Kola Superdeep Borehole: The Deepest Hole Ever Made

[@llamasugar5478]

Russian wife: “How was work today?” Russian worker: “Boring.” I’ll see myself out.

[@N.I.R.A.T.I.A.S.]

I liked it.

[@deserthunter8363]

J88 8.25" 50-60rpm 35-45,000 650F.

[@Rancid-Jane]

Chuckle.

[@WasabiSniffer]

Stay, don’t you dare leave

[@robbobthecorncobjriii8195]

Earned my like lol

[@IkeFoxbrush]

Imagine being the devil, minding your own business, and all of a sudden the Russians are drilling through the ceiling of your workplace...

[@sabotabby3372]

Well they executed god in the 1920s by shooting into the sky, makes sense the devil would have better security

[@JonathanWrightZA]

Knock knock, it's the Russian Orthodox Church and they're here to exorcise (evict?) the devil himself from his premises!

[@salvadordollyparton666]

No manners...

[@kroneyt1493]

Imagine being the scientists doing the drilling, finding a large cavity and seeing an eye of the devil looking back up at you, pissed off that you just nicked the top of his head with your drill. What would you do if something that large and something that powerful wanted to kill you?

[@darksnipedflyingmadness6830]

@@kroneyt1493 I would be more pissed that I just proved that religion is actually right and that eternal purgatory is a real thing

[@swgohgretchen5966]

That message at the end about not using a clickbait image: super classy, and thank you. Liked and subscribed.

[@muppeteer]

The sort of internet search that can irreparably ruin your search history

[@zazugee]

google image showed some dumb pictures of modern large open sky coal mines xD

[@patrickr6024]

I found it more interesting because it looks so innocuous.

[@caseywhite8969]

My man simon has standards! *slaps script* *yells at Danny*

[@ryangraf2542]

and he said that he wouldn't gat alot of views XD

[@TheDanHK]

"In their greed, the dwarves dug too deep and awakened an ancient evil"

[@kayrosis5523]

Thankfully the russians stopped while they still could.

[@Alpostpone]

@@kayrosis5523 The darkness and flame got too greedy itself and just ate their drill bit.

[@christians10000]

@@kayrosis5523 No, No they didn't stop while they still could, thus the Soviet Union was destroyed by the acient evil. The Balrog ate soul of bolshivsm.

[@dancingwiththedarkness3352]

They have a much greater chance of creating their own volcano, but isn't that just another type of balrog?

[@annescholey6546]

Smaugs house

[@LinxOnlineGames]

'Just 9 inches in diameter it's smaller than most standard pizzas but at a depth of 1,220,062 metres ... it is unparalleled.' Now that's a deep-crust pizza.

[@miguelteirlinck6942]

@@max7369 rewatch 1:52 , it’s not correcr

[@christophergruenwald5054]

@@max7369 that would damn near be the core at that depth. They were only in the crust 7 miles

[@DWANER986]

12,262 meters. You're at 1 million there bud

[@richardcranium3417]

That’s out the other side and halfway to the moon.

[@lewisthisisjames6632]

@@richardcranium3417 haha

[@barlotardy]

Just how Irish *is* that coffee, Simon? You're on the verge of speaking in cursive here! XD

[@pygmygiant]

I like it! He finally sounds natural and not that fake posh voice he normally uses

[@apathyguy8338]

Irish coffee doesn't have foam.

[@alsoaclient]

@Apathy Guy, correct, coffee doesn't typically have foam, except maybe a tiny bit with espresso, and he seemed way too relaxed to be drinking that much espresso. Plus, his mug was more heady than even espresso, but it reduces by the end of the video. I would have guessed a stout, as the thick head seemed "G'ness-like", and it was the right color to be of a stout. Cool mug!

[@ciaranhughes7089]

Looks like Guinness in a cup

[@kevinchan79]

@@ciaranhughes7089 which is "made from penguins... You boil them and the white stuff floats to the top" Al Murray

[@micahphilson]

"We have to keep drilling for at least a few weeks, or else people will think we stopped because we found hell." That is by far the most metal thing I've ever heard from a scientific expedition!

[@FeedScrn]

Rumours persist.

[@shindari]

@@FeedScrn Flat Earth Theory still persists also, Sometimes rumors are real... and sometimes "stupid" is just STUPID.......

[@cookiecola5852]

You mean mental?

[@bladerj]

@@FeedScrn not rumor there is a place in brazil where there is a hole you can actually hear what sounds like voices, people cant go there anymore since 92. why...dont know....some say its because too many people died spelunking there.....maybe they heard their screams lol.

[@FeedScrn]

@@bladerj - Any links about this hole... in Portuguese or whatever, would help. Thanks.

[@cleverusername9369]

"I, as always, am your host Simon" that statement is becoming more and more literal as Simon takes over KZbin.

[@megaprojects9649]

Goals.

[@cleverusername9369]

@Lord Raiden passively learning is the best

[@jameslyddall]

Dan Witzke kinda like the franchise wars in demolition man where Taco bell became the only franchise. Simon will soon take over every youtube channel lol

[@jaysonvance594]

It is what Simon says..... lol

[@arquitectooo]

Sputnik was def a mega project - the satellite was just a cherry on much bigger cake!

[@alekrode3723]

"let's just jump in" please don't

[@thesaltysith5915]

Alek Rode LET’S A GOOOOOO!

[@richardmillhousenixon]

GERONIMOOOOoooooooo **splash**

[@robswitzer8334]

Pun not intended ❓❓❗

[@GodlikeIridium]

Yeah... make others jump in^^

[@lostbutfreesoul]

More like squeeze and wriggle your way in... if you can fit at all.

[@raycearcher5794]

"The Union has discovered hell. Our glorious freedom fighters will arrive shortly to liberate our damned comrades from the imperialism of lucifer."

[@sebastianjohansen2142]

This is so cursed

[@danieldudin4071]

Imagine a Soviet Version of Doom.

[@carlthecoworker5596]

That gave me a good laugh. Take my like.

[@cravinghibiscus7901]

@@danieldudin4071 That would be kinda awesome actually.. One undeniable downside to the dissolution of the USSR is that we never get to play any cool af soviet video games, except tetris I guess.

[@sovietchadster907]

Uraaaaaa

[@jameslmorehead]

My great grandfather invented those tri coned drill bits they were using. I never knew this growing up until I was cleaning out paperwork from his machine shop and ran across the patents. Was super cool to go through. As for the 180C temp that stopped them back then, we have electronic equipment (The company I work for has 175/200C LWD/MWD tools we sell) down hole that can operate at 200C and purely mechanical rated for well over 230C. I wonder how deep we could go now.

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

Don't do that! Old Nick already sent 1 Putin up through that hole to torment us! 👿😱😜

[@xy4489]

The gradient is 25C/km, so your extra 50C would yieled about an extra 2000m.

[@jamesrobertson3853]

The kola bore hole in Russia 12 klms down Push a tube down there Section in the middle Strongest steel Gravity feed water one way steam pushes multiple pistons generating steam power Un ending power from steam Build them everywhere Wheres the PROBLEM????? Tricky part would be getting it going before it was completed

[@dvabow]

Sputnik was definitely a MEGA project, would love to see a video about it on this channel. Keep up the great work!

[@joeyr7294]

Agreed, I like to see a vid on it

[@higginsjedi85]

I agree

[@sgtkill9698]

Definitely.

[@Zaddy-Lu]

I agree, do Sputnik!

[@Furudal]

FastCaptain the soviet ICBM program may have been a mega project. Sputnik was only a nice byproduct of that.

[@RIlianP]

So Simon searched for "deep hole" on the internet, I wonder how many pages down he had to drill to bypass the porn.

[@megaprojects9649]

For the first time in my life I visited the second page of Google search results.

[@mikeralph]

Reams of it, I'm sure.

[@lucas-ge4qh]

you guys can bypass porn?

[@chriswillis4153]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/foHEhXlrhaiVhqM

[@brianswelding]

I was expecting Simon to preface this by saying "No, this is not pornography..."

[@abpsd73]

The only urban legend I've heard about the borehole was that the reason the project had to be abandoned was because the drill stem became stuck, sheared off, and was irretrievable.

[@douglasjohnson4382]

That's Bertha Rogers.

[@johndc2998]

I heard it stopped because it was too hot, like 220c-250c

[@pilotavery]

The world's deepest hole High schoolers: "It's number 2 after your mom"

[@tbp4172]

damn I just commented that and now I seen this

[@scottmccluremcclure3916]

I don't get it

[@boyboy7199]

Haha haha your so hilarious

[@nicosmind3]

Was hoping to see a "yo' mama" joke, and i was not disappointed... Saves me from having to make it :D

[@bellerophon-]

*bro-five*

[@84gssteve]

"So when are the travel restrictions going to be lifted?"......(Quietly packs a crescent wrench, WD-40 and a bowling ball)

[@firstmkb]

Steve po lol! Bowling ball is much better than the marbles I pictured.

[@WhiplashPuppet]

You forgot the Flex Seal products.

[@FrVitoBe]

Opens up and find it already filled with other bowling balls

[@donkeyslayer4661]

You're going to need a sledgehammer or a long pipe on your wrench to break those bolts loose.

[@smolkafilip]

A GoPro, an infrared glowstick and 8 miles of fishing line.

[@TheMrjohannes1995]

Imagine accidently stepping on that Well cover in a 1000 years.

[@Cookinoutdoors]

I wouldn’t worry unless you have shoulders less than 9 inches across 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@admiralsaigojudo5427]

@@Cookinoutdoors You just simply happen to be walking with a Golden bar worth 250,000 dollars and you trip and drop it into the hole. Why you are walking around with a gold bar is…yes.

[@jimmywolfe4724]

I swear I could hear Simon fighting to not say "its your boi Simon!" in that intro.

[@megaprojects9649]

MUST RESIST.

[@travisscavoni369]

@@megaprojects9649 resistance is futile.

[@wavion2]

They only made it 9" so the balrog couldn't get out.

[@markdoldon8852]

Did it work? After all, Donald Trump is a thing...

[@martyzielinski2469]

Mark Doldon Go fuk yourself....

[@gregbrightwell662]

@@martyzielinski2469 aw come on. Let people have their fun.

[@Alpostpone]

@@markdoldon8852 Drilling at Kola Superdeep Borehole ended in 1992. Donald Trump made a cameo appearance in Home Alone 2 in 1992. Coincidence? I think not.

[@Theggman83]

A perfectly funny comment ruined by partisan bickering...

[@Xion_Toshiro]

Interviewer: So... what was it like; drilling this hole? Technician: A penetrating experience. Kinda boring though. But, we just dug right in.

[@tbone2646]

Well... I did read the caption as super deep butthole ... :/

[@joshbobst1629]

Hesus kristus

[@jamesrobertson3853]

The kola bore hole in Russia 12 klms down Push a tube down there Section in the middle Strongest steel Gravity feed water one way steam pushes multiple pistons generating steam power Un ending power from steam Build them everywhere Wheres the PROBLEM????? Tricky part would be getting it going before it was completed

[@elisamet2788]

It's praiseworthy that you don't clickbait by putting irrelevant cover photos like many other KZbinrs. It's this sincerity (as well as excellent narrative skills) that make me love this channel. Keep them coming!!

[@Lamppa]

Yo Simon! Any chance of you making a Megaprojects about the Large Hadron Collider? Or the upcoming Tokamak Fusion Reactor?

[@quasarsavage]

I love this idea

[@ayushsharma7995]

Fusion reactor would be nice..

[@evanbarrows2413]

Cern Colider Yes that's perfect!

[@Paul_Ch52]

The LHC would be an excellent topic for this channel. Lots of info on construction and the detectors and operation. Especially the computing grid which spans the entire world. But Simon probably won't be able to pronounce "hadron" properly so that would pretty much destroy the tone of the whole video.

[@GeorgeVCohea-dw7ou]

I won't subscribe until I watch the LHC episode!

[@luk4s56]

back then:"yeah we need to drill for bit more so they dont start rumors" nowdays:"they started rumors? fk lets stop it for the meme's"

[@yusufn7467]

LMAAAAAAO That's the best Comment on this vid lol Take my like

[@cobaltcoywolf]

"Let's just jump in" was giggle worthy.

[@theeasternfront6436]

😮

[@bradbrown8759]

😂 This looks bloody dangerous... Well? Here we go! GERONIMOOOO00000ooooo....

[@wrongway1100]

Just giggle only giggle.

[@ryantaylor1142]

Does it get hot enough in the hole that you could forever poo in it and it not get full

[@bradbrown8759]

@Caledonian Express oh no! He went down the hell hole! I'm coming! Sacajweaaaaaaaaaaaa.

[@alanrogers7090]

Simon, yes, the Sputnik is a great place to start when learning about space. in fact, the Soviets were constantly being first at something in space before the Americans did the same thing. First artificial satellite, first man in space, first woman in space, first pair of cosmonauts, etc., etc., etc. You get the picture. And, by the way, I am American, and I remember being outside with my Mother, (still alive at 96, thank you very much), and observing Sputnik fly overhead. At first she thought it was an airplane, but I said that it was way too fast. Later, watching the TV news, we learned about Sputnik. We didn't know what size it was, but wondered if it had atomic bombs on board. Literally, except for the lunar landing, the US was beaten in every category by the USSR getting there first. As a postscript, I watch and enjoy all of your shows that I find. Thank you.

[@_warren6659]

cool story Alan! amazing how far we've come in your lifetime. call yourself a technological renaissance man!

[@dannydetonator]

Thanks, one of thr few US commenters , who don't shrug this piece of cosmonautic's history off. The list is very long, but you're catching up.

[@ROFLobster4884]

They also collapsed first! Truly pioneers of their age. 😌

[@JackParsons2]

It's amazing what you can accomplish if you don't mind killing a few people in the process. We will never know the true human cost of the Soviet space program.

[@bradsanders407]

Who got to Mars first?

[@deawinter]

Genuinely this is one of my favorite videos Simon has done. That coffee has him so hyper and the topic is relatively low-stakes and silly. 10/10

[@harrybotter8762]

Simon needs to narrate my day for me at least once. Kinda like in The Stanley Parable.

[@joshuamccarroll2188]

Then as you go along He'll throw in a few "Bonus Facts.."

[@bobBob-yg9br]

With raid shadow legends

[@pootang284]

Harry Botter the Simon Parable

[@megsmadmumble]

This should seriously be a patron tier

[@quinnzykir]

PICK THE DOOR ON THE LEFT, STANLEY

[@audreyschmitt1782]

Wow, so Simon was able to mention two movies he's seen! This must be a new record for him

[@ClancyoftheOverflow]

Yeah, but what the hell was he talking about? Colin Farrell has never been in a remake of a movie where they travel to the center of the earth/deep underground... Maybe he meant Land of the Lost with WILL Ferrell but they don't travel deep underground in that either...

[@robswitzer8334]

@@ClancyoftheOverflow Total Recall

[@grahamchalk4727]

The core? Also no Colin Farrell 🙄

[@grahamchalk4727]

Oh dear he just mentioned it. I really liked that one

[@robswitzer8334]

@@grahamchalk4727 Total Recall

[@stickmann7363]

"Where'd the microphone go?" "Fell in the hole." "Where'd the camera go?" "Fell into the hole." "Why are there screams coming from the hole?" "Hole person." "Why is there a giant hole in your town?" "Why doesn't your town have one?" "What was the point of thi-" *"HOLES"*

[@SuperPITSteelers]

WHAT. A. REFERENCE! That video is getting quite old, eh?

[@jamesrobertson3853]

The kola bore hole in Russia 12 klms down Push a tube down there Section in the middle Strongest steel Gravity feed water one way steam pushes multiple pistons generating steam power Un ending power from steam Build them everywhere Wheres the PROBLEM????? Tricky part would be getting it going before it was completed

[@gonshocks]

"Journey to .02% of the Center of the Earth".

[@mistrants2745]

0.2% actually.

[@tomasviane3844]

😂

[@challacustica9049]

"i never believed in central fires"

[@zealot777]

You made me laugh. :)

[@kevinchan79]

@@mistrants2745 And already it's 180 degrees!

[@daniellee5390]

I feel like I find a new channel from Simon every other day

[@lostbutfreesoul]

It is what happens when dealing with a group of media-savvy clones....

[@MNewsTime]

He makes 5x the $$ this way

[@TylerTMG]

@@MNewsTime he deserves it

[@brandonjc13]

"Let's just jump in." Simon, don't-

[@jamesrobertson3853]

I have The cola bore hole in Russia 12 klms down Push a tube down there Section in the middle Strongest steel Gravity feed water one way steam pushes multiple pistons generating steam power Tricky part would be getting it going before it was completed

[@charliebailey6554]

"standard pizza's" is my new favourite scale for diameter

[@MJFallout]

Anything to avoid the metric system, right?

[@willythemailboy2]

Better than the old standard: Yo mama's ass.

[@rickc2102]

My standard pizza is 22" though.

[@dfailsthemost]

For me, it's also an effective unit of measure of time. Though, it's inversely exponential. 3 standard pizzas is double the time represented by 2 standard pizzas.

[@TheTuttle99]

Why do people add apostrophes thinking it changes a word to its plural? I will never understand

[@mycroft16]

I love when humans do stuff like this. "Hey, what if we drilled a hole all the way down to the mantle?" "dude, that's crazy." "I know, but what if we did it?" That's how ever awesome thing humanity has ever done has likely started.

[@donkeyslayer4661]

What you would get is unlimited source of electrical generation.

[@mycroft16]

@jared priceDensity. Just like a straw looks bent when you put it in water because of the different densities of water and air affecting how light travels, sound waves are affected by density as well. They literally listen to the Earth and map sound waves from known sources and map where they expect them to be and where they find them. This tells them how the sound was "bent" by density changes which lets them map the interior. They've been doing this for a while. Initially with earthquakes which cause the entire planet to ring like a giant low frequency bell. They've been using sound to find oil deep underground for a long time.

[@barthoving2053]

@jared price And then you have volcanoes, earthquakes. Latter point to plate tectonics. Movement of the plates push up the crust , mountains, which ones eroded actually give a look at rock from a lower part of the crust. Earth magnetic sphere and heat coming from in the earth also points a form of heat creation . And then you have simply working through the known laws of physics what is where. There are lot's of little pieces of data you got put into a model.

[@johnuferbach9166]

@jared price Also we can measure the gravitational force earth causes, so we can aestimate how much mass has to be inside

[@Starfloofle]

look, the defining characteristic of humanity is just as much "fuck it, let's find out what happens if I do this thing" as it is distrusting everything lol

[@properbrew3375]

I love how u casually have a small glass of porter in the begining and sort of stumble through a couple words later on. A man after my own heart keep up the good work

[@TheFrenchMansControl]

Missed an opportunity to say "a race to the bottom"

[@megaprojects9649]

BA DA BUM BUM THSHSHSHSHSHSHS

[@ronmeier8850]

Kinda like it, almost could picture the one arm drummer from Def Leopard....yep that just happened!

[@hicksalpha]

"A slow and la-bore-ious task"

[@napiersliberty]

Ba dum tsssss

[@megaprojects9649]

@@napiersliberty TSHSHSHSHSHHSHSHSH

[@cremilar]

"At 9 inches diameter, it's smaller than most standard pizzas" Loser Pizza's, they're called loser pizzas

[@8vantor8]

for a baby

[@nicku33]

I can't believe he got through that without spilling the coffee.

[@shannonwittman950]

Ha! I thought Simon was holding a glass of ale. You know -- the English, ale -- but then I suppose the glass would be much, much bigger ...

[@ravenwraith1017]

Shannon Wittman sure you aren’t thinking of the Norse?

[@bearcubdaycare]

As far as we know

[@themotorcyclezeroshow]

Gave me anxiety every time he picked up his coffee.

[@AftermathRV]

They discovered RAID SHADOW LEGENDS

[@iowafarmboy]

So THAT'S how it escaped!

[@jwenting]

and went bankrupt. Now it all makes sense.

[@robswitzer8334]

A wild Pokemon appeared! (Earth-type of course)

[@willythemailboy2]

What Simon isn't about to admit is that RAID SHADOW LEGENDS is the mega projects video for April 1st next year.

[@johndc2998]

😂😂😂

[@donavinnezar]

"Its worth it because its entertaining" the favorite thing ive heard you said ever and an attitude that other youtubers/media forms should embrace

[@todddougherty9492]

Simon rents a wine cellar. Turns it into a KZbin Megachannel Overlord’s den.

[@megaprojects9649]

Disappointing lack of wine down here.

[@todddougherty9492]

Megaprojects you’re in Prague for god’s sake?!?!

[@melangellatc1718]

I like to think an unused part of an S&M torture basement.... Look at Simon. C'mon, you see it. Freak!

[@NomaddUK]

It's actually his crazy aunt's basement and she has held him there since he was 9 years old. Did you see the mediaeval rack in the room behind him?

[@benhadden7038]

It is the wine cellar in his under a volcano KZbin lair. As Simon does look like a bald Hank Scorpio

[@SewardWriter]

Hey, I've heard of Bertha Rogers! It's north of where my great-grandparents settled during the land runs. (The other side of my family got there on the Trail of Tears. Yes, I'm practically a stereotype.) It's pretty common to name oil wells after women. One of my childhood friends was named after a Texas well that her dad worked on, though I have no idea who the original bearer of the name was. Anyway, I'd love to see the Kola hole, but with my luck, it would come open and I'd lose my glasses. Without them, I'm so nearsighted, I can barely read.

[@Roughneckmechanic1033]

As a roughneck, gotta say that 22 years on one hole sounds pretty damn good to me

[@accountholder169]

Until you have to trip 7 miles out ☝️🫤

[@Vasiliosx2]

Simon- "that just doesn't feel right." Me- what really doesn't feel right is all the missed sex jokes my high school years trained me to make.

[@darlantro]

I liked the anti-clickbait note at the end. Good work!

[@ShinVega]

Russian Wife: How was work today? Husband: “It was hell”

[@steventrosiek2623]

Hahaha

[@bored_cactus]

"boring"

[@ShinVega]

Chris Zuber HAHAHA LMAO Solid Mate!!

[@sebakisniesebakisnie6109]

I like how it implies that the husband isnt russian

[@nathang2912]

Getting the Sputnik up seems like it would be a mega project.

[@jackbridge5780]

There's a old man out there that calls his 'little friend' sputnik that agrees with you....sorry :/

[@deadmeatdec2164]

"How did fossils get so far down?" Subduction of plates maybe?

[@nilstrieb]

@ArmchairWarrior what

[@nerfninja661]

Wind brings soil and debris little by little

[@markdoldon8852]

Obviously, but it was surprising that any fossils would survive 2 billion years of time, pressure, heat. It's not a mystery in the general sense but merely in the sense of "exactly how can this happen without obliterating the fossils?"

[@Melody_Raventress]

Luck, there’s a reason that there are so many gaps in the fossil record. Survival of fossils for that long is pure luck.

[@marksandstrom4248]

An alternative much easier thing to go see are the "Tablelands" in Gros Morne NP, Newfoundland, Canada, where a few square miles of land are mantle rock rather than crust, right at the surface. The Tablelands are strikingly odd looking, because the soil mineral content makes them hostile to almost all plant life, in a location which has the climate to grow stuff quite well. In our summer visit, they seemed like a sunny wet warm desert.

[@deadlikedisco4726]

"Let's just jump in" Let's not, Simon.

[@megaprojects9649]

Let's crack on would have been better.

[@deadlikedisco4726]

@@megaprojects9649 Agreed. Either way, keep up the videos. I enjoy this new channel.

[@nickwolfwood3306]

Need a mega project on the “Hughes Glomar Explorer” when it raised the Russian submarine

[@TheJimmy80808]

About 10 years ago I attended a presentation on that by the UK IMechE. Fascinating story behind the technical challenges operating machinery at that depth and the cover story. All just to get an eyeball on some nuke missiles.

[@hillaryclinton2415]

This

[@arthriticgamer3484]

Simon: "It's hard to get excited about a hole in the ground" Archaeologists: "Hold my beer"

[@donfeloni3923]

"Hold my whip!" would be more accurate :D

[@philipgallagher69420]

I remember me and two of my friends sitting in a chipotle for about an hour back in like 2009-2010 and reading every bit of information we could find on the Kola Superdeep Borehole. So fascinating

[@JackParsons2]

NERDS!

[@albertogarcia716]

Thank you, Dude. I appreciate the information and your sense of humor. I love your clips.

[@BinkyBorky]

That coffee has a very similar head to a stout dark beer or fine ale.

[@Pisti846]

I wonder why he always has to have a beverage while speaking?

[@robswitzer8334]

@@Pisti846 The British are always drinking something.

[@MinistryOfMagic_DoM]

@@Pisti846 helps coat the vocal cords and he talks all day so he needs something. Warm liquids help a lot with that.

[@irvingcobian]

@@MinistryOfMagic_DoM my wife was in choir in high school she said warm tea helps the vocal cords

[@buzzyinurface]

I love how you go on small tangents, it’s endearing and authentic

[@megaprojects9649]

:)

[@helgabluestone2407]

See Business Blaze!

[@drbosommd]

Business Blaze has massive tangents . Metaphorically Simon really let's his hair down when doing the Blaze.

[@jasonwomack4064]

Possibly the only deep hole video on the internet that doesn't require you to frantically close the browser when someone walks in.

[@c.armstrong2978]

5:02 The Simon Whistler Effect: The Core dropped 17pts on Rotten Tomatoes.

[@MinistryOfMagic_DoM]

How?! It was only a 10 to start.

[@c.armstrong2978]

@@MinistryOfMagic_DoM it's the Simon Whistler Effect...

[@megaprojects9649]

I'm surprised it had 17 points to drop.

[@tomgidden]

I _love_ The Core. It’s the epitome of “so bad it’s good”. Add “Stealth” and “Battlefield Earth” for a legendary movie night.

[@tomgidden]

Absolutely... good call. The Happening totally fits with those.

[@jackhemsworth7515]

Was surprised you didn't mention that at some point during the drilling, the enormously long drill shaft snapped. They had to re drill into the wall of the hole to avoid the previous bit as they couldn't pull it out again.

[@DiscoDashco]

Fabulous jacket/sport coat, Simon! Looking very sharp, Mr. Whistler.

[@pegasusted2504]

Total Recall Simon with "The Drop" even though that wasn't in the first one. What is the one thing that the scientists don't want to hear from one of their colleagues whilst digging the Kola Hole? "Hey, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel" ;~)

[@zafarsyed6437]

You forgot to mention the 1st hole getting screwy and breaking off the drill string and restarting at 7000m and the 2nd hole went "straighter" and is the one that went the deepest.

[@specialed6357]

There were several that kept offshooting and deviating from the main shaft that ended up being the final or main hole. They said it started representing an upside down tree with so many branches offshooting. That's another reason why it took so long to drill.

[@cccpredarmy]

@@specialed6357 a lot of times the drifting occured because of the unstable crust which was moving the hole away. Scientists gad to find a way to stabilize tge drilling machine

[@anthonylloyd6094]

I love the fact that you had so engrossed yourself in the telling of the story you forgot about your coffee. That's enthusiasm, and not in the slightest way boring....

[@Fsilone]

"We're going to see how far down into the Earth we can dig. Let's go up into the mountains to do it."

[@GarrusN7]

I found this funnier than I should have.

[@caitlyn9972]

Ok, I've known about this dig hole for years and just realized how ridiculous the site choice was.

[@autohmae]

@@caitlyn9972 probably has something to do with the type of rock

[@caitlyn9972]

@@autohmae that's just a logical answer....lol

[@Alpostpone]

When you're so confident you'll break the sprint record that you move the starting line back just 'cause.

[@MissDiea]

I’ve just discovered this channel and am currently binge watching everything, it’s excellent! Thank you for all your hard work and research ☺️ would you consider an episode on the ISS?

[@tamasharbula3317]

Me too

[@jasesadventures2834]

It’s very giggity worthy, thank you for the non click bait title I saw one before and I believe the title was”what we found when we drilled to the centre of the earth” I feel sorry for the people who wasted there time watching that and it’s about as far from the truth as you can get, your integrity is appreciated

[@WildStar2002]

"Let's jump in!" - I see what you did there. :-)

[@ShobhitVashistha]

Hey Simon, great content, love the casual feel, just a small suggestion, you have a very engaging way of talking directly to the camera, the side sweeping angles somehow just take me out of it for some reason, I am assuming they also increase the amount of production and editing work you guys have to put in each video

[@MinistryOfMagic_DoM]

Yeah but then we get to see what socks he wore today.

[@jackbridge5780]

I agree tho I'm usually playing ark or Forza while listening

[@JJE2010MO]

Another super video! Keep them coming Simon!!!

[@MinistryOfMagic_DoM]

Simon: Doesn't know the name of Journey to the Center of the Earth Movie Also Simon 1 minute Later: "The book Journey to the Center of the Earth" Love ya Simon

[@DarthBlue13]

He's talking about the movie "The core" Not Journey to the center of the earth.

[@tlazur]

Yes, with COLIN Farrell

[@MrSimulatedsanity]

@@DarthBlue13 think he means the 'total recall' remake

[@JesusisJesus]

He mentioned The Core movie a bit later.

[@Ektalon]

Ronald Doran But The Core isn’t a remake. Journey ToThe Centre Of The Earth has a remake. And neither of them have Colin Farrell!

[@greenzne]

I feel a strange compulsion to go to Kola, open it and fiddle around with my phone?!?

[@jackbridge5780]

And some very long string?

[@m-w-y7325]

@@jackbridge5780 with a go pro attached to the end

[@ignitionfrn2223]

3:50 - Chapter 1 - The center of the earth 5:55 - Chapter 2 - Project mohole 7:40 - Chapter 3 - Drilling begins 8:50 - Chapter 4 - Scientific findings 11:10 - Chapter 5 - The urban myth 12:40 - Chapter 6 - The end of the road

[@Caldersparr]

Has the coffe been sipped?

[@PMW3]

Well, he didn't make it all of the way through the coffee,

[@KingofScrapMetal]

N E V E R F O R G E T We are all one coffee

[@megaprojects9649]

Always.

[@benignpxl]

Why the coffee in hand? Soooooooo distracting. Is he gonna spill it? Is he trying to control his gestures by occupying one hand? Will he sip it? He's miked, how will that sound? Will he spill it on his white shirt? Lol

[@alishaliddle]

I'm searching the comments for links to that mug 😂

[@thumpertron]

I made a really deep hole on the beach when I was a kid and an old man shouted at me and told me what I was doing was dangerous. They still haven't found him.

[@justinandersob5534]

Actually sand digging to deep is real. Up north in traverse city here in michigan a young boy bout 12 i think dug a 4 foot by 3 foot deep hole he went a jumped in the hole again an it swallowed him. Do to the fact people dug him out fast enough bit it's not the first time.

[@BetterWorse-ge6ci]

I love the breaking the 4th wall at the end and elsewhere in this specific video.

[@HokkyWokky]

I imagine Sputnik had a lot more to it then just the satellite itself. I'd personally love to hear more about it.

[@A_NorthKorean_CoOp]

I see Simon, I click, watch and like

[@megaprojects9649]

You legend.

[@iltidnicholl6286]

No steam off of that "coffee", looks similar to a Guinness....mmmm. Lovely and interesting informative work Simon. The sarcasm is good and very subtle.

[@HikuroMishiro]

Simon: This is basically the weakest urban myth ever. Me, who lives in the Bible Belt and knows people that believe it: I agree.

[@grimd8788]

Wouldn't be surprised if it was related to the satanic panic.

[@dr.lyleevans6915]

Grim D there was some legitimacy to that

[@Benson_aka_devils_advocate_88]

Simon be like, _"This shits so crazy I need a drink while explaining to you!"_

[@CarlMcKenzie]

We never see Simon actually drinking his coffee, so clearly it is a prop

[@Benson_aka_devils_advocate_88]

Yeah, @@CarlMcKenzie. Editing a video so you can watch a guy drink coffee is the hottest thing today because of how interesting it is! You caught me in my lie! I'm soooo ashamed of myself....

[@stevensmith5449]

I enjoy and appreciate your seemingly, pragmatic, approach.

[@DemonDante666]

"Lets just jump in" I get Philly D vibes when someone tells me just to jump into KZbin episodes

[@gunnarherzog5538]

6:25 I'd say anything that pushes the limit of human engineering should qulify for this channel, so imo the various steps of the space race should qualify

[@BrandonGraham]

I would not qualify it as mega. There are soooo many videos/stories about the space race. I'm sure something interesting but less covered could be found.

[@sth.777]

Thank you for NOT using clickbait thumbnails - it would undermine the integrity of your team's research and level of reporting.

[@KhaoticJesteress]

That intro music. I feel like I am watching the Discovery Channel.

[@JennaGetsCreative]

It's the same intro music used by The King of Random

[@KhaoticJesteress]

@@JennaGetsCreative That makes me sad.

[@megaprojects9649]

@@KhaoticJesteress The reason so much music repeats on KZbin is that everyone gets access to the same set of free tracks from KZbin :)

[@megaprojects9649]

(I mean we could go to some stock music site and buy it... But its expensive... And KZbin has it for free)

[@JennaGetsCreative]

@@megaprojects9649 Absolutely! It's funny, editing my own videos, there are tracks I downloaded from the YT library ages ago that I obviously liked but now I never use them because I've come to associate them so strongly with another channel.

[@williamcaddy1386]

'What do you have in your town?' 'Giant Hole.' 'Okie Doke.' *Kalgoorlie, Western Australia would like to know your location*

[@travisbond635]

That's very interesting. I enjoyed watching. Thanks for covering that unusual subject. Keep up the good work.

[@robneville7155]

The "hole to hell" legend spread to TV evangelists. I heard an enthusiastic preacher tell the story as true at a funeral.

[@DonVigaDeFierro]

I heard a similar story that goes by the name of "Mel's hole" I don't know, but sounds like a similar, if not the same story. I want to Google more about that. I say this in the _least_ sexual way possible.

[@maska-1543]

"The situation in the mantle is now normalized, but it is crawling with counterrevolutionaries. Ivan, build secret railroad down hole"

[@romeyburgin7221]

Simon one of the best of your presentations and you seem to have enjoyed it yourself.

[@Aggelosy]

you've pronounced Mohorovicic correctly.... I'm so confused... well done!

[@megaprojects9649]

Hell yeah.

[@tomgidden]

...and yet “Miscellaneous” eludes him.

[@dewayneblue1834]

In this video you learn that the Russians bore deep holes, and that the Brits make tiny pizzas.

[@TheDove25]

Really find your work very interesting and amusing.

[@ruyvazquez1588]

Simon: "I didn't make all the way through my coffee" That's why you have 8 other channels

[@megaprojects9649]

Ha yes, indeed after this I recorded another MP and did finish my coffee :)

[@sigor2011]

Sputnik would be awesome. It is a megaproject when they were really going into the un known.

[@jimmy_olds]

The 1996 Buick speedo as a part of the intro is a nice touch . I really dig this channel (no pun intended)

[@kl0wnkiller912]

Idea for a new Megaprojects: Mount Palomar Observatory. An interesting and pioneering achievement when it was made.

[@Tharathgar]

"Today we're looking at really deep holes" If only this was only on Business Blaze right now.