
Jacob Geller
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"Every kid in the world wants to dig a great big hole," said X-Ray. "To China, right?" | Watch all my exclusive videos by joining Nebula at https://go.nebula.tv/jacob-geller Buy my book: https://www.lostincult.co.uk/howagamelives Social media and merch links at https://jacobgeller.com/ Watch my Nebula-Exclusive video on the book and movie “Holes”: https://nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-digging-deep-into-holes Watch THIS video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-a-video-about-digging-a-hole Sources: Amateur treasure hunter plunges 130 feet: https://nypost.com/2024/01/08/news/amateur-treasure-hunter-plunges-130ft-to-his-death-in-hole-he-dug-inside-his-home/ After 40 years' burrowing, Mole Man of Hackney is ordered to stop: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2006/aug/08/communities.uknews The deepest hole we have ever dug: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190503-the-deepest-hole-we-have-ever-dug The Kola superdeep borehole in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4mzEGeMNAI&t=1200s Kola Superdeep Borehole: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/kola-superdeep-borehole?mc_cid=69025636df At 2.8 km down, a 1-of-a-kind microorganism lives all alone: https://phys.org/news/2008-10-km-of-a-kind-microorganism.html Media shown: A Game About Digging A Hole, Motherload, Minecraft, Holes, The Shawshank Redemption, The Core, Fantastic Mr. Fox, God of War II, Dragon’s Dogma II, 1000xRESIST, Neva, Echo Point Nova, Ed, Edd n Eddy, Cookie Clicker, PegIdle, Uzumaki Music Used (Chronologically): Main Theme (SteamWorld Dig), New Heights in El Machino (SteamWorld Dig 2), Heavy Industry HQ (Motherload), Mergo’s Lullaby (Bloodborne), Ending (SteamWorld Dig), Human Resources (Perfect Vermin), Old World (SteamWorld Dig), The Rattlesnake (Holes), Dig It (Holes), Lorena 2 (Red Dead Redemption 2), Outlaws From the West (Red Dead Redemption 2), The Magnificent Four (Sunset Riders), The Sticks-for-Hands Rag (West of Loathing), Stage Clear (Sunset Riders), Ear to the Ground (Hanna Lindgren), Thorofare Hike (Firewatch), Additional music and sound effects from Epidemic Sound Additional footage from Storyblocks and Getty Images Thumbnail and Graphic Design by https://twitter.com/HotCyder Description credit: “Holes” by Louis Sachar
@JacobGeller
4/24/2025For even more hole talk, check out my exclusive video on Nebula (should I rephrase that? no, probably fine): <a href="https://nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-digging-deep-into-holes">https://nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-digging-deep-into-holes</a>
@YourAverageNastyScoundrel
6/16/2026“That’s too damn bad! You keep diggin!”
@Bi_PANic_14
6/10/2026I remember when I was young when I would visit my grandpa, and I was constantly trying to dig holes. Now that we have his old shovel, I'm sometimes still tempted to try.
@danmacarro
6/7/2026I had the experience to did in both PA soil (terribly rocky and clay-ey) that was the worst! And I dug out a whole car parking spot in side of a hill by my house (entire house was above a ravine need creek so had to go in an essentially terrace it). But when I got a place in north carolina it was so much easier! Obviously the sandy soil near Outbanks was super easy, but also soil along Cape Fear south of Raleigh was likewise. I wonder what part of state you were in?
@SPORECRE8
6/6/2026anytime i go to a beach, i always dig a hole big enough for me to stand in. it takes hours, but i always get a thrill anytime i realize "i might be able to fit in this" and then stand in it. holes are so goated.
@VFDbat
6/1/2026hezekiah wakely kinda shit
@Buggy_Jasper
5/30/2026as a kid, me and my siblings loved digging holes in our backyard. as the years went on, our mother got sick of it, and assigned the only allowed 'hole space' to our small sideyard. within a few months, the entire sideyard was a big hole about two feet deep. we made steps and everything. why did we do it? simple. for the love of the game.
@simplylarge6604
5/30/2026so, halve an hour long video about nothing. it is kinda arogant, you think you will understand after spending afternoon with shovel. another theory guy, who thinks he discover something, but lazy enought to actualy try.. lame
@esthersmidt8209
5/29/2026the vertical dirt removal challenge is why post hole diggers exist, a boon when your hole has to stay under a certain width.
@gageemmons4124
5/28/2026And I thought I was the only one with the insatiable urge to dig a random hole/tunnel
@zeNUKEify
5/27/2026I absolutely loved digging like this with my neighborhood friends as a kid
@weirdandwonderfulcabin
5/26/2026Hahaha roots the rebar of the woods. 😂beautiful reversed metaphor.
@B1gB4ll
5/26/2026i dig a lot of holes. i grow my own vegtables so i more or less excavate the entirety of my planting space one in the winter to remove the old plants, and once in the spring to plant another. its fun as hell. i love when the roots hold the shovel so i can put my whole body weight onto the handle. <br><br>its probably not as fun if youre also growing food for other people, because the workload would be so much greater. it also kinda hit me while watching that a lot of people probably have no clue about the logistics of using a shovel. its just so natrual to me now that i didnt think about it
@Cuntypostaldude
5/24/2026<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iQ8dpu-W4k&t=904">15:04</a> kinda condenses the reason I hate reddit in one screenshot. Most don't even try to answer, they just repeat the same tired jokes and try to be THE snarkmaster6000 of the thread
@Cuntypostaldude
5/24/2026There is also a certain chemical that soil releases when dug. Mycobacterium vaccae according to google. It releases serotonin in our brains
@REDSTONENOOB.
5/24/2026<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iQ8dpu-W4k&t=1050">17:30</a> get a ladder, put it in the hole, and keep reminding eachother to keep the walls straight
@REDSTONENOOB.
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@natradvicfire3102
5/22/2026<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iQ8dpu-W4k&t=33">0:33</a> The vast majority of diggers may be men, but the undisputed greatest tunneler of all time is Engineer Kala
@Nacalal
5/22/2026"A corvette that had a spoiler that said 'PENIS EXTENSION'"<br>You know, I appreciate the honesty.
@blobvisfan666
5/21/2026I liked it when the holes made me feel a strange existential dread by the end of the video!
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