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They told Mel that the hole was there for as long as their people were, so at least 200 years. And they consider the hole and the land around it sacred. This hole was just over nine feet wide, just like Mel's. But where Mel's hole had a stone retaining wall of a few feet, the second hole had a metal collar and metal lining down as far as the eye can see. And this hole was warm to the touch.

They told Mel that the hole was there for as long as their people were, so at least 200 years. And they consider the hole and the land around it sacred. This hole was just over nine feet wide, just like Mel's. But where Mel's hole had a stone retaining wall of a few feet, the second hole had a metal collar and metal lining down as far as the eye can see. And this hole was warm to the touch.

You could feel heat all around it. and the metal wouldn't make any sound or vibrate at all. Mel accidentally dropped a tool on the metal collar, and the impact was completely silent. So Mel and the Basque begin their experiments. The first test was they lowered a bucket of ice down into the hole about a thousand feet, and they kept some ice at the surface as a control.

You could feel heat all around it. and the metal wouldn't make any sound or vibrate at all. Mel accidentally dropped a tool on the metal collar, and the impact was completely silent. So Mel and the Basque begin their experiments. The first test was they lowered a bucket of ice down into the hole about a thousand feet, and they kept some ice at the surface as a control.

When the surface ice was melted, they brought the bucket back up. That ice didn't melt at all. And even stranger, the ice was no longer cold to the touch and it wasn't wet. The ice felt like large pieces of salt. So they tried to melt the ice over an open flame.

When the surface ice was melted, they brought the bucket back up. That ice didn't melt at all. And even stranger, the ice was no longer cold to the touch and it wasn't wet. The ice felt like large pieces of salt. So they tried to melt the ice over an open flame.

Nope. It caught fire. Not only that, it continued to burn for months. So they continued sending different amounts of ice down the hole. About two thirds of the time it melted normally, but one third of the time it was transformed. Now, at this point, one of the braver Basque volunteer to go down the hole himself.

Nope. It caught fire. Not only that, it continued to burn for months. So they continued sending different amounts of ice down the hole. About two thirds of the time it melted normally, but one third of the time it was transformed. Now, at this point, one of the braver Basque volunteer to go down the hole himself.

Yeah, everyone agrees that that's not a good idea. So they decided to send down a sheep.

Yeah, everyone agrees that that's not a good idea. So they decided to send down a sheep.

The sheep did not want to go in the hole. The closer it got, the more it tried to kick its way out of its crate. They lowered the crate down the hole to 1,000 feet. At that point, it stopped moving. They felt a humming sensation. They left the sheep down there for 30 minutes and then brought it back up. There was no movement. The crate was unchanged and the sheep looked fine, but it was dead.

The sheep did not want to go in the hole. The closer it got, the more it tried to kick its way out of its crate. They lowered the crate down the hole to 1,000 feet. At that point, it stopped moving. They felt a humming sensation. They left the sheep down there for 30 minutes and then brought it back up. There was no movement. The crate was unchanged and the sheep looked fine, but it was dead.

The Basque, being shepherds, knew how to butcher a sheep, so they brought it to a table for a quick autopsy. Oh, for crying out loud, what are they doing? The first thing that they noticed is that the sheep looked like it was cooked from the inside. And taking up almost the entire cavity of the sheep's body was what Mel described as a giant tumor.

The Basque, being shepherds, knew how to butcher a sheep, so they brought it to a table for a quick autopsy. Oh, for crying out loud, what are they doing? The first thing that they noticed is that the sheep looked like it was cooked from the inside. And taking up almost the entire cavity of the sheep's body was what Mel described as a giant tumor.

Then the tumor starts moving.

Then the tumor starts moving.

Oh!

Oh!

Then they cut the tumor open. No! Inside the tumor is what Mel describes as a fetal seal.

Then they cut the tumor open. No! Inside the tumor is what Mel describes as a fetal seal.