 The city of Los Angeles is famous for its large potholes. A pothole (sometimes called kettle) is a type of disruption in the surface of a roadway where a portion of the road material has broken away, leaving a hole. They are typically formed due to the freezing and thawing of water that has seeped into the surface, which expands when frozen. Automobiles that travel over the weakened roadway can break off small pieces. Potholes tend to become most apparent during spring months due to daily freeze-thaw cycles and general difficulty of repairing potholes in cold weather. Typical Los Angeles pothole, photographed and uploaded by user Coolcaesar on December 18, 2004. ...
Typical Los Angeles pothole, photographed and uploaded by user Coolcaesar on December 18, 2004. ...
This article is about the largest city in California. ...
A road is a strip of land, smoothed or otherwise prepared to allow easier travel, connecting two or more destinations. ...
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Spring is one of the four seasons of temperate zones. ...
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The number of potholes that appear in any particular stretch of roadway largely depends on the type of pavement used. Surfaces that absorb less water are generally less susceptible to the problem. This article is about the American English usage of pavement as the durable surfacing of roads and walkways. ...
Potholes can reach feet in width, though they usually only become a few inches deep, at most. If they become large enough, damage to tires and vehicle suspensions can occur. This article is about a foot as a unit of length. ...
Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial unit of length. ...
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There is also a geological formation known as a pothole, very basically an unusual form of cave. The term slough (In the UK, pronounced to rhyme with cow; In the US, pronounced slew) has several meanings related to wetland or aquatic features that seem to derive from local experience. ...
A Cave Automatic Virtual Environment (better known by the recursive acronym CAVE) is an immersive virtual reality environment where projectors are directed to four, five or six of the walls of a room-sized cube. ...
There is also a formation in rivers called a pothole caused by a whirlpool eroding a hole into rock.
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