I just watched the full episode on Spotify and it’s up there with the best (alongside the Hodleston messages). Your comments at the end about how you approach these topics are spot on and exactly why I like your channel so much. You look at the facts with an open mind and come to logical conclusions. Excellent, excellent work
I'm certain that I'm not the only one, but the first time you see this channel, you're kinda like "what the hell is the deal with the fish?" Now I love heckle fish. Got his voice stuck in my head during everyday life. Best channel ever. PLEASE keep up the great work. Don't change a thing.
There's something really nice about stumbling upon a channel with around 2,500 subscribers and watching it grow to over half a million. Love your vids AJ.
I thought his content alone was amazing and deserved a subscription from me. But after seeing the back and forth with the fish. I was in no doubt. Ha. Such a nice touch 👌🏾
NO WAY YOU COVERED THIS! My Uncles best friend was a Native American apart of the Northern Paiute tribe where the second hole ‘was’. My dads family was heavily associated with them but especially my uncle, he grew up with these people from very young and my uncle spoke about this hole for years, they saw ALOT more strange and bizarre things from that hole then was what told in the video, from when they were as young as 5 years old, from sounds, flashing lights, multiple entities and even Disney-like fairies just to name a FEW. This as well wasn’t included in the story but my uncle told me that the military actually DID find and take the second hole as well and told me that paiute were given a lot of money to give their land and keep quiet.
Omgosh coast to coast and dreamland on Sunday. He had the perfect voice for it too. He was never the same after Ramona passed but I never went to bed without the radio waiting for Art.
Me too! ALL Ghost to Ghost episodes I listened to. My uncle was one of the callers who was on hold for 3 hours because of the long line-up around 99 or 2000. He had a ghost story. Miss Art. Only Rush Limbaugh and Art Bell had more listeners than what Rogan has now.
The most ridiculous part of that story is that he was being paid 3 mil a year just to hang out in Australia and yet he still chose to fuck it up. That is less plausible than any of the fantastical elements shown on this channel.
"Fantastical elements" are what this show aims to debunk if found to be implausible. At the very least they are cast as doubtful. AJ doesn't claim that the story was true; he only reports what Mel claims.
Seems like a pretty big hole in the story, but the "leasing agreement" could have stipulated that Mel's severance of contact with his family was to be complete...no coming back to the US and the family couldn't visit him whenever he ended up.
I was looking around Google maps to the east of Ellensburg and found what looks to be a small plane laying in a field with literally nothing around it. Thought it was weird. Not sure how to use these latitude and longitude numbers but this is the spot of the plane. 46.953506, -120.615747 Kittitas County, Washington
Mel’s Hole was always one of my favorite topics on Art Bell’s show. It was so strange and funny, delivered by humble Mel and the dry but always kind Art. Thank you for keeping this story alive.
Man oh man do I miss Art Bell. I was a route salesman for Frito Lay. My days started at 2 am. Art was with from desert and the Philippines every night.
Im a Geologist and Mine Owner in AZ. I honestly wouldnt doubt this story is true. Over the last 22yrs ive seen some pretty wild things in the earth. About 15yrs ago we found a hole in the coal region of PA ( a mile outside of the town of Mahanoy City, PA that was incredibly deep, how deep idk we had 700ft of rope with us and didnt hit bottom. Keep in mind this hole was already several hundred feet underground. Miners hit the openng while digging coal undeground
This is one of my favorite stories. What I can't believe is that both of you made it through this entire episode with a straight face every time you said, "Mel's hole". As a perpetual 12 year-old, i snickered, giggled, or snorted every time you said it. All I could think was, "Can we please call it the site, or the well, or the anomaly? anything but Mel's hole!!"
I cannot possibly convey how much I love the way you approach an issue. The storytelling, the debunking, the actual facts, always leave me questioning my reality. Keep up the amazing work.
My ONLY complaint is that UA-cam took WAY too long showing me A.J. and Hecklefish, but holy smokes am I thankful their channel got big enough to finally appear. I find myself nearly addicted to learning in a really FUN way. Something that schools would only benefit from if they adapted and adopted the same concept. Imagine kids ACTUALLY LIKING to learn about subjects they’re not even interested in the way The Why Files does for me and MANY others. I just found these dudes and feel like I’m listening to my best friend his kind of annoying, kind of absurdly still likable sidekick. Many thanks and MUCH appreciation to TWF, A.J. and Hecklefish!!! ❤
Wow, this is strange. I'm from Brazil, specifically from the state of Goiás, in a small town called Anicuns. We also have a bottomless hole here. For a while, all the farmers were losing their cattle due to a disease, and many of them threw the dead cattle into this hole, yet it never filled up. I meant well over 200 dead cows.
They say there are many "bottomless" holes all over Earth. Guess this makes our planet holy. It's unfortunate that our existence is so fragile and, on top of that, some people are determined to make it unbearable. Someday one of these holes will turn inside out like a sock and crunch us out of existence. Or something along those lines.
But wait, did any of the cows reappear alive shortly after not answering to their name? Animals decompose so given enough time I am sure they would just turn to a couple inches of soil. BTW, Amazon has an original tv show called Outer Range about a mysterious hole you might enjoy too.
I can’t speak for your entire audience but I definitely appreciate the non biased transparency in you videos. You tell every story fully and then do a breakdown the format for the videos is always that and it’s a perfect system you always keep it real and I respect the hell out of that. Keep it up aj and hecklefish love you guys and your videos I even set notifications for your videos so I never miss one lol
I was a huge art bell fan because I used to work nights to get through school. I was listening live to that least the first three Mel Waters episodes. It was absolutely intriguing and I knew that I did not care if it was true because it was such a fun story to follow in real time. I was working at a kids psychiatric hospital at the time and worked with some other weird Night Shift people. I turned one guy onto the story and he became obsessed. He spent the next two years going back-and-forth to Ellensburg to try to find Mel’s hole. Even though he never found it, he had a ball trying to. I thought about the stories so often and told the story so often that people ask me to tell it. I never heard the last chapter with the weird magic seal, and I’m glad I didn’t. Because it would’ve ruined the little bit of hope that I had that it was real.
I’m one of those people who were annoyed by hecklefish when I first found your videos.However I’ve quickly grown to love the little guy. A.J, you are by far the best narrator on UA-cam and this has quickly become my favorite channel. I just can’t get enough of it!!! I myself want to believe,but not at the expense of reality.Keep up the great work,your open mind and your search for the truth!!
That last sentence about other channels being dishonest and we deserve better is the reason I love this channel. You take us on the roller coaster then lay out all the evidence for us, no matter the result and I greatly respect that.
I thought that was rather hypocritical to be honest, Why Files quite often leaves out important facts to make a story more believable and sometimes skips any 'skeptical' section altogether. Like with his Giza Pyramid power plant video.
Just wanted to say that in the days of clickbait your integrity is much appreciated. Also since your hollow moon video I feel like you are really stepping things up a notch. Loving it. Thank you.
Great episode. I grew up in Oregon and have never heard about this hole. Some other suspicious points I noted: 1) roll after roll of fishing line eventually weighs more than the line can support; 2) no one ever thought to lower a camera into either hole; 3) no one ever filed a FOIA request on it; 4) in neither case did anyone think to bring in university researchers such as geologist; 5) why they didnt save the sheep carcass or the tomur; 6) locals in WA would have remembered the military presence. Still a very good story.
Yes, nylon has weight and stretches. This has been a problem with dropping instruments deep in the ocean even while the nylon is almost weightless in water. 10,000 feet of fishing line would have broken. If he had used steel cable powered by a powerful winch i might believe him.
@@emark8928 If it hits bottom and the line is still tight at the top, then the hole is still pretty damn deep. They did say he tied a weight on the end. Also not hearing rocks hit bottom. But that's all assuming he's telling the truth in the first place. Even a man-made deep hole that big in diameter is major undertaking. This is way bigger than holes drilled for water or oil.
And why has nobody searched for the Basque hole? Im assuming that they are a small community in Nevada, but that would make them easier to find considering there were local Native Americans who knew their locations.
You're videos take me back to a time when things were not so obsucre. Over the years I've wondered why I stopped enjoying TV, the internet, radio shows, etc. Finally, I came to the conclusion that I had grown up and become stale but after watching this show I realized how much things have changed. Thank you for igniting the flame of wonder and imagination again at least for 1 perplexed insomniac.
I once lived among those Basques mentioned in the video. Back in the 1950s, my father was an anthropologist in the area, and he was welcome among tribes, outlaws, and the Basques. That “seal” was mistranslated way back when, and the story stuck. The Basques, even before Mel Waters, described sightings of a type of cryptid that came out of wells as more of an orb with roundish eyes. While I never saw it myself, the legend apparently remained when Mel Waters came around and popularized it.
From a grain of truth a story can be made. I would like to hear more of the original grain. But that would be up to the locals I Guess. Thanks for the info.
No don't ever stop what you're doing. You're one of the only ones that tells the spooky/creepy/weird/mysterious story and then follows it by FACTS where ever the facts bring us. I really appreciate that part. If you debunk it you debunk it 🤷♀️ if it's still a mystery it's still a mystery. I love the research, honest and facts!
I miss Art Bell!!!! What a legend. Discovered him in grad school when I was going through a difficult time and Coast to Coast made me feel so much better.
It's gotten to the point where I come here to your channel whenever I hear of a "conspiracy theory" or something odd. Your ability to cut through the BS is wonderfully refreshing! So happy that you guys are back and I pray you keep remembering to do self care! Thanks A.J., Heckle Fish and crew! 🙏🏼✌🏼💛
@@maryjanesinkansas9287 I don’t believe this is a conspiracy theory I know a guy personally that was in the military confirm this story what they did to Mel and how they took over his property.
Call me immature, but this episode is hilarious. "Everyone put things in Mel's hole" "The military wanted Mel's hole all to themselves" "Mel's hole was revealed to the world"
"Let's see if we can get to the bottom of Mel's hole." "Mel's hole is a round pit 9 feet 9 inches in diameter" LMAO this is too good, too lazy to quote but watching this video with this in mind is amazing,. Attaching fishing line and going fishing in Mel's hole
Gonna be totally honest. As a viewer and a UA-cam creator what you said at the end couldn’t be more true. Telling a great story is important . BUT you never leave us without the facts as they exist and your own grounded opinion. I suspect you and I would disagree on as many things as we agree on. But at the end of the day, respect is a huge part of the equation and you never fail to deliver it. So today, I return it. Much respect my friend. Love the stories. Keep up the great work!
The storytelling is phenomenal and the content is excellent. A "heckle-fish"?! Spectacular! I couldn't watch an episode without him... You create some of the best content on UA-cam. Thank you, Sir...
Scotland, when I lived there as a child, has a plethora of holes just like that one, and many bottomless lakes. Time warps and strange phenomenon are commpn stories there. Brigadoon is one.
@@Katya-zj7niin germany there is a city called Bielefeld. Its on several maps but everyone knows, Bielefeld did not exist.(have no clue why and when this legend starts). Even the city itself had made the challenge that people would come up with a proof that Bielefeld exists😅
I’m actually from Ellensburg Washington and Mel’s hole as we call it is a crazy story one that everyone loves talking about. It’s really cool to see my home to NAMED bc it’s such a small town that was supposed to be a place of huge importance until a fire started and burned down the entire town and ever sense then it’s always “Seattle Washington blah blah blah” really cool to see a story from Ellensburg be told
I want to hear more about what the locals say about the hole! Also, is it possible the Great Fire is somehow connected to that hole? Does anybody think that?
Like the government didn’t want people looking around if they covers it to blend in,somebody with a radio or a dog could walk around until something strange like the signal breaks up or the dog gos crazy.Why didn’t anyone ask his neighbors. They would know.
It's a trip. I grew about 75 miles or so from where Mel's property is. The biggest mystery is why they have a huge area of the ridge you can't see on Google earth when you can go east and see the entire Hanford reservation. You would figure the nuke plants from the Manhatten project would be more of a security issue than a hole in the ground. The area is a Hotspot for UFO activity. But I would still love to see the place for myself. It could just be a major air bubble in the basalt that is miles thick in the region.
I lived by here my whole life, this story is 100% TRUE! We have so many witnesses and the area even 300-500 feet from hole is 100% government working in houses around the hole! We have some digging to get to it from 4 blocks away, won't be long well have a LOT more information. We're guessing it's a black hole to Arizona for some reason
The reason I keep coming back to this channel is because no matter how wild the story gets, you always come back with the other side of it. I appreciate that a lot. Growing a channel is so hard and can seem like a never ending hole too, we appreciate you!
I always listen to Art Bell never missed his show when I was a trucker for all them years going across the states in the middle of the night I used to always listen to his show I miss that guy I always enjoyed listening to him he was the best
@@dreamlandnightmare Noory is awful. I have to force myself to listen to him, then I give up when I can't take it anymore. You can tell when he is so disinterested in the guest that he looses track of what is being said, he asks "what is next for you?" and "good for you", etc.
I actually had the radio phenomena happen to me once. I was at a goodwill messing with an old record player/radio. I managed to turn it on and get it running, and the radio was picking up OLD music from the 23s, 30s, etc. I ran outside to my truck and turned on the radio to the frequency it was on, and it was just a normal station playing today's hits. Super weird
My guess is that was a glitch in the Matrix and possible the Item was in a time travel dimension. 🤔 Very interesting to say the least. I was born with a special gift. Realized from the age of 2.
I've read about this and it has something to do with old radiowaves being trapped in the ionosphere and we can sometimes randomly tune into old broadcasts or military communications
One of my favorite things about this show is the "easter eggs" on the back wall.. they change sometimes depending on the topics.. this one has 2 photos af Art bell... you can also say he has art on his walls.
I did extensive research into this entire story of "Mel's Hole", because at the time I owned a house not far from where this supposedly happened in Oregon. I found ZERO evidence to verify any of it, and ZERO evidence of anyone by Mel's full name having ever owned the property. YES, the property was located, using Mel's directions, and two men went out to investigate it and record what they found. They spoke with neighbors who said that they had not heard about nor witnessed anyone using it as a trash dump, nor had they seen any military occupation of the area EXCEPT for a long-standing military training base nearby. The men filmed the "hole" in question, which turned out to be not as large in diameter as Mel had described it. They noted the presence of wildlife living near the hole, and that birds were flying overheard without hesitation. They could not test how far down the well went, because someone had screwed a metal screen over the entrance. Furthermore, what they found was surrounded by a BRICK retaining wall, and-get ready for it-was on private RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, not government-owned. I have every reason to believe the entire thing was a HOAX, and I was told that in his last years, even Art Bell said that he believed the whole thing was a HOAX.
pretty much what i expected, you have some idiot on yt making a video on it so its got to be bs, also the delayed radio transmission is a give away that its totally bs i did not believe for a second that any of what is said in the video ever happened
I use to listen to Art Bell. I love the stories about Mel’s Hole. I still think about Mel wondering what happened to him. Glad to hear an update. Rest in peace Art Bell we miss you. ❤
Art Bell was the master...I often wonder why very few people ever mention him or give him credit especially with all of the new UAP/UFO podcasts that have sprung up.....Wanna Take A Ride? :)
I was surprised how easily I called in and was on Coast to Coast. There was a Scottish person talking about something going back several thousand years. Something about his name. I was able to tell him the origin and he attested to my information. Knowing the origin of things is quite satisfying. The draw back is that few show interest in knowing things that could change the world to goodness with such simplicity forever.
@@johnmiller8201 Art Bell will Always be a Legend in my Eyes. He definitely deserves more credit with these types of topics for sure!!! RIP Art Bell!!!
Thank you for acknowledging the master craftsmanship of Art Bell. Whether he was presenting facts or fantasy, he was brilliantly entertaining. I consider him the best showman America has ever had, after PTBarnum.
Art Bell past away years ago, he broadcasted from his house in Pahrump Nevada. he called it the Kingdom of Nye because he was in Nye county. most of his broadcasts were in the late evening or early morning.
This is my favorite channel on youtube. I mean the story telling is so compelling but more importantly ending with a "here are the facts" section is just wonderful. Thank you so much for these videos, I am beyond hooked!
There's a comment below by someone who would have genuinely liked you to be one of their teachers when they were at school... I couldn't agree more. He explains why far better than I can. You're a born researcher and educator. Wonderful, mind and thought expanding stuff. Thankyou too, for your personal and professional ethics.
The TV series “Outer Range” is based on this hole & makes the series more real. Indeed our world has so much mysterious things that we just take for granted & it is important for us to learn more about it to empower us into the future. Your presentation is way better than others. Thanks for what you do.
I was looking for a comment that mentioned Outer Range! I kept thinking about that show while listening to this video but didn’t know that it was actually based on this case. I’d never heard of Mel’s Hole before.
Awesome episode! Years ago while in the military those of us working security during the overnight shift listened to Art Bell. It’s funny because our ”work space” was off limits to civilian aircraft yet we occasionally saw “interesting things” flying over our areas. Fun times as a youngster!
Your method of presentation is one of, if not the, best. You present the theory without cynicism (with a good bit of comic relief from Hecklefish, who helps to ease the already-typing commenters!), and also present the critique and skepticism with an open mind, presenting criticism without losing the magic. It's just a wonderful experience to listen in, thanks!!
See, that's why I love these videos. He doesn't feel the need to leave out facts cuz it makes for a more intriguing story. I really enjoy his attitude and the format where he tells us the whole wild story and then brings it back to the facts in the last half. Excellent content 👍
Not too long ago there was a show on Prime Video with Josh Brolin as the lead entitled The Outer Range, I believe. It’s main theme was very similar to this subject, “Mel’s Hole” (and I mean, really, what a great, really super boss name to repeat in your head over and over!)
In 1970, summer, visiting Jim Watson in San Leon TX. He told me one afternoon about when he and 5 friends were taken to Mel’s hole. I get crazy goosebumps at the thought of his story that afternoon. This took place in 1966 and unfortunately took place while these space and time travelers were on Owsley white. The last of the real LSD-25 in America. Unless you have some Swiss pharmaceutical stash. There was a trap door in his yard. A short fella, old looking but nimble like a elf. What ever that meant. Took them to the hole, but called it a different name. He was very detailed. Left shortly after that on a sailboat he built by hand with out power tools and never returned. Was never found. I can’t go on cause I’m already going to be labeled an idget or a nincompoop. No one believes it anyway.
I believe this strangely... the more I read the more I find that we r not the only ones on this plane we call a planet. Dwarfs, elfs, 🧚♀️ fairy, giants, aquatic, reptilian..it's all possible honestly...
I didn't put it together before this video but you sir are the Art Bell of our time! Its a heavy task but you have pulled me in from the first video I had seen from you. Its masterful story telling!
My grandfather and I used to listen to Art Bell back in the 90s. I lived in Washington State and would go out to Ellensburg and the Manastash Ridge area to hike all the time. After the episode on Mel's Hole, we tried to find it but never found anything. I am a big fan of your show, and it was really awesome to hear you talk about something I used to be really invested in. Thank you, Why Files!
@@rowmagnvs It was a crazy time to be alive. The internet was still in its infancy. Urban legends and conspiracy theories were everywhere. The music was amazing.
Thanks for bringing us some Art. Loved listening to him. You had to be healthily critical to about 90% of anything presented on his show but like you said, Art was a master and could keep a straight face no matter what his guest was talking about. No matter how outlandish a person was, it always sparked your imagination and allowed you to escape from reality for a bit, like any good piece of entertainment should.
Although I agree about having healthy skepticism. I do think we can learn alot of we're prepared to open our minds. Little. I do believe some technologies are being kept from us just because it suits the status quo. (Burning of fossil fuels.). I've heard George Nory is quite a good replacement for Art Bell.
To put the claim of an 80,000ft well in context, officially, the deepest hole ever dug is the Kola Superdeep Borehole in Murmansk, Russia. The Kola well initially reached 7km (about 23000ft) and was later extended to a record 40,230ft with branches from the central well. The drilling was halted due to a lack of funding and the fact that it released a large amount of hydrogen gas and what was described as "boiling mud" as it had penetrated the Baltic Shield continental crust. To this day it is known to locals as "The Well to Hell".
I'm not convinced that this hole (topic of vid) is 80k feet deep. One issue, is that it would collapse at some point. Unless it has some sort of metal tube to keep it from collapsing.
Sir,. Thank you ever so for your channel. As a retired writer, I find it absolutely delightful. Your style leaves the audience with the serenity of Mr Rogers, while keeping their focus firmly at hand as if they were experiencing every spoken sensation for themselves. Well done, Coach! P.S. Tell Hecklefish - "Stay Groovy"
THIS CHANNEL IS ONE OF THE BEST ON UA-cam. I remember listening to this Art bell story many years ago in my Honda, it was around midnight, top down, coffee in hand, just finished a hard day's work. I was gripped by the Mel's hole story; especially the bit about the dog which suggested something paranormal.
This is my first time on your channel. I really appreciated your closing remarks. After reading and watching a ridiculous amount of videos, I just started reading comments and that's where bI read "The Why Files solved this their channel" and while I'm not sure it's solved you but realistic closure, didn't kill my hope( not that Id go look it for it ) and you kept it entertaining. Than you!
I love how A.J tells a story and he stays unbiased in his presentation of the myth and then the facts... he is such a great story teller that I'm hooked anytime he starts talking lol also the content that he covers is right up my alley I love all this kind of x-files type stuff
PLEASE keep doing more Art Bell related content! I'm a avid listener and have over 1300 episodes archived. There are a great number of awesome things he covered that would make awesome videos.
@@DrAtomics Well here on YOu tube of course lol But it still broadcast on hundreds of stations that you can stream on the internet. Art is no longer with us but George Noory does a great job.
I heard Mel live on Coast to Coast AM tell this story back in 1997. It was always so interesting but only had like 2-3 interviews and then radio silence. I'm amazed but happy it has survived 25 years to be rehashed here on UA-cam. Unfortunately the depth was debunked bc after a certain depth the shear weight of the line itself would cause it to feel like it was not hitting bottom & eventually would snap the line.
This was probably worst video I've watched from TWF, there's nothing convincing about it. Mel was likely suicidal and/or possibly still suffering from cancer and wanted to be remembered for something after his death. So he created a legend revolving around himself. He probably didn't expect to live so long and have to keep up his lie. I think they found the real hole(the one showed from Google Maps) and it was a just well all along.
I appreciate your integrity to verify the facts. Some stories, probably only a few stories are mysteries that will lead to new discoveries. I am curious about mysteries. I signed up on Patreon - first time ever. Tuna level membership. Your quality of detail and content is organized perfectly. That takes time and skill.
And I still admire how well you dance around Quackery Well without ever falling into it! And I see you are passionate about the stile, by your comment on the lessons learnt from Art! Keep it up just like that! We are all having a great time!
So there are more of them. I remember reading about a similar bottomless hole, which I think was in the South of France. I don't remember the specifics, but some time during the medieval period, a local lord or official of some kind heard of this stone-lined hole in the Earth that just goes down as far as the eye can see, into total blackness. They too experimented with tossing things into the hole, and eventually decided to lower a person into it to see what they could report. With no volunteers, they made the offer to some prisoners that if one of them volunteered and was able to give an enlightening report, he would be set free. They got a volunteer, and set up a pulley over the hole to lower him down with a torch. They hadn't lowered him down far, certainly not far enough that he and his light should have disappeared, but the light vanished suddenly, and the sounds of terrified screams came up the hole. They quickly brought the man back up, fearing an animal attack or something, but when he came back into view, he was dead, his body desiccated and his hair had turned completely white. With no more volunteers willing to step up after that, they did the only logical thing they could think of: paved over it and built a church on top of the site. Edit: After some research, I think the location is actually Houska Castle, in Czechia, and the building built over it was a fortress, not just a church. But the fortress was designed with its defenses pointed inward.
@@cirilo0272 It was an article I read on the internet probably some ten years ago. At the time I was fascinated enough by it that I looked deeper into it, did some more research. Don't think there was anything on youtube about it at the time.
I for one am relieved when Hecklefish chimes in. Some of this stuff is scary and AJ does a damn good job of building up the suspense. I catch myself holding my breath until the fish says something.
As someone who’s from Washington and is currently working in Ellensburg, this is one of the coolest videos I’ve ever seen. It’s always fascinating seeing something that a UA-camr does that’s about your area that you live in. Keep up the good work, I absolutely love the videos
My favorite Art Bell episode was the one where the neurotic Area 51 "scientist" that was "on the run" called in. A good friend of mine and me listened to C2C AM all the time since it was on after we got out of work. To say our minds were blown that night would be an understatement, especially since Art went off-line shortly after that call. Was somewhat bummed that guy called back a few weeks later and admitted he was just trolling the show. Funny thing was, he admitted he never would have called back if the show hadn't went off the air that night. It totally spooked him. Great memory. I'd like to revisit those two episodes.
@@GentleGiantFan a lot of memorable interviews and callers.. one of my favorites was Dallas Thompson, it was just before the year 2000.. he had a plan to go to the Center of the Earth like Admiral Byrd supposedly had... sadly just before the expedition was set to occur Dallas disappeared off the face of the Earth .. and this was going to be quite a big Expedition he had large companies financing it tools equipment provided many people participating fleets of boats Etc but without him the sudden disappearance the big money involved pulled the plug .. Dallas had written a book before financing the expedition to the Center of the Earth.. that book is extremely rare today, and there are people out there offering quite a bit of money to anyone who can find a copy. Title of the book is "the cosmic manuscript" by Dallas Steven Thompson. I can almost listen to that episode on repeat, art really test him like Hey buddy this ain't adding up.. but Dallas fires right back and unlike Mel Dallas had pictures and evidence to back his story let alone a web page..
@@natevelar Art was fantastic to listen to at night. There are a few places I know where you can listen to old shows. Tune In Radio has a channel all Art all the time, The Art Bell Archive Web Page and You Tube. You can also subscribe to Coast to Coast AM and listen to their archives.
I gotta say, the ending of this one rang very true. One of the reasons I enjoy this channel is that all the given facts are here and then what can be verified. I may not agree or enjoy the curtain being raised on topics, but the truth is better than living under false information. Plus, I am enjoying the topics chosen. Good times all around.
Art was a master at his unique craft. "From the High Desert" as I literally drove cross country, through the Mojave to California in 1999. Listening to Art "From the Kingdom of Nye" (which was simply Nye County, NV......where Art lived in the city of Parump) in the middle of the night was an experience I have never experienced since. Not to mention his show followed the multi-voiced GENIUS that was The Phil Hendrie Show.
There are things between heaven and earth we don't fully understand, even with all the science and technology we have there are things that remain unexplained and yet to understand. Whether this hole is real or not, if something like it does exist then its best not tempering things we don't know
I actually still listen to the old Art Bell shows at work all the time, and Mel's hole is one of my favorites. Once again A.J. & Heckle, wonderful show! I love you guys. From the foothills of Tennessee, I thank you
Possibly the most original and fun channel on UA-cam. Each story you tell holds me captivated and intrigued from start to finish. The addition of "Hecklefish" is both funny and entertaining. Absolutely 10 out of 10, long may you continue to grow and entertain.
As a kid of the 80's, I grew up watching The Mysterious Cities of Gold, and spent a lot of my childhood as such dreaming of exotic adventures in search of amazing teasures. I love how you present the content on your channel. Respectful, but also logical.
I was a mod in Art Bell's chat rooms back in the AOL days and Mel's Hole was one of the best stories on the show. That and the guy who flew into Area 51. Art was quoted on CNN as saying he only believes about 2% of the things he talks about. You are 100% correct Art was all about being entertaining.
God I miss Art Bell old Coast to Coast A.M with Art Bell was amazing so much better than George Snoory, R.I.P KING OF NYE... I HAD A DREAM STEPHEN KING PASSED AWAY WEIRD HUH...?
I remember listening to the Mel's hole shows. I dont believe much of whats on the show but I love it as story telling and wouldnt the world be awesome if this crazy stuff happened. I also liked listening to see if anyone comes on and talks about the things I've witnessed myself. Unfortunately while Mel told a good story, at first I thought its probably a hoax but I'll put it into the maybe but probably not category but when he came back on and didnt have a photo or anything , it obviously was a lie at that point. I think Nory does a great job like Art Bell ......and by now I think both are icons with Coast To Coast but I miss Art Bell.. he was a world class story teller.
My goodness, you're content is better than television! Little bit of x-files, twilight zone, amazing stories, and the outer limits all rolled into one. Even the post show ending (you dancing) is excellent! We're super impressed!!!
What's interesting is that this guy said he lowered by fishing line a weight to a depth of 15 miles. The deepest hole is in Russia and it's 14 km's. The owner is either lying or there would be so much heat coming out of it.
This was excellent! There's another urban legend circulating the internet about dicyanin dye that, when applied between two panes of glass, allows you to see supernatural things in another color spectrum. It would be killer to get an episode on that someday.
@@joeyshields4987 Just before the Vietnam war a scientist isolated a specific dye that allowed people to see in the dark when it was applied to glass goggles by filtering out nearly all visible light and letting you seeing the aura of living things. The military decided to use it and gave it to their soldiers fighting in Vietnam for night vision . Soldiers started seeing demons and were scared straight. The reports were immediately classified and the substance was banned permanently from production or sale.
Art Bell was one of the main reasons I went back to radio 10 years after finishing my schooling. He was a master that has yet to be equaled. Great video AJ (and Hecklefish). Thanks for it :)
That's the truth! Art was my favorite and the only radio host as worthy of such a title after men such as Paul Harvey. I grew up with Paul and Art was the only other man I ever heard that grabbed my attention like Paul could.
Art made a lot of midnights a great deal easier to endure.He had a magical voice and personality that made even the most ridiculous or abstract topics enjoyable.
I have to admit that I really wish you were a teacher and I was one of your students as a kid . The way you explain things and the interactions with heckle fish makes it easy to learn from you and retain the information. I really enjoy your videos. I'm a firm believer our government is keeping a lot from us also .
@@rustic35 you don't have to be an asshole your entire life. You can change . I apologize for typing while I'm working and not exactly paying attention to what I'm saying.
@@rustic35 your just jealous I have time to watch videos and still have plenty of money. What we all don't need is some smartass commenting on other people's comments just for their own pleasure. Go about your business and stay out of others .
@@JBen3774 haha. I'm living pretty comfortable thanks. If you don't want anyone commenting on your comment then, don't comment on a public forum. 🤣 Enjoy your children's shows, I'm sure you'll learn something from the talking fish. While you're working, I'm off to go diving with real fish. 🤷♂️
I am an avid Art Bell fan. The media is saturated with people talking about the paranormal these days, but few approach the topics the way Art did. He used to say "Keep an open mind, but not so open that your brains fall out." That is why I love this channel. AJ looks at the phenomena he reports on from all sides logically and inserted some humor in there, too, when appropriate. Watching this channel fills the gap Art left behind.
You should look into goss lake whidbey Island Washington. It's hard to find info on. No one can. Find the bottom of it. It's a small secluded lake. People have sent lines down 45 thousand feet. No bottom. The lake is only about an 8th of a mile wide thou With your research skills perhaps you can find out "why" Aj :)
I just watched the full episode on Spotify and it’s up there with the best (alongside the Hodleston messages).
Your comments at the end about how you approach these topics are spot on and exactly why I like your channel so much. You look at the facts with an open mind and come to logical conclusions. Excellent, excellent work
and we've come to expect anything less from these 2 great YT personalities ????
Wait he uploads these in podcast format? If so I need them for work lol
Agreed. Wish our media and politicians were as unbiased as AJ and just gave us the facts and let us decide for ourselves what we believe.
Exactly alastair 👍
@@randoir1863 Heckle Fish is great but who's the other guy?
I'm certain that I'm not the only one, but the first time you see this channel, you're kinda like "what the hell is the deal with the fish?" Now I love heckle fish. Got his voice stuck in my head during everyday life. Best channel ever. PLEASE keep up the great work. Don't change a thing.
Same same.
Lizzid people!!!!!!
😎👍
Exact same reaction lol
100 %
"The dog wouldn't come to the owner when he called it"
The dog realized he threw him in that hole 😂 'I don't know you anymore bruh'
LMAO
😂
Lmbo😂😂😂😂
Thought the same thing lol.
Yup. Same thought
There's something really nice about stumbling upon a channel with around 2,500 subscribers and watching it grow to over half a million. Love your vids AJ.
Right? This channel deserves it, they are awesome.
Yep
ya its cool being there from like the early days and watching the much deserved growth. truly awesome
I thought his content alone was amazing and deserved a subscription from me. But after seeing the back and forth with the fish. I was in no doubt. Ha. Such a nice touch 👌🏾
The goldfish got me.
NO WAY YOU COVERED THIS! My Uncles best friend was a Native American apart of the Northern Paiute tribe where the second hole ‘was’. My dads family was heavily associated with them but especially my uncle, he grew up with these people from very young and my uncle spoke about this hole for years, they saw ALOT more strange and bizarre things from that hole then was what told in the video, from when they were as young as 5 years old, from sounds, flashing lights, multiple entities and even Disney-like fairies just to name a FEW. This as well wasn’t included in the story but my uncle told me that the military actually DID find and take the second hole as well and told me that paiute were given a lot of money to give their land and keep quiet.
@@KeemitKlann22 Whoa
“In 1997 there’s only one place”
I knew instantly! Spent so many nights listening to Coast 2 Coast
♥️♥️♥️ 🙏 RIP Art
Omgosh coast to coast and dreamland on Sunday. He had the perfect voice for it too. He was never the same after Ramona passed but I never went to bed without the radio waiting for Art.
Sounds like better days
Why has no one said to break the bottom of the well
Me too! ALL Ghost to Ghost episodes I listened to. My uncle was one of the callers who was on hold for 3 hours because of the long line-up around 99 or 2000. He had a ghost story. Miss Art. Only Rush Limbaugh and Art Bell had more listeners than what Rogan has now.
The most ridiculous part of that story is that he was being paid 3 mil a year just to hang out in Australia and yet he still chose to fuck it up. That is less plausible than any of the fantastical elements shown on this channel.
"Fantastical elements" are what this show aims to debunk if found to be implausible. At the very least they are cast as doubtful.
AJ doesn't claim that the story was true; he only reports what Mel claims.
Always make sure that your mind isn’t so open your brain falls out.
One of the many trolls that called the art bell show in the 90s remember the guy that called saying someone was following him and hung up?
Lottery winners fail regularly.
You give someone $3 Million dollars. There will be some expensive hiccups along their path. Ya feel me!?
If he's getting $3,000,000 a year, why not just fly his family out to Australia to see them instead?
@@tacitus6384 maybe he doesn’t like spiders
thats like $10,000,000 a year in 2024.
Seems like a pretty big hole in the story, but the "leasing agreement" could have stipulated that Mel's severance of contact with his family was to be complete...no coming back to the US and the family couldn't visit him whenever he ended up.
Mel's Hole is actually behind 670 Upper Green Canyon Rd, Ellensburg. You can see it on Google Maps.
Wow, that' so cool. Thanks so much. I just found it myself. Much appreciated.
Then why can't anyone find it
I don't see it
I was looking around Google maps to the east of Ellensburg and found what looks to be a small plane laying in a field with literally nothing around it. Thought it was weird. Not sure how to use these latitude and longitude numbers but this is the spot of the plane.
46.953506, -120.615747
Kittitas County, Washington
@@shawnseerup5088 huh! Do you know what came of this?
Mel’s Hole was always one of my favorite topics on Art Bell’s show. It was so strange and funny, delivered by humble Mel and the dry but always kind Art. Thank you for keeping this story alive.
Man oh man do I miss Art Bell. I was a route salesman for Frito Lay. My days started at 2 am. Art was with from desert and the Philippines every night.
Yes pause ⏸️ All the way 😂 😂
Check out the guy who thought he was a horse!!!
Im a Geologist and Mine Owner in AZ. I honestly wouldnt doubt this story is true. Over the last 22yrs ive seen some pretty wild things in the earth. About 15yrs ago we found a hole in the coal region of PA ( a mile outside of the town of Mahanoy City, PA that was incredibly deep, how deep idk we had 700ft of rope with us and didnt hit bottom. Keep in mind this hole was already several hundred feet underground. Miners hit the openng while digging coal undeground
Thanks for bringing this expertise.
Do you have any ideas why dogs would be afraid of it? Gas or mineral smells, etc?
Interesting!
@@Evanderj dude said he was a geologist, not a clairvoyant.
This is one of my favorite stories. What I can't believe is that both of you made it through this entire episode with a straight face every time you said, "Mel's hole". As a perpetual 12 year-old, i snickered, giggled, or snorted every time you said it. All I could think was, "Can we please call it the site, or the well, or the anomaly? anything but Mel's hole!!"
I cannot possibly convey how much I love the way you approach an issue. The storytelling, the debunking, the actual facts, always leave me questioning my reality. Keep up the amazing work.
My ONLY complaint is that UA-cam took WAY too long showing me A.J. and Hecklefish, but holy smokes am I thankful their channel got big enough to finally appear.
I find myself nearly addicted to learning in a really FUN way. Something that schools would only benefit from if they adapted and adopted the same concept.
Imagine kids ACTUALLY LIKING to learn about subjects they’re not even interested in the way The Why Files does for me and MANY others.
I just found these dudes and feel like I’m listening to my best friend his kind of annoying, kind of absurdly still likable sidekick.
Many thanks and MUCH appreciation to TWF, A.J. and Hecklefish!!! ❤
School is there to make people smart enough to run the machines but dumb enough to not know what's going on
Same here. Amazing channel.
This!
@@zzzarkka same
Yeah me too. You'd think my following Mr. Ballen would be a big hint. But I'm here now and very happy.
Wow, this is strange. I'm from Brazil, specifically from the state of Goiás, in a small town called Anicuns. We also have a bottomless hole here. For a while, all the farmers were losing their cattle due to a disease, and many of them threw the dead cattle into this hole, yet it never filled up. I meant well over 200 dead cows.
Kinda gross!
Really bro
Uh huh, right, yep, we all have those, man.
They say there are many "bottomless" holes all over Earth. Guess this makes our planet holy. It's unfortunate that our existence is so fragile and, on top of that, some people are determined to make it unbearable. Someday one of these holes will turn inside out like a sock and crunch us out of existence. Or something along those lines.
But wait, did any of the cows reappear alive shortly after not answering to their name? Animals decompose so given enough time I am sure they would just turn to a couple inches of soil. BTW, Amazon has an original tv show called Outer Range about a mysterious hole you might enjoy too.
I can’t speak for your entire audience but I definitely appreciate the non biased transparency in you videos. You tell every story fully and then do a breakdown the format for the videos is always that and it’s a perfect system you always keep it real and I respect the hell out of that. Keep it up aj and hecklefish love you guys and your videos I even set notifications for your videos so I never miss one lol
I was a huge art bell fan because I used to work nights to get through school. I was listening live to that least the first three Mel Waters episodes. It was absolutely intriguing and I knew that I did not care if it was true because it was such a fun story to follow in real time. I was working at a kids psychiatric hospital at the time and worked with some other weird Night Shift people. I turned one guy onto the story and he became obsessed. He spent the next two years going back-and-forth to Ellensburg to try to find Mel’s hole. Even though he never found it, he had a ball trying to. I thought about the stories so often and told the story so often that people ask me to tell it. I never heard the last chapter with the weird magic seal, and I’m glad I didn’t. Because it would’ve ruined the little bit of hope that I had that it was real.
RIP art 😎 gone but never forgotten
do you still talk to that guy?
@@brandonmccann15 no it was like 2006…
@@teflonheadbuddha damm well did he ever find anything at all when looking for it ?
I’m one of those people who were annoyed by hecklefish when I first found your videos.However I’ve quickly grown to love the little guy. A.J, you are by far the best narrator on UA-cam and this has quickly become my favorite channel. I just can’t get enough of it!!! I myself want to believe,but not at the expense of reality.Keep up the great work,your open mind and your search for the truth!!
Omg , Same here.
Now i freaking Love the Little Guy. 😂
I loved HF at first sight and first snarky comment!
They considered the “hole” experience very spiritual
Same. Like a fine wine...
Yep same here. I typically don’t like comedic relief during a “serious” show, but man it’s genius and I love it
That last sentence about other channels being dishonest and we deserve better is the reason I love this channel. You take us on the roller coaster then lay out all the evidence for us, no matter the result and I greatly respect that.
Controlled opposition
I thought that was rather hypocritical to be honest, Why Files quite often leaves out important facts to make a story more believable and sometimes skips any 'skeptical' section altogether. Like with his Giza Pyramid power plant video.
Same
💯
@@frankvandorp9732 like what sort
Love how much you shout out to Art, he was the best and always a fun listen 🤘
Just wanted to say that in the days of clickbait your integrity is much appreciated. Also since your hollow moon video I feel like you are really stepping things up a notch. Loving it. Thank you.
So the moon is nothing more than a huge round, inactive hollow rock. And Mel's Hole is an elaborate hoax for entertainment. Ok.
@@hackman669 well you are no fun... :P
Lol
is that sarcasm? it should be
I agree
Great episode. I grew up in Oregon and have never heard about this hole. Some other suspicious points I noted: 1) roll after roll of fishing line eventually weighs more than the line can support; 2) no one ever thought to lower a camera into either hole; 3) no one ever filed a FOIA request on it; 4) in neither case did anyone think to bring in university researchers such as geologist; 5) why they didnt save the sheep carcass or the tomur; 6) locals in WA would have remembered the military presence. Still a very good story.
Yes, nylon has weight and stretches. This has been a problem with dropping instruments deep in the ocean even while the nylon is almost weightless in water. 10,000 feet of fishing line would have broken. If he had used steel cable powered by a powerful winch i might believe him.
The fishing line didn't break because it gathered on the floor of the hole, since ol' Mel didn't realize there'd be no way to tell when it hit bottom.
@@emark8928 If it hits bottom and the line is still tight at the top, then the hole is still pretty damn deep. They did say he tied a weight on the end. Also not hearing rocks hit bottom. But that's all assuming he's telling the truth in the first place. Even a man-made deep hole that big in diameter is major undertaking. This is way bigger than holes drilled for water or oil.
And why has nobody searched for the Basque hole? Im assuming that they are a small community in Nevada, but that would make them easier to find considering there were local Native Americans who knew their locations.
@@emark8928 the spool would stop spinning out slack when the weight hit bottom.
You're videos take me back to a time when things were not so obsucre. Over the years I've wondered why I stopped enjoying TV, the internet, radio shows, etc. Finally, I came to the conclusion that I had grown up and become stale but after watching this show I realized how much things have changed. Thank you for igniting the flame of wonder and imagination again at least for 1 perplexed insomniac.
Read quran...it will definitely help you
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@@amreenhashmi2541 why
@@amreenhashmi2541 lmfao 😂🤦
These stories make the world seem more magical, don't they?
Outer Range tv show completely fits mel's hole story ❤ and I love both damn it
I once lived among those Basques mentioned in the video. Back in the 1950s, my father was an anthropologist in the area, and he was welcome among tribes, outlaws, and the Basques. That “seal” was mistranslated way back when, and the story stuck. The Basques, even before Mel Waters, described sightings of a type of cryptid that came out of wells as more of an orb with roundish eyes. While I never saw it myself, the legend apparently remained when Mel Waters came around and popularized it.
Thanks for the comment
WTF?
From a grain of truth a story can be made. I would like to hear more of the original grain. But that would be up to the locals I Guess. Thanks for the info.
Sure
Right. Right
No don't ever stop what you're doing. You're one of the only ones that tells the spooky/creepy/weird/mysterious story and then follows it by FACTS where ever the facts bring us. I really appreciate that part. If you debunk it you debunk it 🤷♀️ if it's still a mystery it's still a mystery. I love the research, honest and facts!
Agreed. I like that it is the story as told and then the facts we know after.
yeah
😅
😮
I miss Art Bell!!!! What a legend. Discovered him in grad school when I was going through a difficult time and Coast to Coast made me feel so much better.
RIP art bell gone but never forgotten 😎 we miss him.
It's gotten to the point where I come here to your channel whenever I hear of a "conspiracy theory" or something odd. Your ability to cut through the BS is wonderfully refreshing!
So happy that you guys are back and I pray you keep remembering to do self care! Thanks A.J., Heckle Fish and crew! 🙏🏼✌🏼💛
@@maryjanesinkansas9287 I don’t believe this is a conspiracy theory I know a guy personally that was in the military confirm this story what they did to Mel and how they took over his property.
Call me immature, but this episode is hilarious.
"Everyone put things in Mel's hole"
"The military wanted Mel's hole all to themselves"
"Mel's hole was revealed to the world"
😂
Is that YOU Hecklefish?
"Let's see if we can get to the bottom of Mel's hole."
"Mel's hole is a round pit 9 feet 9 inches in diameter"
LMAO this is too good, too lazy to quote but watching this video with this in mind is amazing,. Attaching fishing line and going fishing in Mel's hole
@@MikeS-um1nm 😂😂
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Gonna be totally honest. As a viewer and a UA-cam creator what you said at the end couldn’t be more true. Telling a great story is important . BUT you never leave us without the facts as they exist and your own grounded opinion. I suspect you and I would disagree on as many things as we agree on. But at the end of the day, respect is a huge part of the equation and you never fail to deliver it. So today, I return it. Much respect my friend. Love the stories. Keep up the great work!
before google ppl had to discern what was entertaining or some guy on Arts show selling a book or upping his paranormal street cred .
The storytelling is phenomenal and the content is excellent. A "heckle-fish"?! Spectacular! I couldn't watch an episode without him... You create some of the best content on UA-cam. Thank you, Sir...
This is one of HeckleFish's best episodes I'd say, having binged almost all of their videos now lol.
It's actually Feckle Hish. Not heckle fish.
Lizzid peeple
@@stew20literally says hecklefish
Who throws their dead dog down a hole everyone uses for trash...? That seems so evil to me...
Wah wah wah
Aren't we technically thrown into a hole when we die? Just saying 🤷♂️
@@jasonreynolds1939 agreed, baylee can hold that philosophy L
@@jasonreynolds1939
A hole in the earth's soil is *hardly equivalent* to a dumping hole used by people far and wide to get rid of their trash...
@@baylee_baby_ so the dog died so what's the problem
Scotland, when I lived there as a child, has a plethora of holes just like that one, and many bottomless lakes. Time warps and strange phenomenon are commpn stories there. Brigadoon is one.
Where in Scotland 🏴 I used to live there too?
I m fully prepared to jump in one of them holes with a live transponder attached to me for recording purposes.
I’m in Edinburgh just now, Brigadoon is the village which vanishes and reappeared every hundred years. 😂
@@Katya-zj7ni loved that film!
@@Katya-zj7niin germany there is a city called Bielefeld. Its on several maps but everyone knows, Bielefeld did not exist.(have no clue why and when this legend starts). Even the city itself had made the challenge that people would come up with a proof that Bielefeld exists😅
I’m actually from Ellensburg Washington and Mel’s hole as we call it is a crazy story one that everyone loves talking about. It’s really cool to see my home to NAMED bc it’s such a small town that was supposed to be a place of huge importance until a fire started and burned down the entire town and ever sense then it’s always “Seattle Washington blah blah blah” really cool to see a story from Ellensburg be told
Is it real or a legend?
I want to hear more about what the locals say about the hole! Also, is it possible the Great Fire is somehow connected to that hole? Does anybody think that?
Like the government didn’t want people looking around if they covers it to blend in,somebody with a radio or a dog could walk around until something strange like the signal breaks up or the dog gos crazy.Why didn’t anyone ask his neighbors. They would know.
@@bloxxiq Legend, if its true science would've proven whats at the bottom or there'd be photos of it online, people are just gullible.
@@happysparrow5929 I'm sure it is!
It's a trip. I grew about 75 miles or so from where Mel's property is. The biggest mystery is why they have a huge area of the ridge you can't see on Google earth when you can go east and see the entire Hanford reservation. You would figure the nuke plants from the Manhatten project would be more of a security issue than a hole in the ground. The area is a Hotspot for UFO activity. But I would still love to see the place for myself. It could just be a major air bubble in the basalt that is miles thick in the region.
have a lat/long for his property?
I can zoom in just fine? Loads of crap.
I lived by here my whole life, this story is 100% TRUE! We have so many witnesses and the area even 300-500 feet from hole is 100% government working in houses around the hole! We have some digging to get to it from 4 blocks away, won't be long well have a LOT more information. We're guessing it's a black hole to Arizona for some reason
Can you provide the old address by the hole?
The reason I keep coming back to this channel is because no matter how wild the story gets, you always come back with the other side of it. I appreciate that a lot. Growing a channel is so hard and can seem like a never ending hole too, we appreciate you!
Art Bell was the best. It didn't matter if you never believed a single story on his show, they always entertained.
Yep. George Noory is insufferably dull.
I always listen to Art Bell never missed his show when I was a trucker for all them years going across the states in the middle of the night I used to always listen to his show I miss that guy I always enjoyed listening to him he was the best
@@dreamlandnightmare Noory is awful. I have to force myself to listen to him, then I give up when I can't take it anymore. You can tell when he is so disinterested in the guest that he looses track of what is being said, he asks "what is next for you?" and "good for you", etc.
@@tedolphbundler724 I haven't listened to Coast to Coast in over a decade.
@@dreamlandnightmare It's horrible. Noory is on autopilot. He never could hold a candle to Art Bell.
I actually had the radio phenomena happen to me once. I was at a goodwill messing with an old record player/radio. I managed to turn it on and get it running, and the radio was picking up OLD music from the 23s, 30s, etc. I ran outside to my truck and turned on the radio to the frequency it was on, and it was just a normal station playing today's hits. Super weird
Thats super spooky
Freaked me and my coworker out lol
My guess is that was a glitch in the
Matrix and possible the Item was
in a time travel dimension. 🤔
Very interesting to say the least.
I was born with a special gift.
Realized from the age of 2.
I've read about this and it has something to do with old radiowaves being trapped in the ionosphere and we can sometimes randomly tune into old broadcasts or military communications
Why didn't you buy the radio lol
One of my favorite things about this show is the "easter eggs" on the back wall.. they change sometimes depending on the topics.. this one has 2 photos af Art bell...
you can also say he has art on his walls.
"I went to Mel's hole and all I got was this magic seal fetus" is quite literally the best statement ever made.
That would be one of the best conversation starter t-shirts ever, honestly 😂
That was awesome!
Made my day for real
The Why Files legit needs to make this shirt
I watched this video and all I got was this magical seal fetus
I did extensive research into this entire story of "Mel's Hole", because at the time I owned a house not far from where this supposedly happened in Oregon. I found ZERO evidence to verify any of it, and ZERO evidence of anyone by Mel's full name having ever owned the property. YES, the property was located, using Mel's directions, and two men went out to investigate it and record what they found.
They spoke with neighbors who said that they had not heard about nor witnessed anyone using it as a trash dump, nor had they seen any military occupation of the area EXCEPT for a long-standing military training base nearby. The men filmed the "hole" in question, which turned out to be not as large in diameter as Mel had described it. They noted the presence of wildlife living near the hole, and that birds were flying overheard without hesitation. They could not test how far down the well went, because someone had screwed a metal screen over the entrance.
Furthermore, what they found was surrounded by a BRICK retaining wall, and-get ready for it-was on private RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, not government-owned. I have every reason to believe the entire thing was a HOAX, and I was told that in his last years, even Art Bell said that he believed the whole thing was a HOAX.
pretty much what i expected, you have some idiot on yt making a video on it so its got to be bs, also the delayed radio transmission is a give away that its totally bs
i did not believe for a second that any of what is said in the video ever happened
You saved me 20 minutes by not watching the video. THANK YOU!
Evidence can be covered up.
What if they covered it up just like they covered up all the evidence of aliens and what not
Let's just cut the crap first for a moment. This guy has a talking FISH!?? That's the biggest mystery to me. 🤩
I use to listen to Art Bell. I love the stories about Mel’s Hole. I still think about Mel wondering what happened to him. Glad to hear an update. Rest in peace Art Bell we miss you. ❤
Art Bell was the master...I often wonder why very few people ever mention him or give him credit especially with all of the new UAP/UFO podcasts that have sprung up.....Wanna Take A Ride? :)
Used to go to sleep every night listening with my gf.
Good ol Mel and Madman Markham.
I was surprised how easily I called in and was on Coast to Coast. There was a Scottish person talking about something going back several thousand years. Something about his name. I was able to tell him the origin and he attested to my information. Knowing the origin of things is quite satisfying. The draw back is that few show interest in knowing things that could change the world to goodness with such simplicity forever.
Nothing it's all Fake
@@johnmiller8201 Art Bell will Always be a Legend in my Eyes. He definitely deserves more credit with these types of topics for sure!!!
RIP Art Bell!!!
Thank you for acknowledging the master craftsmanship of Art Bell. Whether he was presenting facts or fantasy, he was brilliantly entertaining. I consider him the best showman America has ever had, after PTBarnum.
Art Bell past away years ago, he broadcasted from his house in Pahrump Nevada. he called it the Kingdom of Nye because he was in Nye county. most of his broadcasts were in the late evening or early morning.
This is my favorite channel on youtube. I mean the story telling is so compelling but more importantly ending with a "here are the facts" section is just wonderful. Thank you so much for these videos, I am beyond hooked!
There's a comment below by someone who would have genuinely liked you to be one of their teachers when they were at school... I couldn't agree more. He explains why far better than I can. You're a born researcher and educator. Wonderful, mind and thought expanding stuff. Thankyou too, for your personal and professional ethics.
AJ your integrity and talents are top notch. My favorite channel
The TV series “Outer Range” is based on this hole & makes the series more real. Indeed our world has so much mysterious things that we just take for granted & it is important for us to learn more about it to empower us into the future. Your presentation is way better than others. Thanks for what you do.
I was looking for a comment that mentioned Outer Range! I kept thinking about that show while listening to this video but didn’t know that it was actually based on this case. I’d never heard of Mel’s Hole before.
It's a really good show so far. Can't wait for season 2.
Great show
I was wondering if it was inspired by this
I started watching that creepy show
Awesome episode! Years ago while in the military those of us working security during the overnight shift listened to Art Bell. It’s funny because our ”work space” was off limits to civilian aircraft yet we occasionally saw “interesting things” flying over our areas. Fun times as a youngster!
I would love for you to elaborate about the “interesting things”…
@@Paige0_0 - Probably not until he retires or is on his deathbed! Gotta be NDA's up the wazzoo going on. ;)
I remember Mel calling art. He did it a couple of times.
@@DrFiero Not NDA's but UCMJ and Admin Regs.
Congratulations for 500k AJ and Hecklefish.
The new fan base is mostly due to Heckle Fish… If you asked Heckle Fish that is.
Congrats to Hecklefish and the other guy who talks a lot!
About time! Severely underrated channel.
Next stop 1 million.. this channel is awesome and deserves soo much more
@@pauloh3591 😆 🤣 😂
That episode of Art Bell Mel hole was my first time listening to Coast to Coast Am in 1997.
I worked nights for 25 years and listened to Art's most iconic shows in real time. This was one of them.
Same here, but still working night with George Noory. The best!
Here's to art. I sure miss him at night sometimes.
Me, 17 years! I love night and night shift! 🥰❤
Your method of presentation is one of, if not the, best. You present the theory without cynicism (with a good bit of comic relief from Hecklefish, who helps to ease the already-typing commenters!), and also present the critique and skepticism with an open mind, presenting criticism without losing the magic. It's just a wonderful experience to listen in, thanks!!
See, that's why I love these videos. He doesn't feel the need to leave out facts cuz it makes for a more intriguing story. I really enjoy his attitude and the format where he tells us the whole wild story and then brings it back to the facts in the last half. Excellent content 👍
Not too long ago there was a show on Prime Video with Josh Brolin as the lead entitled The Outer Range, I believe. It’s main theme was very similar to this subject, “Mel’s Hole” (and I mean, really, what a great, really super boss name to repeat in your head over and over!)
In 1970, summer, visiting Jim Watson in San Leon TX. He told me one afternoon about when he and 5 friends were taken to Mel’s hole. I get crazy goosebumps at the thought of his story that afternoon. This took place in 1966 and unfortunately took place while these space and time travelers were on Owsley white. The last of the real LSD-25 in America. Unless you have some Swiss pharmaceutical stash. There was a trap door in his yard. A short fella, old looking but nimble like a elf. What ever that meant. Took them to the hole, but called it a different name. He was very detailed. Left shortly after that on a sailboat he built by hand with out power tools and never returned. Was never found. I can’t go on cause I’m already going to be labeled an idget or a nincompoop. No one believes it anyway.
I believe this strangely... the more I read the more I find that we r not the only ones on this plane we call a planet. Dwarfs, elfs, 🧚♀️ fairy, giants, aquatic, reptilian..it's all possible honestly...
I loved coast to coast with Art Bell. Got me through years of insomnia.
Years?
I loved it too. It gave me insomnia.
I didn't put it together before this video but you sir are the Art Bell of our time! Its a heavy task but you have pulled me in from the first video I had seen from you. Its masterful story telling!
I once read that Mel reported hearing screams coming from the hole and the screams sounded like people screaming from HELL?
Yes me too, I remember when Art played that on the air. This whole story is wild
My grandfather and I used to listen to Art Bell back in the 90s. I lived in Washington State and would go out to Ellensburg and the Manastash Ridge area to hike all the time. After the episode on Mel's Hole, we tried to find it but never found anything. I am a big fan of your show, and it was really awesome to hear you talk about something I used to be really invested in. Thank you, Why Files!
The hole doesn’t exist. At all.
@@incogneeto9122really?
Sounds like it was a lot of fun. The 90s were awesome
@@incogneeto9122 Oh, I know, but I didn't know that in the 90s. I was a teenager.
@@rowmagnvs It was a crazy time to be alive. The internet was still in its infancy. Urban legends and conspiracy theories were everywhere. The music was amazing.
Thanks for bringing us some Art. Loved listening to him. You had to be healthily critical to about 90% of anything presented on his show but like you said, Art was a master and could keep a straight face no matter what his guest was talking about. No matter how outlandish a person was, it always sparked your imagination and allowed you to escape from reality for a bit, like any good piece of entertainment should.
Although I agree about having healthy skepticism.
I do think we can learn alot of we're prepared to open our minds. Little.
I do believe some technologies are being kept from us just because it suits the status quo. (Burning of fossil fuels.).
I've heard George Nory
is quite a good replacement for Art Bell.
We deserve to have honest reporting with integrity & we’re finally getting it! Thank you!!!
I stumbled on to this channel and it’s truly life changing. It has to be one of the best out there.
I’m jealous you’re getting to watch the videos for the first time. Best UA-cam channel
To put the claim of an 80,000ft well in context, officially, the deepest hole ever dug is the Kola Superdeep Borehole in Murmansk, Russia. The Kola well initially reached 7km (about 23000ft) and was later extended to a record 40,230ft with branches from the central well. The drilling was halted due to a lack of funding and the fact that it released a large amount of hydrogen gas and what was described as "boiling mud" as it had penetrated the Baltic Shield continental crust. To this day it is known to locals as "The Well to Hell".
Well that, and the fact that they couldn’t continue drilling, due to humans having no technology in drilling at such unfathomably hot temperatures.
I'm not convinced that this hole (topic of vid) is 80k feet deep. One issue, is that it would collapse at some point. Unless it has some sort of metal tube to keep it from collapsing.
@@ABandCalledStoned it is…
Edit: I don’t remember off the top of my head, but the the diameter isn’t that large.
@@sprinkleddonuts6094 9 feet 9 inches iirc
that's pretty damn deep . i wonder what the temps are that deep, ima check it out!
Sir,. Thank you ever so for your channel. As a retired writer, I find it absolutely delightful. Your style leaves the audience with the serenity of Mr Rogers, while keeping their focus firmly at hand as if they were experiencing every spoken sensation for themselves. Well done, Coach!
P.S. Tell Hecklefish - "Stay Groovy"
Such a lovely comment, Doug. The two shows that inspired this one are indeed: Mr. Rogers and Peewee's Playhouse. So glad you're watching.
@@TheWhyFiles Have looked into stargates?
Why the USA went to war with Iraq! For the stargate
Apparently many around the world
@@TheWhyFiles hecklefish must say "stay groovey" lol
@@TheWhyFiles what about the hole , on in nevada
THIS CHANNEL IS ONE OF THE BEST ON UA-cam. I remember listening to this Art bell story many years ago in my Honda, it was around midnight, top down, coffee in hand, just finished a hard day's work. I was gripped by the Mel's hole story; especially the bit about the dog which suggested something paranormal.
This is my first time on your channel. I really appreciated your closing remarks. After reading and watching a ridiculous amount of videos, I just started reading comments and that's where bI read "The Why Files solved this their channel" and while I'm not sure it's solved you but realistic closure, didn't kill my hope( not that Id go look it for it ) and you kept it entertaining. Than you!
I love how A.J tells a story and he stays unbiased in his presentation of the myth and then the facts... he is such a great story teller that I'm hooked anytime he starts talking lol also the content that he covers is right up my alley I love all this kind of x-files type stuff
Very kind, Jordan.
That's what hecklefish is for
Agreed he’s one of the best at it
I like how he reminds me of Dave Coulier's smarter younger brother.
@@RemoWilliams1227 cut ✂️ it out .... lmao
PLEASE keep doing more Art Bell related content! I'm a avid listener and have over 1300 episodes archived. There are a great number of awesome things he covered that would make awesome videos.
Where can I listen to coast to coast?
Art Bell would celebrate the obituaries of people who died from AIDS, on air...
He's a world class scumbag.... Please don't request him....
@@DrAtomics Well here on YOu tube of course lol But it still broadcast on hundreds of stations that you can stream on the internet. Art is no longer with us but George Noory does a great job.
@@jayf8308 Cant find it on youtube? Not full episodes. The only place is coast to coat AM which costs money
Great idea
I heard Mel live on Coast to Coast AM tell this story back in 1997. It was always so interesting but only had like 2-3 interviews and then radio silence. I'm amazed but happy it has survived 25 years to be rehashed here on UA-cam. Unfortunately the depth was debunked bc after a certain depth the shear weight of the line itself would cause it to feel like it was not hitting bottom & eventually would snap the line.
Beautiful
Where are you from?
Where are you from
I don't believe this debunk to be accurate.
This was probably worst video I've watched from TWF, there's nothing convincing about it. Mel was likely suicidal and/or possibly still suffering from cancer and wanted to be remembered for something after his death. So he created a legend revolving around himself. He probably didn't expect to live so long and have to keep up his lie. I think they found the real hole(the one showed from Google Maps) and it was a just well all along.
I appreciate your integrity to verify the facts. Some stories, probably only a few stories are mysteries that will lead to new discoveries. I am curious about mysteries. I signed up on Patreon - first time ever. Tuna level membership. Your quality of detail and content is organized perfectly. That takes time and skill.
And I still admire how well you dance around Quackery Well without ever falling into it! And I see you are passionate about the stile, by your comment on the lessons learnt from Art! Keep it up just like that! We are all having a great time!
I'm glad you're having fun. That's the only reason I'm here.
@@TheWhyFiles AJ, do u respond to people, i have send a few questions to you, but no reply
So there are more of them. I remember reading about a similar bottomless hole, which I think was in the South of France. I don't remember the specifics, but some time during the medieval period, a local lord or official of some kind heard of this stone-lined hole in the Earth that just goes down as far as the eye can see, into total blackness. They too experimented with tossing things into the hole, and eventually decided to lower a person into it to see what they could report. With no volunteers, they made the offer to some prisoners that if one of them volunteered and was able to give an enlightening report, he would be set free.
They got a volunteer, and set up a pulley over the hole to lower him down with a torch. They hadn't lowered him down far, certainly not far enough that he and his light should have disappeared, but the light vanished suddenly, and the sounds of terrified screams came up the hole. They quickly brought the man back up, fearing an animal attack or something, but when he came back into view, he was dead, his body desiccated and his hair had turned completely white.
With no more volunteers willing to step up after that, they did the only logical thing they could think of: paved over it and built a church on top of the site.
Edit: After some research, I think the location is actually Houska Castle, in Czechia, and the building built over it was a fortress, not just a church. But the fortress was designed with its defenses pointed inward.
I remember hearing of one in Russia as well
@@chitowndubable Oh? One that isn't that ultra-deep bore hole they made?
What book or whatever was ot that ypu got that info from?
@@cirilo0272 It was an article I read on the internet probably some ten years ago. At the time I was fascinated enough by it that I looked deeper into it, did some more research. Don't think there was anything on youtube about it at the time.
@@cirilo0272 I've updated the original comment. I think the site was Houska Castle, near Prague.
We are getting so much good content lately!! Thank you, AJ!
I for one am relieved when Hecklefish chimes in. Some of this stuff is scary and AJ does a damn good job of building up the suspense. I catch myself holding my breath until the fish says something.
As someone who’s from Washington and is currently working in Ellensburg, this is one of the coolest videos I’ve ever seen. It’s always fascinating seeing something that a UA-camr does that’s about your area that you live in. Keep up the good work, I absolutely love the videos
At the end of video he said all they found was a well, no hole discovered.
@@ProudToBeAHillbilly It exists
@@skyyalexander A real hole existed I'm sure of it...whether or not it was full of all that supernatural stuff is debatable.
Art Bell is such a treasure-trove. Listened to him for years.
were his shows recorded?
@@natevelar I think so. They did reruns for a while. Late night AM radio. No doubt you can find a lot on podcasts now.
My favorite Art Bell episode was the one where the neurotic Area 51 "scientist" that was "on the run" called in. A good friend of mine and me listened to C2C AM all the time since it was on after we got out of work. To say our minds were blown that night would be an understatement, especially since Art went off-line shortly after that call.
Was somewhat bummed that guy called back a few weeks later and admitted he was just trolling the show. Funny thing was, he admitted he never would have called back if the show hadn't went off the air that night. It totally spooked him.
Great memory. I'd like to revisit those two episodes.
@@GentleGiantFan a lot of memorable interviews and callers.. one of my favorites was Dallas Thompson, it was just before the year 2000.. he had a plan to go to the Center of the Earth like Admiral Byrd supposedly had... sadly just before the expedition was set to occur Dallas disappeared off the face of the Earth .. and this was going to be quite a big Expedition he had large companies financing it tools equipment provided many people participating fleets of boats Etc but without him the sudden disappearance the big money involved pulled the plug .. Dallas had written a book before financing the expedition to the Center of the Earth.. that book is extremely rare today, and there are people out there offering quite a bit of money to anyone who can find a copy. Title of the book is "the cosmic manuscript" by Dallas Steven Thompson. I can almost listen to that episode on repeat, art really test him like Hey buddy this ain't adding up.. but Dallas fires right back and unlike Mel Dallas had pictures and evidence to back his story let alone a web page..
@@natevelar Art was fantastic to listen to at night. There are a few places I know where you can listen to old shows. Tune In Radio has a channel all Art all the time, The Art Bell Archive Web Page and You Tube. You can also subscribe to Coast to Coast AM and listen to their archives.
I gotta say, the ending of this one rang very true. One of the reasons I enjoy this channel is that all the given facts are here and then what can be verified. I may not agree or enjoy the curtain being raised on topics, but the truth is better than living under false information. Plus, I am enjoying the topics chosen. Good times all around.
Art was a master at his unique craft. "From the High Desert" as I literally drove cross country, through the Mojave to California in 1999. Listening to Art "From the Kingdom of Nye" (which was simply Nye County, NV......where Art lived in the city of Parump) in the middle of the night was an experience I have never experienced since.
Not to mention his show followed the multi-voiced GENIUS that was The Phil Hendrie Show.
There is always more going on in this world than what we know or see. Both Hidden and at times in plain site. Great story and well presented.
There are things between heaven and earth we don't fully understand, even with all the science and technology we have there are things that remain unexplained and yet to understand.
Whether this hole is real or not, if something like it does exist then its best not tempering things we don't know
I actually still listen to the old Art Bell shows at work all the time, and Mel's hole is one of my favorites. Once again A.J. & Heckle, wonderful show! I love you guys. From the foothills of Tennessee, I thank you
Art is somewhere in Time!
Possibly the most original and fun channel on UA-cam. Each story you tell holds me captivated and intrigued from start to finish. The addition of "Hecklefish" is both funny and entertaining.
Absolutely 10 out of 10, long may you continue to grow and entertain.
I’m here because “Ninjas are butterflies” love AJ so much. I am hoooooked!
As a kid of the 80's, I grew up watching The Mysterious Cities of Gold, and spent a lot of my childhood as such dreaming of exotic adventures in search of amazing teasures.
I love how you present the content on your channel. Respectful, but also logical.
I can't be the only one that laughed when AJ said let's get to the bottom of Mel's hole. Please tell me I'm not the only one. 🤣
I didn't initially laugh at it, but reading this got a chuckle 😂😂
@@TwistedReality13, that makes me happy. Party on, dude.
Was expecting a laugh or comment from Hecklefish.
3:42 ... and Mel's Hole would be known around the world.
@@morganseppy5180, a real missed opportunity there. Agreed.
I was a mod in Art Bell's chat rooms back in the AOL days and Mel's Hole was one of the best stories on the show. That and the guy who flew into Area 51. Art was quoted on CNN as saying he only believes about 2% of the things he talks about. You are 100% correct Art was all about being entertaining.
Do you think the guy that flew into Area 51 call was real?
@@JoeRobertsPersonalpage He was a real person, but no, I never believed he was flying into a restricted area. But it was fun to listen to.
I remember Area 51 guy.
God I miss Art Bell old Coast to Coast A.M with Art Bell was amazing so much better than George Snoory, R.I.P KING OF NYE... I HAD A DREAM STEPHEN KING PASSED AWAY WEIRD HUH...?
I don't remember anything about the radio signals or baseball game from over 37 years beforehand, weird could this possibly be a Mandela effect.
I remember listening to the Mel's hole shows. I dont believe much of whats on the show but I love it as story telling and wouldnt the world be awesome if this crazy stuff happened. I also liked listening to see if anyone comes on and talks about the things I've witnessed myself. Unfortunately while Mel told a good story, at first I thought its probably a hoax but I'll put it into the maybe but probably not category but when he came back on and didnt have a photo or anything , it obviously was a lie at that point. I think Nory does a great job like Art Bell ......and by now I think both are icons with Coast To Coast but I miss Art Bell.. he was a world class story teller.
My goodness, you're content is better than television! Little bit of x-files, twilight zone, amazing stories, and the outer limits all rolled into one. Even the post show ending (you dancing) is excellent! We're super impressed!!!
Yes sir.
Sounds like a kick ass metal song!
I remember Mel's Hole was discussed on Art Bell's radio show 20 years ago.
The dog was like, "Dude, you threw me down the hole. You and I are so done, i can't even express it". So "Pet Cemetery" 😮
That was the first thing I thought of
😂😂😂😂
What's interesting is that this guy said he lowered by fishing line a weight to a depth of 15 miles. The deepest hole is in Russia and it's 14 km's. The owner is either lying or there would be so much heat coming out of it.
This was excellent! There's another urban legend circulating the internet about dicyanin dye that, when applied between two panes of glass, allows you to see supernatural things in another color spectrum. It would be killer to get an episode on that someday.
YES, we need a video on this. It’s banned by the government for absolutely no logical reason.
@@HCGeducate me on this substance brother
Pardon lol this is interesting lol
@@joeyshields4987 Just before the Vietnam war a scientist isolated a specific dye that allowed people to see in the dark when it was applied to glass goggles by filtering out nearly all visible light and letting you seeing the aura of living things. The military decided to use it and gave it to their soldiers fighting in Vietnam for night vision . Soldiers started seeing demons and were scared straight. The reports were immediately classified and the substance was banned permanently from production or sale.
@@HCG wtf. Where's nile red when you need him??
Art Bell was one of the main reasons I went back to radio 10 years after finishing my schooling. He was a master that has yet to be equaled. Great video AJ (and Hecklefish). Thanks for it :)
That's the truth! Art was my favorite and the only radio host as worthy of such a title after men such as Paul Harvey. I grew up with Paul and Art was the only other man I ever heard that grabbed my attention like Paul could.
Art made a lot of midnights a great deal easier to endure.He had a magical voice and personality that made even the most ridiculous or abstract topics enjoyable.
you bet! Art Bell & C2C was way, WAY ahead of it's time
Thank you for keeping Art's legacy alive. You're picking up from where he left off. Keep up the great work!
Great shows. I always warn people to not look at the dancing at the end. What you get in your head never goes away...
I have to admit that I really wish you were a teacher and I was one of your students as a kid . The way you explain things and the interactions with heckle fish makes it easy to learn from you and retain the information. I really enjoy your videos. I'm a firm believer our government is keeping a lot from us also .
You sound like you've got just the right mental age to be captivated by this channel. It's obviously a young kids show.
@@rustic35 you don't have to be an asshole your entire life. You can change . I apologize for typing while I'm working and not exactly paying attention to what I'm saying.
@@JBen3774 clearly you're not working if you're on UA-cam. 🤣
@@rustic35 your just jealous I have time to watch videos and still have plenty of money. What we all don't need is some smartass commenting on other people's comments just for their own pleasure. Go about your business and stay out of others .
@@JBen3774 haha. I'm living pretty comfortable thanks. If you don't want anyone commenting on your comment then, don't comment on a public forum. 🤣 Enjoy your children's shows, I'm sure you'll learn something from the talking fish.
While you're working, I'm off to go diving with real fish. 🤷♂️
Thank you for WF Mel’s Hole!
I can’t wait to get to the bottom of this one. TY AJ & HF!
I am an avid Art Bell fan. The media is saturated with people talking about the paranormal these days, but few approach the topics the way Art did. He used to say "Keep an open mind, but not so open that your brains fall out." That is why I love this channel. AJ looks at the phenomena he reports on from all sides logically and inserted some humor in there, too, when appropriate. Watching this channel fills the gap Art left behind.
You should look into goss lake whidbey Island Washington. It's hard to find info on. No one can. Find the bottom of it. It's a small secluded lake. People have sent lines down 45 thousand feet. No bottom. The lake is only about an 8th of a mile wide thou With your research skills perhaps you can find out "why" Aj :)
Commenting so hopefully it helps your comment gets some attention. I want to hear more about this lake
Now I'm interested too! 😅 this sounds like a good one.