For those planning a trip, note that they changed the water levels and the whole thing is now deep under water (and apparently non-functional) so you cant actually see it anymore.

By: event

event — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 08:28:39 -0800

I'm curious about how the local wildlife would have dealt with that thing. When the water level was high enough, I would imagine that the suction would have been strong enough to take fish right over the edge.

By: teece

teece — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 08:39:02 -0800

teece, Dillon reservoir was in Colorado last time I checked and it does indeed have a Glory Hole Spillway So odd. I've been to Dillon. Numerous times. Never noticed this rather imposing looking structure. I'm going to have to go find it.

By: fenriq

fenriq — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 09:17:30 -0800

I wonder if anyone's let ol' Paul Bunyan know there's a hole big enough to accomodate him? teece, one of the links up there says the hole's not visible anymore because its under the water's level (which indicates that its probably not running anymore). But I'd still want to check it out if I were close. The one in Davis is close enough to cruise up to check out one of these weekends.

By: Popular Ethics

Popular Ethics — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 10:07:42 -0800

rubin: For those planning a trip, note that they changed the water levels and the whole thing is now deep under water (and apparently non-functional) so you cant actually see it anymore. I found this 2002 rehabilitation project summary on a civil contractor's site. I wonder, after spending so much money, why they would have decomissioned it, and what they would be using as a spillway in its place?

By: Popular Ethics

Popular Ethics — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 10:20:53 -0800

The last link was re the Davis dam. The Bureau of Reclamation's Monticello Dam site still gives operational details for its "glory hole", and it was updated in 2005. So... is the internet lying to me? (gasp)

By: sixpack

sixpack — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 10:35:25 -0800

Is there such a thing as a naturally occurring whirlpool that doesn't destroy itself almost as soon as it forms? The one below Niagara Falls is an impressive site. Here's a guy kayakiing it. And here's a pair toasting it, possibly before exploring the Niagara Falls Glory Hole.

By: five fresh fish

five fresh fish — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 10:53:46 -0800

Holy cromoly. That first picture is just surreal. So serene, so uncannily natural, so deeply wrong. Great post!

By: alumshubby

alumshubby — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 12:17:06 -0800

Dey's a hole in de bottom of de sea, Dey's a hole in de bottom of de sea...

By: deborah

deborah — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 14:19:22 -0800

I'm glad I'm not the only one with a rather strong reaction to the first photo. It seems so alien for some reason.

By: greasepig

greasepig — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 14:56:24 -0800

OK, as I said I would, I took a trip out there today (to the one on Lake Berryessa) and here are some pictures (self link). The hole itself was kind of anticlimactic, and it's hard to get a good look at it with all the chain link fence around, but the motorcycle ride up route 128 to get there was fabulous, making it worth the trip.

By: fenriq

fenriq — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 16:40:08 -0800

Greasepig, thanks for the update and pics, good to know about the ride up too! Now, since its been discussed for two days, its time for someone to Goatse-ize the glory hole. But I've yet to see a shot of it from above so I'm not sure how it would be done but I'm sure it can be done!

By: theperfectcrime

theperfectcrime — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 17:00:51 -0800

Bring us some pics mosch.

By: five fresh fish

five fresh fish — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 17:05:45 -0800

Alien, but plausible. Which reminds me, I've seen this sort of thing in real life! Down in the Crowsnest Pass area of BC/Alberta are a bunch of decommissioned coal mines. The entire area is swiss-cheesed. During one hike we came across a stream that, in part, disappeared down an old mineshaft. It created an impressive set of little sucking whirlpools. The largest was perhaps a six inches across.

By: shoepal

shoepal — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 21:38:12 -0800

Thanks, greasepig!

By: kliuless

kliuless — Wed, 13 Jul 2005 15:23:05 -0800

yeah, reminds me of goatse :D shloooop!

By: Eekacat

Eekacat — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 23:21:07 -0800

I grew up in Davis, and remember visiting that as a child. That sucker gave me nightmares. I even knew people who would climb down to the horizontal section to skateboard. Crazy fuckers!