From the surface, Chetumal Bay looks almost placid – just a wide sheet of water with no hint of drama underneath. But below that calm is Taam ja’, a massive underwater sinkhole, or “blue hole,” that’s turned into an unexpected mystery for scientists.
At first, the plan seemed straightforward: map it with sonar, get a depth, move on. Instead, the early readings created a bigger problem – what if Taam ja’ isn’t anywhere near as shallow as those first numbers suggested?
The most recent measurements point to a hole that drops far deeper than expected, and the true bottom may still be out of reach…
They’ll have to broadcast it live on netflix with all kinds of pre-hype about atlantis and mermaids and shit, and a cut-away every 5 minutes to a couple of C-list celebrities sitting on a couch on a stage that looks like a live studio but it’s not, and they will jangle their keys and talk about how spooky and dark the water is.
Cash me outside girl, Hawk Tuah girl, and a Kardashian