Hell at the Bottom of a Hole in Siberia
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- Опубликовано: 13 фев 2022
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There are rumours that voices from the damned can be heard at a digging site in Siberia. Are these stories true?
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Off the top of my head, a penny falling front the top of the hole, dropping 7.5 miles would be about 17.5 minutes ish. Terminal velocity for the penny is around 25mph and will reach that speed after about 50 feet. I haven't taken the time to do the actual equations, but that should be a good ball park figure for it. If someone has more time and inclination, please correct me.
Simon pleeeaaassseee do the fact police idea that would be amazing
RUclips shorts Fact Police
"Valentines day is coming up", you were either just a little late in remembering or some 365 days in advance of the need.
Chapettes, 80s cartoons taught a lot, thank you Smurfette.
Imagine being tortured in hell and seeing a microphone lowering down
Choice Words For Sure. To the Mic......Like... F_c_ You Man.....lol....
Clearing throat and trying to find E.
I would quote lyrics from Ozzy just to freak out the baptists
Karaoke anyone?🤣
Then Beelzabub shouts "CUT! Can't we get a proper boom man? Nail his nuts to a post for 10,000 years, we're already running way over budget!"
And the man's voice that could be heard above all the others was the boom mic man...
Non-finns trying to read finnish words is consistently one of the funniest things ever to me, but it’s not actually as hard as it looks! Finnish is pronounced as it’s written much like japanese, for example Ammennusastia is ah-men-noos-as-ti-ah, and Vaeltajat is vah-el-ta-yat. Granted some letters are pronounced differently, R and J come to mind, and then there’s of course Ä, Ö and Å which we are very sorry about, but in general it’s much more straightforward than you’d maybe expect :D
Noted. First step, learn Japanese.
It's just that english is notoriously bad with consistent pronunciation.
I have a hard enough time with English
“…Then there’s of course Ä, Ö, and Å which we are very sorry about…”
This cracked me up. How very sweet and funny to apologize on behalf of all Finnish speakers for how the language is structured! XD
Honestly, if anyone should apologize for how their language works it should be us English speakers. I mean this sh*t is just ridiculous sometimes 😅
@@lizabee484 my undergrad is in English Language and Literature. Yes. English, as a language, has a lot to apologize for!
Katie: listing ADHD typical behavior
Simon: Omg, you seen on my soul. That's amazing
...who is gonna tell him?
Tell him what, that he has ADHD or that he hasn't got a soul?
@@Saffron-sugar Both? 😂
I have ADHD, and his tangents in some of these Decoding the Unknowns remind me a lot of how my own brain works :D It's definitely not a bad thing, it makes me appreciate his videos all the more.
ND here (ADHD and autism) and the randomness of the tangents SCREAMS that simon is ND soooooooo loud it is deafening.
Speaking of ADHD, who else thought he was calling the writer K-T?
As a Christian with a Geology degree, this one was gold, right from what we called "the Moho" being butchered straight on through to "Christians" pushing something that the Bible explicitly says doesn't exist. Thanks to this incredible team for the laugh.
Hey, fellow Christian who is into science! Keep being awesome and stay strong in your faith bro :)
There are dozens of us! DOZENS!
@@stillmagic714 Dozen doesn’t do much
@@stillmagic714 unfortunately. But with the enthusiasm you show, you can change lives!
I would like to look that up. Book, chapter, & verse, please.
I cannot believe how amazing the quality of content is with these creators, and it’s sad to see that the RUclips community doesn’t seem to agree with me. It’s taken me months to realize this channel doesn’t even have 100,000 subscribers. You all work incredibly hard on all these videos, and I hope you achieve nothing but success (both critical and financial) and happiness in all of your lives. Between the presenter, the writer, and the editor, there is an immense amount of natural talent and hard work. As an audience, it is apparent to us that you all work extremely hard and really care deeply about the product you put out. Thank you.
I agree that all of Simon's bigillion channels deserve all the subscribers but this one is only 3 months old at this point. I'm sure it'll get more of the viewers over time, both new and loyal fans from Factboys' other channels!
The months that it exists? It's rather new. Growing steadily. Some people can't keep track of all the Whistler channels. I'm more upset that Brain Blaze has to change to survive. The Blazement gang needs work
Clearly Simon only finds the best writers over the world. I must say, i love that he really has writers from everywhere. It gives us stories that might not be very familiar in the western world, and we learn a lot about other cultures
@@majansen666 true. Love Reading stories from Hong Kong or Japan (Altough the writer in Japan has escaped the Blazement 😭😭😭)
@@stephjovi that's to bad. I hope they'll have as much fun on their new job though
Tantalus was was forced to always be in a starving a endless hunger and endless thirst but the food was always outreach he wasn't a little hungry he was like someone who's damn near on the brink of starvation type of hungry.
I'm guessing "tantalising" comes from this story?
@@choughed3072 yes and he tried to feed his son to the gods and as his punishment he was forced to always be starving his son was chopped up in a stew one of the gods took a bite and hit and then they took pity on his son when they found out and all agreed to bring him back from the dead but his shoulder was missing so another one of the gods built him another shoulder. Also other stories say that he was turned into a dog and that he is the father of werewolves.
@@dio_Brando1888 Actually the werewolf thing is about King Lycaon, it is easy to confuse the 2 since both did about the same thing though for different reasons. On another note, the bit about Tantalus serving his son as dinner is one version of the myth, the other has him trying to make off with Nectar and Ambrosia when he went to Olympus for dinner which is less bad by our standards but a grave violation of hospitality for the Greeks which is very bad.
It must have been very “tantalising “ for him !!!!!
The exact response I was looking for. 🙌🏼
Also, I am always glad to know there are so many who have never experienced painful hunger. This punishment was always one that stood out to me as particularly cruel in mythology - despite some of the clearly more... visceral punishments (I'm thinking Prometheus or Pasephae).
Simon not understanding the idea of poetic punishment is just sad. Sisyphus was being punished for trying to escape death (an ultimately futile effort) by having to do a meaningless task over and over that can never be completed. Tantalus spent his life pursuing food and drink, so his punishment was to pursue it forever and never get it. It's not about just treating everyone to torture. That's the easy way out.
Christianity actually defines hell as eternal separation from God, rather than a physical place. I am Christian but Simon could never put me off his shows! I respect his beliefs and I feel like he respects the beliefs of others! Keep up the AMAZING work Simon and Teams!!!!
Agreed my man! God gave us free will for a reason and as ambassadors of Jesus, we need to show respect for everyone!
Can't remember where I heard this, but liked it. Knowledge is knowing that Frankinstein is not the monster. Wisdom is realizing that he is the real monster.
Yes, and a lazy Rabbi being he couldn't be bothered to go to Rabbinical school to learn the Golemn spell.
@@PaulRudd1941 I'm not Jewish either; however, it's a fun thing to know. Also Shelley was very well read, so I definitely think that she wrote it to an audience that, at the time, would have made the connection far easier than today's audience. Max Brooks even references Shelley using the Jewish Golemn legend in his book "World Warz" that's how I was acquainted with the connection.
Any man can piss on the floor, only a true hero can s h it on the ceiling
And a little _more_ knowledge is knowing that the Creature comes to see himself, quite justifiably, as the Scientist's abandoned son and names himself Adam. "Frankenstein" can thus refer to either of two named characters in the story: the irresponsible scientist and deadbeat father, Victor Frankenstein, or the monster he creates not really by SCIENCE! gone too far but by plain old abuse and neglect, Adam Frankenstein. Or, hell, even their monstrously dysfunctional little family as a whole. :)
@@johnc.2876 I love how niche this joke is
As a Christian...the moment you mentioned Trinity Broadcasting Network I knew we were in for a ride through fantasy and hilarity.
You are hilarious for being religious. Smooth Brain.
I take it that Trinity Broadcasting Network has a long history of overly literal Biblical interpretation.
@@Throbbit Religion and reason are connected parts of the brain. But i can imagine a person without personality and inteligence sees himself superior if he insults religious people for not being liberal nihilists. Religion is not only belief in a deity. It is also a guide and code of law. And every person has a religion. Even you.
@@benedictcucumber5113 religion is a manmade institution for controlling people, consolidating power, and using spirituality as a guise to explain away things that humans have yet to understand/never will understand. No one is disrespecting your spiritual beliefs, but your trust in religious institutions is indeed incredibly idiotic.
@@benedictcucumber5113 and you have a tenuous grasp on religion. Do you use your religious beliefs to affirm your narrow world-view, and bigoted agendas? Cause most modern Christians do just that.
My favorite thing about ancient greek punishments is that they're not overtly awful, they're things that will slowly chip away at your sanity until you lose your mind and even then you can't stop
OH Simon...the story of Tantalus is the Greek myth of a man who tried to roast and feed his own child (Pelops) when the gods came for a visit, and so his punishment was he would be permitted neither food nor drink for eternity. Also...Demeter ate the the boy's shoulder (she was distracted...something about her daughter running away with the goth lord of the underworld) and so an ivory shoulder was fashioned for Pelops after the gods restored him to life.
@@i.b.640 Most stories say abducted, but there are a couple obscure ones I've read that suggest it was arranged and she was ok with it. how legit they are is questionable, but then I also enjoy Lore Olympus
Sitting here listening to this while my wife is in the other room listening to Casual Criminalist. Simon has taken over our household.
5:35 - Chapter 1 - The mystery
12:45 - Mid roll ads
14:20 - Chapter 2 - Unpicking the story
22:00 - Chapter 3 - Rich buhler's day off
28:50 - Chapter 4 - Aftermath
In Europe you are thrown in to the ground to hell
In Russia the ground threw hell back
Hell-diving rescuer: "It's alright pal, we'll get you out of hell".
Saved soul: "DANKESCHÖN!"
As someone who grew up being criticized and mocked (still get it to this day actually), for NOT believing in some old bullcrap fairy tales, this channel always gets a smile out of me. 🤙🏼
Interesting...so you became a bigot in response to people who hate when Jesus explicitly told them not too?
Simon: *gives himself the nickname "Fact Boy"*
Simon: My internet nickname is "Fact Boy".
I mean to be fair? Sure he might have given it to himself originally but if you scan the comments section it’s pretty clear that it IS indeed his internet nickname…
I've never laughed this much listening to one of Simon's videos before. And not just because Simon absolutely butchered those Finnish names. I request any and all of Simon's basement-trapped writers to add more things that require him to try pronouncing more Finnish words. Well done 👍
i sometimes try and help him out with a phonetic version but it doesn't always work 😄
@@katywatson4940 try to get him to read a Finnish newspaper and post it, a bunch of Finns would have a field day with that...
@@katywatson4940 Thank you for an interesting episode.
Icelandic pronunciations would probably be fun.
Hilarious 😂
@@katywatson4940 you write beautifully, thank you 🙏
I'm watching this on Valentine's Day, so I'm assuming Simon has given his wife his Under Lucky Stars gift. I got an offer to send me to Antarctica. (My husband is a good guy with quite a sense of humor. When he came home for lunch I was getting dressed and singing that old song by Mama Cass: "Words of love, so soft and tender, won't win a girl's heart any more. If you love her and you must send her somewhere where she's never been before..." When I joined my husband in the kitchen he quipped, "How about Antarctica?")
I am a Christian Simon, but you have not "put me off". We do not all have to agree on all things. You have a great personality, great team of writers, and you are a lot of fun to watch.
Thank you for sharing your hard work and talent to you and your entire team on all of your 1,000,000 RUclips channels. :)
P.S. - i am not a Biblical scholar, but i have never been taught that Hell existed literally under the ground within the Earth. I was not here to see if Russia actually reached such a place. I am very fascinated by why, and how deep, etc. Thank you again. :)
I think Simon has been traumatized by the Casual Criminalist. The way he went after Sisyphus and his voice seem to indicate some trauma. The man with Danny in the basement has limits! Feel better and keep the content coming FactBoy! Your Hell would be someone keeping you in front of a microphone that never dies, just like you, while you keep reading scripts that seem to only have 1 page left, but never actually do. :)
Nah, Simons microphone hell would be a constant sound that we can't hear on the microphone but he can hear it in the real world just turning off and on at random intervals so he doesn't know if his recordings trash or not
@@maxbracegirdle9990
Haha. I think you're right. Then again, another option would be Simon having to record a video again after realizing he wasn't recording... Again... And again... And again. :)
Danny isn't on this channel... Who's Danny? Lol he's not some bloke hidden in a blazing basement...
@@shaneebz5292
Naturally, as a Danny myself, I had to vote against the Free Danny campaign. I know my place as a Danny is in the basement. It's our natural habitat. :)
@@maxbracegirdle9990 so basically Havana syndrome
This show keeps taking me back to about twelve years old, totally interested in the occult, cryptids, ghosts, aliens and such. It's like Katy is my inner child, explaining a phenomena to my adult self (you), who is responding with sarcasm, world-worn wariness, and unadulterated logic with the barest hint of whimsy now and again. Like, I heard about this story a long time ago, but I could easily see 12yo me either not living at a time to be privy to the debunking information, or feeling so disillusioned by the bland reality as to choose to give the fantastic consideration.
I imagine Hell for you would be an inescapable void, where no matter which direction you look, there's always a James Cameron fantasy playing, with ASMR-level dog sounds played loudly over top, and untamable dogs constantly running in, jumping all over you, then running away. On top of all that, you have a sinking suspicion you're late for something important. That is the Hell BB has painted for me, at any rate.
I just wrote one about vampires that might be right up your street then!
@@katywatson4940 Ooo~, I can't wait to see what you've brewed up for us!!
Hell, where I hope 90% of the customers I deal with in retail are going. Especially the ones who insist us workers have no personal rights, that we chose to be a servants to them and deserve all the abuse the unleash on us.
Yes!! Make a segment of Brain Blaze called the Fact Police!! That would be awesome, hilarious and probably make us weep over humanity's stupidity all at the same time 🤣🤣
this just reminds me of being a kid and trying to "dig to ____" with my cheap plastic shovel and bucket. but like, taken seriously
I would 100% watch Simon do Fact Police!
I might even get the app for that.
Totally agree!!
I heard this as an urban legend as a child and am happy to see it pop up.
There's still a suspicious lack of codes and a whole lot of knowns for a channel called "Decoding the Unknown"
Thank you so much for mentioning Dr Frankenstein's creature.... I'm dirt old and when I read the book 60 years ago my heart broke for it. Frankenstein refers to his creation as "creature", "fiend", "spectre", "the dæmon", "wretch", "devil", "thing", "being", and "ogre". Frankenstein's creation referred to himself as a "monster" at least once, as did the residents of a hamlet who saw the creature towards the end of the novel.
Reading the book makes you think Frankenstein is the doctor, analyzing the book makes you think Frankenstein is the monster.
I would definitely watch “Fact Police”
I can't wait Jen does have a true story that just blows Simon's mind.
Falcon Lake incident would be a good option
The book “Chaos” which is a well-researched book on the Manson murders would be a good candidate.
There were/are some American set versions of this urban legend too. It may have even started here. Though they are not generally associated with any specific place/mine like this one, or at least aren’t any more.
Back in the late 19th Century and early 20th, there were lots of stories of mines and oil wells in the early emerging industry in the American Southwest accidentally digging into Hell. There were and still are radio evangelicals that occasionally play supposed recordings of the screams of the damned recorded from dropping microphones into these locations.
false.
Urban legends and conspiracy theories are of course almost always a combination 'Chinese whispers', misquotes, misrememberings, pranks, and the astonishing capacity for us humans to be really stupid and never question what we think we know.
PS I happen to be a Christian. No I'm not an idiot, and no I'm not offended by Simon's scepticism. In spite of what too many people seem to 'think' it is possible not to conflate 'disagreement' with 'dislike'. Indeed empathy is an important skill that needs exercise to be good at. (ie. not gullibility)
I remember sometime in 90s one of the tabloids had a front-page article about how bloodmobiles had to have extra security after hijackings by vampires. And of course, there were people who believed it.
My stepmom read those, omfg🤣.....flashbacks.
Haha, I remember reading a story about how a pigeon was going around starting fires.
Simon: Heaven is real?! Well I'll be damned... wait...
Simon, it just occurred to me watching this... How about a satanic panic series on one (or several) of your channels? It has happened so often and with so many different things (daycares, heavy metal, Monster drink, f-ing Pokemon!) that the topic has pretty much become a field of study.
Imagine anything from a funny "Top most ridiculous satanic panic crazes" to a tragic episode about the lives ruined by this madness.
Get on it, factboi!
Don't forget D&D and Harry Potter 😂😂😂
I was told at 15 that playing D&D was a suicide pact with Satan.
I've made it to 47, Satan hasn't shown up yet.
@@werelemur1138 Presumably because he kept his end of the pact. Well done, we can all rest safe now thanks to you.
What is with people spelling boy "boi?" Great way to exhibit a lack of intelligence since you can't even spell a three letter word correctly...
@@oblivion155 Uh….how old are you that you aren’t yet acquainted with the concept of internet slang spellings? If this little thing irks you enough to start spewing insults, I advise you to maybe just not have an online conversation with anyone under 40. We’re not stupid, we just recognize that language is a fluid, evolving thing and have chosen to have a bit of fun with it.
Tantalus was, being already dead, unable to die. But he was kept in a state of desperate, savage thirst and hunger. Forever unable to slake his thirst by the merest of margins.
Hence: tantalising. Something you want desperately, but which is also just out of your reach.
Indeed Simon you're correct in saying the Christian view of Heaven is not technically up and Hell is not down or in the earth's core. I would argue it is another dimension we completely cannot comprehend from what I have read.
Either way it's not real.
You should read nonfiction instead.
I agree my man! Way to put it into words.
I almost feel like this channel's Simon's skeptic refuge from the general horribleness that's mostly featured on Casual Criminalist.
this.
This whole thing reminds me of Arthur Conan Doyle's 1928 short story (one of his Professor Challenger series) "When the World Screamed". It's about a scientific expedition lead by a guy who believes that the Earth is a living organism and drilling through the crust into the mantle would awaken it and alert it to the existence of humans (spoiler: it works... well, kind of)
Yooo, for real? That sounds dope. I didn't think Doyle's stuff outside of Sherlock Holmes ever got popular, but that story sounds great! Almost a little Lovecraftian, to be honest.
I remember being a wee nerdling and being fascinated by the phrase 'Mohorovicic discontinuity'.
This is a great follow up.
Ah, I thought this was going to be about that hole the Soviets accidentally set on fire and it's still burning to this day. Instead, it's about the super-deep borehole. Both of these holes I learned about from Simon's other channels.
Also, that CGI Baphomet looks real bored. Someone should give him a magazine or WiFi access or something.
Andrija Mohorovičić was a Croatian geophisysist, meteorologist and seismologist. It's pronounced Mohorovichich
Edit ; i just realised... Holy crap i'm such a nerd!!
@Cunoslav I, for one, appreciate it.
I'm shocked that Simon can juggle 12 different RUclips channels and still have time to eat and sleep... he does eat and sleep, right?
I absolutely love Simon and the way he takes away any mystery left in the world. As a kid I read about and believed in the supernatural, ghosts and the like, and watching this Channel is slowly pealing away any shred of belief I had in those ideas 😄 Simon says “don’t believe in that crap”
Simon i swear you’ve made like 5 videos about this hole😂😂
It's that deep
I just looked and there's a Megaprojects and a Geographics about hellacious Russian holes. One of them is a crater though and, I think, different.
Simon has as many channels as Sisyphus has attempts at getting that rock up the hill and I'm here for it.
1:27 and this is exactly why I love this channel because when I’m working my boring 12-14 hour job Monday through Friday, you guys are a god send for me. Keep me from losing my mind because most days, I have barely anything to do almost the entire time.
Simon, most of the time: "Supernatural things don't exist. "
Simon, at the start of this video: "OMG KATY HOW COULD YOU KNOW THAT ARE YOU A WIZARD?!"
Hypocrisy, dishonesty, arrogance, and narcissism are not sins in this new world religion, disobedience and inconformity are.
Best supposed ghost video I've watched was someone trying to explain there's a ghost in a second floor window. Camera shows person who lives in the house looking out the window. That's not a ghost. That's a homeowner about to call the cops on the idiot filming 😂.
huh I always thought there were sounds recorded at the borehole that could sound a bit like screams but was actually just trapped gases escaping. guess I was wrong lol
Are you aware that talking and screaming is also just trapped gasses escaping :p
@@zaaaaaaaaam275 mind blown XD
"I need INPUT and STIMULATION absolutely CONSTANTLY" Simon once again embodies the ADHD Mood.
I heard that the hole drilled into Simon's basement. The wails were Sam and Danny asking to turn off the lights cause they were trying to sleep
no google this wasnt the type of russian deep hole i searched for
This time it wasn't, you mean.
Oh my, some days the imagination is worse than the actual search results 😅
we geologists just call it the Moho for short. Much easier to pronounce, at least for those of us in the US.
Because the US population has low iq..... and it's declining every year
Simon's version of hell would definitely be being forced to listen to Yoko Ono's music for all eternity 😂
One day, the answer to one of these Unknowns is going to be “ghost aliens.”
...Which is going to be either Simon’s own personal hell, or a Scooby Doo episode.
If Simon ever goes missing, you know it's going to be the Ghost Aliens, they have to be pissed at him by now.
Simon's descent into madness across his channels is truly amusing.
I'd almost say Simon spoils the fun of these videos with his skepticism, but, in fact, he brings a different kind of fun, due to his skepticism, allowing us, the viewers, to laugh at the stupidity of these mysteries, and theories, and those who perpetuated them!
7:55 lol, I love how he immediately gave up and just started calling “the Moho”
When Simon did the “American” voice I literally screamed 😂
Simon is confirmed, one peer reviewed confirmation of heaven away from converting to an organized religion. Balls in your court.
I feel like Simon and Katie going through the Conspiracy Theory iceberg would be great and hilarious!
Off the top of my head, a penny falling front the top of the hole, dropping 7.5 miles would be about 17.5 minutes ish. Terminal velocity for the penny is around 25mph and will reach that speed after about 50 feet. I haven't taken the time to do the actual equations, but that should be a good ball park figure for it. If someone has more time and inclination, please correct me.
I've never felt more conectted to Simon than in those few seconds between 0:57 and 1:42
Great video! You had me all spun up on Siberia vs Kola Peninsula (and starting to type a comment critical of Katy's geography). Then you pulled the rug out from under me! I've got to remember that this one of Fact Boi's channels will start you off on the wrong path, then lay out the actual facts and inconsistencies in these tall tales. And do it without poorly sourced videos or picture. Keep it up!
how dare you doubt my geographical credentials! I got a D in geography A-level I'll have you know.
Message to Simon: From what I know, the space pen story actually does have some truth to it, except the story is much more complex than the anecdote that gets passed around online. It'd make for a good video, actually! (hint hint)
Here's a link to past Simon, m.ruclips.net/video/5g_m2__T85E/видео.html
Yep they drilled so deep, a Balrog broke free. And years later a wizard dressed in grey had to block that Balrog from escaping into the wider world by blocking the path over a small stone bridge and Yelling 'You Cannot PASS! I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor. You cannot pass. The dark fire will not avail you, flame of Udûn. Go back to the Shadow! You cannot pass.'
Coast to Coast AM, yes, listening to Art Bell was the perfect place to learn the facts about time traveling back to your younger self after a 20 year hitch in the space force & Aliens living on Earth, guess they had a lonely hour one night & got a little info on Hell.
“The DEEPEST HOLE”? That’s quite the suggestive thumbnail there Fact Boy! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Oh my sides. Oh, I laughed far more than I might should have but daaaaaaamn
This was absolutely brilliant, thank you Simon and thank you Katie!
@33:02 That rant had me rolling on the floor! So true too! After the first few successful missions of pulling people out of hell, it would have turned into a business for sure. The government would try to regulate it, then there would be like a black-market hole somewhere.
Completely off topic, but I just wanted to say that I remember the first video of yours I tried watching was a couple years ago, on your bio channel, and it wasn't really for me. I couldn't understand why you just sat there and read from a script with the odd picture popping up. I didn't think about the fact that it could have been for a podcast. Anyways, all that to say, I'm glad that I stumbled across your Casual Criminalist and Decoding the Unknown channels; all of you guys are amazing! Great writers, Jen is a great editor with hilarious meme's, and Simon you're hilarious and a joy to watch your reactions and listen to your insight ;) I've been binging on both channels for weeks.
I also just noticed another one of your channels in my recommended feed, Sideprojects, and added the video to my queue, so hopefully I have another rabbit hole to dive down.
Keep up the great work everyone.
"Why are you in hell?"
"I ate a cheeseburger on a Friday."
Not sure if you've read many religious teachings, but they're not exactly shy about making insane claims.
20:54 Scientists: Heaven is real.
Fact-boy: Goddamn!
23:39 Also fact-boy: I'd rather be plugged into the matrix than go to hell.
I would LOVE to see a Fact Police channel.
Hell is being forced to create adverts for RAID: Shadow Legends for eternity.
I remember hearing about this on a tv show when I was little. I just assumed they drilled all the way to China, because y'know that's what everyone thinks happens if you go through the earth, but mom was just like "that was hell" or something like that. Yeah safe to say that scared the shit out of me. Regardless, I highly doubt heaven or hell is on or in earth. I always thought it'd be like on the edge of the universe or in like a separate dimension so no mortal would ever find it.
100% on board with a fact police segment on BB
The narrative style of this content is top tier humour. Especially more lolworthy if you're used to watching Simon's other more serious channels.
From the title I half expected this to be about the " Door to hell" or "Gates to hell", but that was actually in Turkmenistan. It is related to drilling, though not trying to break through the crust. It happened from exploratory oil drilling but found natural gas instead. Supposedly one of the site engineers decided to try to burn the gas off thinking it would burn out over a few weeks. This was in the early 1970's. It's still burning. Eventually it become a tourist attraction. No tapes of voices from hell though.
Great video as always, I would also enjoy it if Arnaldo wrote a script about "Missy Bevers" for Casual Criminalist & George wrote about "The Yuba County Five (AKA America's Dyatlov Pass) for Decoding the Unknown. I think those subjects would work great with their writing styles. And I think Katie could do a great Decoding the Unknown on the "Khamar Daban Incident"!
If this hole did lead to hell, we would need to train an elite squad of priest/special forces and lower them down there to rescue the folks lol
Paging the SCP foundation...
Would we then have to contact God to see if they had done enough suffering to get transferred to heaven?
Never mind trying to rescue any one. Just send the over religious down there and cap the hole.
I think Simon is greatly underestimating how much unrelenting hunger and thirst can drive you crazy and hurt with that Tantalis thing at the start.
I originally heard about this in the early 80's in Sunday school, and presented as a friendly warning to be good. The 1989 timeframe is strange, considering I recall this very well. I had nightmares about this story for a long time.
I remember hearing the coast to coast broadcast of the sound. It was actually genuinely creepy even if faked. RIP Art Bell. Believe in the paranormal or not got to admit he knew how to make an entertaining show of it all.
Art Bell - absolute legend
Yeah Fact Police is an awesome idea! I would really love to see you create the Simon Whistler the Fact detective videos it would be a hoot. Love your awesome content Fact Boy!
I want a Fact Police uniform/costume for him
Love this! 👍😃
Yes, also loved your Megaprojects presentation on this too
The thing with Mary Shelly's Frankenstein is that yes, the Dr is named Frankenstein and not the monster. And to those who actually read the book with any amount of understanding learn that we humans are in fact the monsters.
Brilliant book that more people need to actually *read and understand*. So much wisdom in it. Same with Orwell's 1984 and Animal Farm
Yet another minor chapter in the crazy story that was the Satanic Panic.
Not as deep as my mate's pockets when it's his round...
Someone once said "Hell is the truth learned too late." The story of Tantalus with everything just out of reach is where we get the word tantalize.
I was taught about the hell hole as an indisputable fact at a Christian youth conference when I was 14 or 15. It stunk of bulls*** when I actually still believed in god back then; I can't fathom *anyone* actually thinking it's true now.
Amusingly, when it comes to the people who "discovered that heaven is real, so they killed themselves" would keep them from going to heaven as suicide is supposed to be a cardinal sin and would relegate them to hell for taking their own lives
I’ve actually seen some pastors argue that you can still go to heaven if you kill yourself. All you need to do is make right with God
Yes Simon, do it! Set up that fact checking channel. We need someone to carry on James Randi's legacy and I can think of no better person than you.
Guess he's not gonna put out a 1 million dollar price tough 😂. Not that he'd ever have to pay it
So idk if I understood it wrong, but when I heard the story it was just somewhere that “sounded like hell”, and It made sense to me, because the radio waves of a planet also sounded like people screaming… might be remembering it wrong
12:50 - There are lots of applications, even a few online ones, that can show a star map for a given location and time. You could even make your own based on publicly available star catalogues.
The joke about the US inventing a pen that could write without gravity while the Russians just used pencils is actually true. But... The Americans had a good reason for it! Pencils produce dust and that dust drifts off and disturbs the electrical equipment because the dust produces static electricity.
So, the Americans were actually smart not dumb and the Russians started using the pens in space as soon as they were invented...
Simon made a video on this and NASA didn't make the pens, a company did for another purpose and they just buy them. The video might be a brain blaze one but I can't remember, he has lots of channels.
Simon , i would consider myself a practicing muslim but your still one of my favourite RUclipsr!
I know there once was a time when people would say, unironically, "It must be true, it's in the newspaper", or even "It must be true, the government said so", but was there really *EVER* a time when we said "It must be true, it's on the internet"? I certainly never did.