Check this out

[JimO]

[bugjuice]

far out!
Surf's up!!!

wonder what the hell caused that?

[JimO]

imagine that manhole cover landing on a motorcyclist

[Sully60]

imagine that manhole cover landing on a motorcyclist

Would you stop to help if that happened?

[JimO]

well there may be some bits of bike that could be souveneered

[Sully60]

well there may be some bits of bike that could be souveneered

Yeah, anything that didn't go back down the plug 'ole!

[PrincessBandit]

Would you stop to help if that happened?

Holy crapola Batman!!! Let's hope it wasn't a sewage pipe! I cannot believe those cars driving past and only one stopped (and not for long by the look of it). No heroes there. And even though it is a case of "thank goodness it wasn't a motorbike under that", the car looked pretty written off - wonder what became of the occupants of that vehicle. Did the person walking on the highway come from the squished car? Couldn't tell.
In answer to Sully60's q, I would most definitely have stopped to help.

[The Pastor]

that guy got PWNT!!!! hahahahahhahahahahhahhahahahaha

[Sully60]

In answer to Sully60's q, I would most definitely have stopped to help.

But as they say in those army recruitment ads what would you do first?

[YellowDog]

WOW - NZ rain doesn't do that.

[No FX]

nice to see everyone stopping to help!

[JimO]

anybody have a idea whats happened, i suspect a large storm drain is getting pounded by the surf and this is acting as a blowhole

[vifferman]

anybody have a idea whats happened, i suspect a large storm drain is getting pounded by the surf and this is acting as a blowhole

Yeah, that's what I thought: wave surge up a stormwater outlet.