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73: Getting to the Bottom of Mel's Hole

2022/8/30
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AJ和Hecklefish讲述了梅尔的洞的故事,一个位于华盛顿州的深不见底的坑洞,里面充满了垃圾,并伴随许多奇怪的现象,例如动物避之不及,无线电信号异常,以及探测不到底部。他们还讲述了梅尔与Art Bell的Coast to Coast AM节目联系,以及政府介入的故事。 梅尔用数千英尺的鱼线探测洞的深度,但始终没有到底。他观察到动物远离洞穴,甚至死去的动物被扔进洞后又复活,但行为异常。 梅尔在Coast to Coast AM节目中讲述了他的故事后,他的房产被美国军方封锁,官方声称发生了飞机失事,但没有任何证据。梅尔还提到他的邻居看到一道黑暗的光束从洞中射出。 在与Art Bell的多次通话中,梅尔讲述了越来越多的离奇事件,包括他接受了一笔巨款离开美国,两年后返回却遭遇了不明事件,以及他与美洲原住民部落和巴斯克人一起在内华达州发现了另一个类似的洞穴。 在内华达州的洞穴中,他们进行了实验,将冰块和羊放入洞中,结果发现冰块发生了变化,羊死后体内出现了一个奇怪的生物。梅尔认为这个经历治愈了他的癌症。 巴斯克人认为这个洞穴是神圣的,并相信洞穴中的生物与他们通过无线电进行交流。 最后,梅尔再也没有出现,留下许多未解之谜。 Art Bell主持的Coast to Coast AM节目为这个故事提供了平台,吸引了大量的听众和猜测。Art Bell本人对故事的真实性持保留态度,但承认这是一个引人入胜的故事,并展现了如何有效地讲述一个都市传说。 Art Bell在节目中引导听众思考故事的各个方面,鼓励他们提出自己的理论,同时保持批判性和同情心。他并没有直接否定或肯定故事的真实性,而是让听众自己去判断。 Art Bell的节目风格也值得关注,他能够在保持故事悬念的同时,引导听众进行批判性思考,并鼓励他们参与讨论。这使得这个故事在多年后仍然被人们津津乐道。

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Mel's Hole is a mysterious pit on his property in Manastash Ridge, Washington, used as a trash dump that never fills up and exhibits strange phenomena like animals avoiding it and radio interference.

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On Mel Waters' property in the Manastash Ridge, west of Ellensburg, Washington, there is a hole in the ground that looks like a well -- but it's not a well.

Like the owners of the property before him, Mel used the hole as a trash dump. His neighbors used it too. Garbage, broken appliances, old tires, everything went in the hole.

After a while, Mel started to wonder: why doesn't it fill up? Then he started to notice other strange things about the hole. His dogs wouldn't go near it. It caused his radio picked up strange signals. And it didn't seem to have a bottom.

Mel's curiosity became an obsession.

Let's see if we can get to the bottom of Mel's hole.


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