I suppose most of you remember Mel Waters' story about the never ending hole. They made such a fuss about it and suddenly i'm not hearing anything more on the subject.Maybe i'm the only one in the dark but does anyone know what happened to that hole?

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Anyway, I'd have to venture that, since a never ending hole is immpossible, that everyone finally realized that and thats why you don't hear about it anymore.

Originally posted by Nygdan
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Anyway, I'd have to venture that, since a never ending hole is immpossible, that everyone finally realized that and thats why you don't hear about it anymore.

Nygdan, never ending is a figure of speach..... we all know it doesn`t mean that it`s literally never ending.......


I remember listening to a late night talk radio show about this guy and his hole, and I was wondering as well "What ever happened to him anyway?".

I thought the whole 'Mel's Hole' thing was proven to be a hoax. I may be wrong, but I thought I heard or read something that said the guy calling himself Mel said the hole was 80,000 feet deep and he knew because he threw a fishing line down the whole. Apparently this statement was presented to a fisherman who said the average fishing line is only about 600 feet.

Originally posted by Nygdan
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Anyway, I'd have to venture that, since a never ending hole is immpossible, that everyone finally realized that and thats why you don't hear about it anymore.

so many jokes, so little space

I would LOVE to believe this so I do! I think the story is so cool, and I love hearing about things like this. Although it seems chances are slim since no one has actually seen it, I would like to think its true, and Mel Waters is just keeping it on the DL.

I haven't heard anything lately about this though, so hopefully some new discoveries will be made!

I recently just got into Mel's Hole, and although the story is really intriguing and captures my mind, I find it hard to believe. Mel's original interviews the first two were the most interesting, when he explains the hole originally, and then comes back the second week stating the government has taken it over, however his return a few years later when he gets into coins, time travel, sheep, and seals, is all farfetched.

Also there are some gaps in the story telling and logic, where he originally says he's married, but then he independantly tells a Mel's Hole search group that he's recently married, and going to a honeymoon.

Despite all of that, I'm still really interested in Mel's Hole, I don't know i guess it's just that entire X-Files appeal. Somebody needs to start up some kind of forum for discussion and info.

I have the Mel's Hole episodes of c2c saved, they are, if nothing else, an entertaining story. I feel the story was a guy making some stuff up, but it was still good listening. Anyway, my point:

This hasn't been adressed yet, and it should be.

Originally posted by DCFusion
I thought the whole 'Mel's Hole' thing was proven to be a hoax. I may be wrong, but I thought I heard or read something that said the guy calling himself Mel said the hole was 80,000 feet deep and he knew because he threw a fishing line down the whole. Apparently this statement was presented to a fisherman who said the average fishing line is only about 600 feet.

When trying to debunk something like Mel's Hole, please use a little bit of critical thinking. Fishing line can be tied together.

I am not saying that tryingf to debunk something is wrong. I encourage it. But to put forth bogus reasons for somethings being false does nothing but muddy some already unclear waters.

It frustrates me at least.

The guy who made it up finally couldn't stand himself for making up the deception and threw himself into the hole. Unfortunately it was only a foot and a half deep so he got up and joined the Tercio de Extranjeros.

Well, there's a lot of claims made on "Mel's Hole", most I seriously doubt myself. I can see a volcanic hole that deep, as for the rest...well, that's up to you what you believe. But as to the question "what happened to it", this was the most popular reason I found while checking out various links:

The local newspaper the "Tri City Herald" reported that Waters was not listed in the Kittitas County telephone directory or the register of taxpayers, and that authorities in Ellensburg were unable to find any evidence that he was a resident, thus calling into question whether he existed. Kittitas County is a county located in the state of Washington. ... Ellensburg is a city located in Kittitas County, Washington. ...

Subsequently, when light of this finding by authorities, Art Bell and Premier radio networks ceased interviews with Mel and thus ended the saga of Mel's Hole.

Some people claim Mel was created to stir up controversy and inflate ratings.

According to alot of people my ex wife had one of those

Beuler? Beuler?
Oh heck can't blame a guy for tryin' to make a funny

I suppose it's possible but wouldn't having the "railgun" built into the earth limit it's ability to orient itself to a potential target? Seems kinda limited in use in that configuration.