In this video, Luke Davidson explores the concept of digging to the center of the Earth. He starts by describing various depths, such as the standard grave depth, the depth of the Paris Catacombs, and the depth of the deepest swimming pool. He then delves deeper, mentioning the depth at which governments bury nuclear waste, the deepest concert ever held, and the deepest part of the Grand Canyon.
As he continues, he reaches the deepest mine on Earth, the Mponeng gold mine in South Africa, which is over 4,000 meters deep. He also mentions the deepest part of the ocean, the Mariana Trench, which is over 11,000 meters deep.
However, Luke notes that humans have dug even deeper, citing the Kola Superdeep Borehole, which reached a depth of over 12,000 meters. This project was an attempt by the Soviet Union to drill through the Earth's crust. The borehole was only 23 centimeters wide and reached temperatures of 180 degrees Celsius, making it impossible to continue drilling.
Finally, Luke mentions the Z44 Chavio oil gas well, which has drilled down to a depth of over 12,000 meters, currently holding the record for the deepest hole ever dug.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. At 1.8 meters down, you arrive at the standard grave depth in Western culture.
2. At 4 meters down, you arrive at the depth of Pharaoh Tewton Commons.
3. At 6 meters below the surface, you've reached the depth where metal detectors can be used.
4. At 12 meters down, you can find the deepest burrows dug by animals, such as the Nile crocodile.
5. The deepest known point that a plant's roots have ever reached is 2 meters down, achieved by a fig tree in South Africa.
6. The deepest river in the world is the Congo River, which reaches a depth of 220 meters.
7. The deepest railway tunnel in the world connects the Japanese islands of Honshu and Hokkaido and reaches a depth of 287 meters.
8. The deepest road tunnel in the world is located in Norway and reaches a depth of 287 meters.
9. The usual distance that governments bury their nuclear waste is 100 meters down.
10. The deepest concert ever held happened at a depth of 1,410 meters in Finland.
11. The deepest lake on Earth is Lake Baikal in Russia, which has a depth of 1,642 meters.
12. The deepest part of the Grand Canyon is 1,857 meters down.
13. The deepest hole ever dug that still has an open sky above it is the Gingham Canyon open pit mine in Utah, which reaches a depth of 970 meters.
14. The deepest hole that you could actually fall into is the Moab Khotsong mine shaft in South Africa, which reaches a depth of 3,132 meters.
15. The deepest part of the ocean is the Mariana Trench, which has a depth of 10,994 meters.
16. The average altitude that a commercial airliner flies at is 11,887 meters.
17. The depth of the Kola Superdeep Borehole is 12,262 meters.
18. The deepest hole that humanity has ever dug is the Z44 Chavio oil gas well, which has drilled down to a depth of 12,376 meters.
19. The Earth's center is located 6,371 kilometers down.
20. The radius of the Earth is approximately 6,371 kilometers.