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| Not Mel's Hole |
Mel's Hole is a story presented as truth but is now considered to be an urban legend. According to various sources, Mel's Hole is a well-like structure nine feet in diameter and was encircled by bricks or stones. The owner of the land, Mel Waters, dumped his trash into the hole, and all the neighbors did too.
Two mysterious details stand out: Mel supposedly used fishing line in an attempt to find out how deep the hole is. He reached a depth of 15 miles (!) and still didn't hit the bottom. Second, a neighbor's dog died, and the man threw the body into the hole. The next day, the dog was seen, and he was very much alive.
Mel told his story to Coast to Coast AM with Art Bell. He claimed that the U.S. government bought his land (and the hole). Mel himself had relocated to Australia.
There are many inconsistencies in Mel's story, namely:
- Mel's fishing line would likely encounter enough of Earth's heat so as not to survive a 15-mile-deep plunge.
- Under no circumstances can a deceased dog return to life.
- The hole is said to be in the area of Ellensburg, Washington. But there is no evidence that a person named Mel Waters ever lived in the area.
- Searches in and around Ellensburg, Washington have come up empty. There is no evidence of a miles-deep hole.
- Geologists have stated that a hole such as the one described is a geological impossibility.
The tale of Mel's Hole is an interesting story and first appeared in 1997. Unfortunately, it's just a story. It's almost certainly a hoax and will remain classified as such until the miraculous, magical, hole is discovered.
