The 'Hole'
Evidently, Mel discovered an enormous, ominous hole on that stretch of land. He stated that the hole was manmade, or at least made by a humanoid being. He theorized that the hole was extremely old, yet it did not show any signs of aging or deterioration at all.
Let the Measurement Show
Mel claimed that he measured the hole with fishing wire, or at least he tried to. He claimed that he used a mile of fishing wire but had to run to the store to buy more. He had to do that three more times, and he ended up settling with 15 miles of fishing wire. He guessed that the hole was 80,000 feet deep, making it the deepest hole on Earth...