(#1) In 1989, Russian Scientists Drilled A 50,000-Foot Hole Into A Peninsula And Broke Into A Cavity
During the Cold War, many countries fought to be the first to drill into the Earth's crust. They were hoping to study the composition of the rock layers below. While other countries stalled or stopped their efforts due to low funding, Russia slowly drilled into the crust.
In 1989, the drilling broke through a cavity in the Earth at an estimated depth of 14.5 kilometers, or approximately 9 miles. The engineers and scientists lowered heat-resistant measurement tools and a microphone into the hole to capture recordings.
(#2) When Researchers Lowered A Microphone Into The Super-Hot Hole, They Recorded Horrific Screams
The microphone recorded nearly 20 seconds of sound from the depths of the hole. The recording, not heard publicly until 2002, captured the wailing and screaming of multiple people.
Allegedly, those at the site heard the sound of despairing souls trapped in hell, screaming out in pain.
(#3) The Cavity Was So Hot, The Microphone Melted After Only 17 Seconds
Legend has it that the temperature in the cavity reached 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, melting the microphone before it could record more than 20 seconds of screaming.
Scientists likened it to a blazing "inferno of fire" in the middle of the Earth, according to reports from the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN).
(#4) Rumors Quickly Spread That The Scientists Had Drilled Directly Into Hell
Whispers from the site's engineers and scientists regarding what they witnessed supposedly spread by word of mouth to the surrounding villages. In 1989, TBN ran a story about the event called "Scientists Discover Hell" on their television channel and in their newsletter.
Other Christian newsletters followed suit, running the story in California, Finland, and Norway.
(#5) Legend Says Many Scientists Immediately Quit The Site After Hearing The Sounds
In the aftermath of the discovery, multiple engineers reportedly walked off of the job site in terror. They allegedly believed hell made itself known to both them and the world, and they wanted to be as far from it as possible.
A few of the workers stayed on site, only to allegedly witness something even more horrifying later on.
(#6) Allegedly, A Plume Of Glowing Gas Erupted From The Hole And Shared A Message From The Devil
According to a Norwegian article sent into TBN - supposedly translated accurately by Åge Rendalen - a bat-shaped plume of smoke flew out of the hole to confront onlookers. After frightening them, it flew across the sky and out of Siberia.
Another account claims that a winged demon emerged from the hole amid a blast of gas, with flames spelling out "I have conquered" in Russian.
(#7) Medics Reportedly Administered Sedatives To Block Witnesses’ Short-Term Memories
Medical staff brought onto the scene allegedly treated witnesses and local townspeople with a medication often administered by the Soviets to people in shock.
This medication eliminated the short-term memory of the engineers, scientists, and locals that witnessed or heard about the portal to hell.
(#8) A Christian Broadcasting Network Touted The Discovery As Proof Of A Physical Hell
TBN received a Finnish article from an evangelist in Texas named R.W. Schambach. This article led the network to run a televised story called "Scientists Discover Hell," which detailed the findings of the drilling in Siberia.
A newsletter containing the story also went out to subscribers. The article fleshed out details concerning a bat-like creature emerging from the hole and flying off into the night. As the world's largest Christian network, TBN's accounts of the story spread to the far corners of the world.
(#9) Unverified Sources And Holes In The Story Led Many To Believe It Was A Hoax
In 1990, Christianity Today ran a story debunking the Well to Hell tale as a hoax. First of all, the Russians did not drill their record-breaking hole in Siberia, but in the Kola Peninsula. Second, there is no microphone or other measurement tool that can withstand temperatures of 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
Furthermore, TBN did not have easily verifiable sources for their stories and did not research them before running their "Scientists Discover Hell" article.
As a final nail in the proverbial coffin, no one could find the alleged recording until 2002.
(#10) In 2002, A Radio Correspondent Shared The Recovered Audio, Reviving The Story
In 2002, the host of Coast to Coast AM, Art Bell, received an email from an anonymous correspondent:
My uncle collected videos on the paranormal and supernatural. He passed away fairly recently... He let me listen to one of the audio tapes that he had on the sounds from hell in Siberia, and I copied it. He received his copy from a friend who worked at the BBC... Attached is that sound from my uncle's tapes.
Bell played the snippet of audio to his audience, bringing the Well to Hell story back to the forefront for internet sleuths and paranormal enthusiasts.
(#11) A Radio Host Tracked Down The Origins Of The Legend From Russia To Finland To California
After receiving multiple requests to investigate the Well to Hell story, Rich Buhler of Christianity Today began looking into its genesis.
In the 1990s, Buhler contacted TBN to determine their original source for the "Scientists Discover Hell" story. They sent him to Texas evangelist R.W. Schambach, who sent them a clipping from a Finnish paper called Ammennusastia. TBN called the paper a "respected newspaper," but when Buhler called the publisher, he discovered Ammennusastia was actually a Christian publication that approached topics with a religious slant.
Ammennusastia's story ran based on the recall of a staff member who cited another Finnish publication, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, as the source. That section of the paper actually allowed readers to write about whatever they liked without substantiation. This particular "letter to the editor" came from a reader who saw the story in a paranormal newsletter.
Adding to the confusion and legend was a Norwegian man, Åge Rendalen, who purposely sent a mistranslated article to TBN that described the demonic creature rising from the hole in plumes of gas.
(#12) Some Believe The Infamous Audio Is A Heavily Edited Clip From A ‘70s Film
After the 2002 release of the alleged clip that recorded the screams of hell's condemned, multiple people listened to the snippet in an effort to either verify or debunk its contents.
One theory proposed that the sounds were actually a looped portion of audio from the 1972 horror movie Baron Blood. A YouTube account called "moscowjade" featured the clip on their channel in 2010, offering that they are Christian and believe in hell, but do think the audio is from the horror flick, not the devil's domain.
Opinions on the origins of the audio are split, though many skeptics agree the clip is looped.
(#13) The Drilling Uncovered Scientific Discoveries That Include Fossils Up To Two Billion Years Old
In reality, the Russian drilling in the Kola Peninsula bore the fruit of multiple scientific and engineering discoveries. Scientists learned that the "Conrad discontinuity" theory was incorrect, as there was no transition from granite to basalt as drilling continued through the Earth's mantle.
Also contrary to popular beliefs of the time, there is water at the 7-mile mark down through the Earth. The temperature also increased at a higher rate earlier in the drilling process than anticipated.
Scientists found fossils and rocks preserved in the Earth that they dated at over 2 billion years old. The fossils are in excellent condition despite the recorded temperature of 356 degrees Fahrenheit.
Russians also developed drilling techniques to simultaneously lessen tool breakage and prevent the destabilization of the hole. The equipment they created and the rules they laid out are still used in drilling today.
The Kola Superdeep Borehole remains the deepest man-made hole on Earth as of 2020, reaching one-third of the distance to the Earth's Baltic crust at 7.5 miles.
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The deepest man-made hole on earth is 40,000 feet deep below the surface. Many countries wanted to be the first country to drill into the earth’s mantle during the Cold War. This Russian ultra-deep borehole was created by the Soviets in the name of science, they tried to understand what the ground is and find oil. Local people said that they could hear the screams of people being tortured in hell, so it was named the well of hell.
Due to the unpredictable conditions of the earth's crust, various reasons led to the suspension of exploration, but this Russian borehole still left many legends. The generator will help to know more about the legendary well of hell.
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