The Mysterious Bottomless Pit – Mel’s Hole

There is so much pseudoscience out in the world, bad facts and figures, it makes it hard to know what’s real. Scam artist use these things to sell magic jewelry and free energy solutions, others make money selling books or movies with much things as the Amityville Horror and people actually put their own heath at risk with useless alternative medicine schemes, like detoxification and reflexology. We haven’t even mentioned the Conspiracy theorists.

Finally, a great podcast that looks at all these common misconceptions with a scientific approach, with real data to support conclusions. It is amazing how much people believe just because it is in print.

In eastern Washington state is said to be a mysterious bottomless pit called Mel’s Hole. Mel Waters announced his strange pit to the world on the Coast to Coast AM radio show, and ever since, believers have been scouring the countryside looking for it. Will they find it? – From The Skeptoid Website

Skeptoid #156, June 2 2009 – Host: Brian Dunning