Living underground in the Australian Outback

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  • Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
  • There's a treasure hunt going on in Coober Pedy, Australia, where opal was discovered a hundred years ago. As much as 80 percent of the world's opal supply comes from Coober Pedy's mines. But with summertime temperatures soaring to 120 degrees, the town features hundreds of "dug out" homes, burrowed into the rock and naturally cooled. Seth Doane explores the underground town, complete with bar, beauty salon, bookstore and hotel.

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  • @couriebrinsonj2552
    @couriebrinsonj2552 5 років тому +3

    Opal is my birthstone ,I always loved opal since I was a kid an felt lucky to have such a beautiful birthstone,I wish they had those kind of opals in America,-

  • @jackyblue67same10
    @jackyblue67same10 4 роки тому +1

    That place is so cool I would love to live in 1 of those cave homes & go hunting for those beautiful opals .What a life lucky people .

  • @syrenawebb2605
    @syrenawebb2605 7 років тому +12

    Wow! The ultimate treasure hunt in their own homes

  • @l1verpool1000
    @l1verpool1000 5 років тому +2

    Living like that would be amazing so peaceful

  • @ladydeerheart1
    @ladydeerheart1 3 роки тому +1

    Would they still live there if there were no opals?

  • @ShinyArjunSingh
    @ShinyArjunSingh 5 років тому +2

    wow...man...made my life....
    Nice one, Subscribed. Please keep them coming.....

  • @sandragayle4806
    @sandragayle4806 5 років тому +6

    I can not believe they are not required to cover the holes or atleast fill them back in. I wonder how many animals have fallen in these holes.

    • @araceli9567
      @araceli9567 5 років тому

      zilyn cross and what IF it rains

  • @toddlecher4097
    @toddlecher4097 5 років тому +1

    nice an cool like a root cellar, people in Arizona made nice under ground homes

  • @davidhefner5668
    @davidhefner5668 7 років тому +44

    I would imagine in the United States you would be regulated out of your home while digging for your treasure.

    • @LoveyDovey9000
      @LoveyDovey9000 7 років тому +2

      I think so

    • @ForecastedHindsight
      @ForecastedHindsight 7 років тому +13

      You're not far off, considering you can be fined for collecting rain water on your own property.

    • @Juggalo89100
      @Juggalo89100 7 років тому +2

      David Hefner $1500 fine for picking the California poppy here lol

    • @simonkidd2088
      @simonkidd2088 7 років тому +1

      David Hefner yeah mineral rights. have to have that documentation

    • @gregduffy9714
      @gregduffy9714 7 років тому +4

      ONLY IF THE IDIOT VOTERS PUT DEMOCRATS INTO POWER

  • @jacker372
    @jacker372 7 років тому +54

    Too bad I live in Florida, can't dig more than a foot or two before hitting limestone

    • @j.jeffreymiller5594
      @j.jeffreymiller5594 5 років тому +2

      I live in FL also......and no..... you can't dig a foot or two before hitting water!!!

    • @aithutuong3481
      @aithutuong3481 5 років тому

      Limestone you be rich
      Waters you be super rich

    • @aithutuong3481
      @aithutuong3481 5 років тому

      In vietnam Limestone we made and mixed cement
      Now u be rich - give me some $$$

  • @JuicerNation
    @JuicerNation 5 років тому +6

    so they're building a house and playing the lottery at the same time. sounds fun

  • @f0rumrr
    @f0rumrr 5 років тому

    I live under grade and everything is true, never gets too warm, and you get to sleep in peace.A good deep uninterrupted deep sleep does wonders for the human body.

  • @TheRocknrolla12
    @TheRocknrolla12 7 років тому +60

    So those are the folks who will repopulate earth after WWIII

  • @allyknow432
    @allyknow432 8 років тому +23

    I want to live in this place.

  • @TheNimshew
    @TheNimshew 5 років тому +1

    That's what people living in Arizona should do.

  • @PythonManly
    @PythonManly 7 років тому +61

    Do they live in the land down under?

    • @jaystone728
      @jaystone728 7 років тому +12

      naw its down under the land down under

    • @3Dusers
      @3Dusers 7 років тому +8

      Where women blow and men plunder?

    • @nowandaround312
      @nowandaround312 7 років тому +2

      +RAFPega *glow lol

    • @Michael_______
      @Michael_______ 5 років тому

      @@3Dusersya better run, ya better take cover

    • @MPrybil
      @MPrybil 5 років тому

      Opals rough lighting ridge for sale

  • @zoesdada8923
    @zoesdada8923 5 років тому +9

    My goal in life is to build a house under ground.

    • @iahelcathartesaura3887
      @iahelcathartesaura3887 5 років тому +1

      Zoes Dada Yes, so peaceful. I can't build underground where I live, so my goal is one of the next best things: to build an earth bag house, or at least one part of a house.

  • @umairhassanshah3935
    @umairhassanshah3935 7 років тому +2

    here in Pakistan you can easily buy a nice and furnished Ruby only in 20$ here gemstones have really low prices!.

    • @johnnyyoder3508
      @johnnyyoder3508 7 років тому +2

      Lyn Berger lol tru

    • @Spooferish
      @Spooferish 6 років тому

      Donald no they are not. Of course the fake people like you will think so.

  • @charlottenasise5105
    @charlottenasise5105 5 років тому +1

    I think it would be wonderful to live underground esp in the hot outback.

  • @mi5veezee
    @mi5veezee 5 років тому

    Awesome!

  • @alandavid8748
    @alandavid8748 4 роки тому +2

    Must be getting a lot of radiation from the stone surrounding them as well as the radon gas.

  • @cemmotivos3331
    @cemmotivos3331 6 років тому +6

    don't know why, but this remembers me the dwarfs of lord of the rings.

  • @iMertin
    @iMertin 7 років тому +2

    So they really are living down under?

  • @sharonleaderfam4273
    @sharonleaderfam4273 6 років тому +14

    I would figure it's alot cooler underground.

    • @BryonLetterman
      @BryonLetterman 5 років тому

      It's a constant temperature of around 70° F all year long

  • @lordvenom4419
    @lordvenom4419 6 років тому +4

    What happened if some one collapse the cave with wrong engineering

  • @me124
    @me124 5 років тому

    So sad that all the gold and precious gems have mostly been mined already and nothing new will be left 1 day.

  • @travelzoomeducation3915
    @travelzoomeducation3915 5 років тому

    Great place!!

  • @LT89NL
    @LT89NL 5 років тому

    If the temperature would be soaring to 120 degrees like the description of the video says, people would be dead in under a minute, seeing as its 20 degrees hotter than boiling water...

    • @helives2630
      @helives2630 5 років тому +1

      Lol, not in Farenheit.

  • @bantalee2002
    @bantalee2002 6 років тому +1

    Maybe in the next go-around.

  • @alec4672
    @alec4672 3 роки тому

    Imagien if Nevada did this, they'd save so much electricty.

  • @gingerelvira6587
    @gingerelvira6587 5 років тому +2

    Any earth quakes to worry about?

  • @shanarablue339
    @shanarablue339 5 років тому +4

    Should be law they fill those holes back up , lazy toads !!😆

  • @yraggrebdnul
    @yraggrebdnul 5 років тому

    Show us the bathrooms!

  • @jamesbennett320
    @jamesbennett320 5 років тому

    Thats cool.

  • @willowmist9564
    @willowmist9564 2 роки тому

    People are turning away from any stones or gems. "They just rocks". what one said. "We have more important things to worry about like food, water, etc.

  • @kayleewestenberg2636
    @kayleewestenberg2636 6 років тому +3

    What are the bugs like there?

    • @eronacalloway9159
      @eronacalloway9159 6 років тому

      Kaylee Westenberg .....MAD for the Smell Of Gasoline.

  • @eronacalloway9159
    @eronacalloway9159 6 років тому

    That’s where the movie Road Warriors was filmed.

  • @PatriotOne1
    @PatriotOne1 5 років тому +9

    I wonder if they need vitamin D supplements.

  • @tulw2728
    @tulw2728 5 років тому +1

    I heard that the country of Mexico has a very productive Opal mine. Let's invade.

  • @evernorev-6615
    @evernorev-6615 5 років тому +3

    If i remember, its against the law to walk backwards from falling into holes.

  • @immrnoidall
    @immrnoidall 5 років тому +1

    here in merca, we call those graves.

  • @dingogoat6478
    @dingogoat6478 4 роки тому

    Is this fallout in 4k?

  • @bibeeshbibeesh9694
    @bibeeshbibeesh9694 6 років тому +1

    Sir how mach logs under grounds

  • @JasonBelgarde
    @JasonBelgarde 6 років тому +1

    Would love to visit...…….

  • @leadersuccess3761
    @leadersuccess3761 5 років тому +2

    I would build me a house underground on my own property ☺☺☺☺

  • @andraautd
    @andraautd 6 років тому +4

    I've tried a lo' of things in moai loaif.

    • @aagilly
      @aagilly 6 років тому

      he's british

  • @mac979s1
    @mac979s1 5 років тому

    How will he get the car out??

  • @yeyo9404
    @yeyo9404 5 років тому +1

    I live in Hawaii I can’t dig up nothing but rocks and basalt

  • @elmasnasılbulunur
    @elmasnasılbulunur 5 років тому

    Opal guud nice

  • @supernatureza
    @supernatureza 5 років тому

    Good good good

  • @willowmist9564
    @willowmist9564 2 роки тому

    Cave ins, earthquakes. And the guy who digs for opal with equipment should refill the holes he leaves. All about money.

  • @bigbone3840
    @bigbone3840 7 років тому +5

    who keeps a skull of the deceased pet dog. i wont be surprised if they find bodies buried in those houses

    • @Automedon2
      @Automedon2 6 років тому +1

      When I sold my house, I wished I had dug up my dogs remains and brought them with me. I feel as though I betrayed him by leaving him behind. So, I'm the kind of person who would keep a skull.

    • @TarmanTheChampion
      @TarmanTheChampion 5 років тому

      How is keeping ashes any different?

  • @NoelCoolasapollarbear
    @NoelCoolasapollarbear 7 років тому +3

    Claustrophobia kicks in

  • @averagebars8867
    @averagebars8867 3 роки тому +1

    These people would be bored if they ever played Minecraft

  • @magic3061
    @magic3061 5 років тому +6

    their surname is Wells too lol

  • @noyezz3690
    @noyezz3690 5 років тому +1

    what's with the flies in australia? jeeezzz

  • @magnettall9104
    @magnettall9104 5 років тому

    How do they solved plamming issue ???

  • @ranaahmad2823
    @ranaahmad2823 8 років тому +1

    nice

  • @hortihorteae
    @hortihorteae 5 років тому +2

    There is no school for kids.
    Just for retirement I guess.

  • @7puddles168
    @7puddles168 5 років тому

    Wheres the underground railroad

  • @bobkelley8291
    @bobkelley8291 5 років тому

    If only there was a large source of ground drinking water

  • @carloscarrillo6595
    @carloscarrillo6595 5 років тому

    They're saving a fortune in blinds and windex....!

  • @fbgduval
    @fbgduval 5 років тому +1

    rip if a fire starts

  • @Palisade5810
    @Palisade5810 5 років тому

    they,re just living on their surface

  • @robertlee9712
    @robertlee9712 5 років тому

    Living in titans and they dont even no it

  • @knocksensor3203
    @knocksensor3203 5 років тому

    Returned to the meaning of caveman

  • @marcellus71c.89
    @marcellus71c.89 5 років тому

    So lets see, under ground with one or two exits if your lucky, then a fire breaks out and your air supply is gone or the one door in front is blocked. hmmm. yea no thanks.

    • @StevenSmith-3284v
      @StevenSmith-3284v 5 років тому +1

      Always someone finding fault

    • @TarmanTheChampion
      @TarmanTheChampion 5 років тому

      A fire below ground like that wouldn't have much fuel to burn. The table, cabinets, couch and bed are probably the only things that are flammable. So a deadly fire would be very unlikely. it would be more like a trash can fire easily put out with a fire extinguisher.

  • @willowmist9564
    @willowmist9564 2 роки тому

    If they need a dr? Or medicine? What then?

  • @rajakhurramishaq5964
    @rajakhurramishaq5964 5 років тому

    How much u need come to pakistan 👍

  • @PatriotOne1
    @PatriotOne1 4 роки тому

    Being you're digging in the wrong place.

  • @Luna-jk9de
    @Luna-jk9de 5 років тому +2

    Of course colonizers have no problem destroying land for profit once they have conquered it... I pray for the indigenous and aboriginal people mod Australia.

  • @CatmanDru
    @CatmanDru 5 років тому

    Imagine the weed you can grow there.

    • @two-bit8502
      @two-bit8502 5 років тому

      That's typically a losers first thought

    • @CatmanDru
      @CatmanDru 5 років тому

      @@two-bit8502 lol k.

  • @aithutuong3481
    @aithutuong3481 5 років тому

    In usa 🇺🇸 homeless peoples start building under ground in jungles

    • @two-bit8502
      @two-bit8502 5 років тому

      The US does not have jungles.

  • @turkeysoldier
    @turkeysoldier 5 років тому

    Lol broken land . Maybe someday alient live in there

  • @جلالمحمود-ح3ط
    @جلالمحمود-ح3ط 5 років тому

    أكو عرب بالطيارة

  • @นายกิจจาโพธิ์หอม

    สวยดีจังนะจ๊ะ

  • @paulwilson3434
    @paulwilson3434 5 років тому

    Opal. Do women really love it that much ? Jewelry. I could care less

  • @mama-jv6rp
    @mama-jv6rp 5 років тому

    Ole Esau!! Always taking what don't belong to him, Causing destruction everywhere he goes! Full of Greed and Jealousy!

    • @berenicebauer72
      @berenicebauer72 5 років тому

      As opposed to cutting down trees for houses and electric to cool the and gas to heat them?

  • @jedskulls4295
    @jedskulls4295 5 років тому +1

    They are taking other creatures living places.
    LEAVE MORIA ALONE!

  • @gingerelvira6587
    @gingerelvira6587 5 років тому

    Instead of living a healthy diet

  • @Adam-qm3iw
    @Adam-qm3iw 7 років тому +2

    Is anyone else here reminded of Minecraft after this?

    • @v0ltgaming344
      @v0ltgaming344 7 років тому

      Blitz what

    • @jgedutis
      @jgedutis 7 років тому

      Blitz Except this has a story

    • @Adam-qm3iw
      @Adam-qm3iw 7 років тому

      I don't even play Minecraft anymore but this still reminds me of it.

    • @wolfy1987
      @wolfy1987 7 років тому

      Lol, pretty much real life minecraft

  • @ottavva
    @ottavva 5 років тому

    Aussies ... nice people, horrible accent ... sorry

  • @bill5754
    @bill5754 5 років тому

    Man this narator has some sot of speech problem or a lisp of some kind. Echhhhhk !!