Depth Records and Measurements

The video explores the depths humanity can reach by digging, starting from shallow graves to the deepest boreholes. It discusses various depths, their significance, and the challenges faced in reaching them. The video highlights the deepest human-made structures, natural formations, and drilling projects, emphasizing the limitations of current technology. It concludes with a perspective on how much further we have to go to reach the Earth's center.

What is the standard grave depth in Western culture?

• 1.8 meters

• 12 meters

• 4 meters

• 6 meters

At what depth was Pharaoh Tutankhamun's tomb discovered?

• 12 meters

• 6 meters

• 4 meters

• 1.8 meters

Which depth marks the deepest known point a plant's roots have reached?

• 105.5 meters

• 122 meters

• 220 meters

• 240 meters

What is the depth of the deepest river in the world, the Congo River?

• 220 meters

• 305 meters

• 240 meters

• 287 meters

Where is the deepest road tunnel in the world located?

• Japan

• Norway

• South Africa

• United States

What is the depth of the deepest known cave on Earth?

• 1,410 meters

• 3,132 meters

• 1,642 meters

• 2,197 meters

At what depth was the deepest concert ever held?

• 3,132 meters

• 2,197 meters

• 1,642 meters

• 1,410 meters

What is the average depth of the oceanic crust beneath the ocean floor?

• 4,000 meters

• 6,000 meters

• 10,994 meters

• 8,848 meters

What is the depth of the Kola Superdeep Borehole?

• 10,994 meters

• 11,887 meters

• 12,262 meters

• 12,376 meters

Which project surpassed the depth of the Kola Superdeep Borehole?

• Moab Khotsong mineshaft

• Z44-Chavyo oil and gas well

• Woodingdean Water Well

• Bingham Canyon Mine