Step Inside Australia's Underground Homes

Coober Pedy is a small desert town in Australia where the entire population lives in underground homes. With outside temperatures hovering over 100 degrees, residents made permanent homes in the cooler temperatures of old mine shafts.

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[gamezisefx]

When people say "have you been living under a rock?" And you say, yes.

[jamesbarnousky]

Don't you hate it when you're just walking backwards in the desert and you fall into someone's house?

[tarnisment]

“So where do you live?”
“Oh, you know.... down under”

[Atropos]

Honestly, this just makes a lot of sense in a place where the summers are scorching hot. The sheer amount of electricity alone that is saved from not needing to use air-conditioning must be staggering.

[dynamicphotography_]

This video could have been 30 minutes and covered details like running water, sewer, power, gas, & cable.

[Thomas-Bradley]

Someday in the distant future, this will become an archeological finding, an ancient underground city in the middle of the Australian outback.

[newhorizon]

It's all fun and games for residents; meanwhile the Pizza Delivery Guy stands there scratching his head.

[MotoHikes]

He talks about adding rooms as if it's just him and the lads playing minecraft

[kegonpegs]

I love how much "we can do that" Australians have in their blood

[annies]

This is the most Australian accent I’ve ever heard in my entire life.

[RefugeetheDJ]

Im Australian and i had no idea this even existed... i feel very unaustralian now.

[jeffreygates]

*The world's nations are not prepared for the inevitable apocalypse*

Australia: Observe

[ura]

I am just imaging a neighboring going through someone's wall with a jackhammer because they were adding a baby room.

[BLS]

So, they're living in the land down under the land down under. Fascinating.

[vzbbnir]

Cops in other countries: "Excuse me sir you can't smoke here"
Cops in Australia: _don't like_ you *_blasting in town_*

[ratman-]

Imagine diggin a new room and accidentally diggin into your neighbors room

[nooxle]

We be livin in 2019 while he is living in Minecraft

[subjer]

Saves a lot of money on the energy bills by living underground. I don't know why they don't build more homes underground here in Nevada.

[milomaloney]

“It means white man in a hole” lmao I’m dead 💀 💀 💀

[joeprimal]

Gives new meaning to the phrase "Down under"