3-16 In Search Of... The Money Pit Mystery (aka Captain Kidd)(Part 1 of 2)

[Ihatethisugh1]

Reminds me of the Three Stooges when they dig so deep they can't get out of the hole.

[MrMattieboy123]

This is awesome. Thank you for posting it.

[roseforvendetta]

it was a under ground levi to keep water off that part of the island as ships past the water filled up the shafts once the water came up the surfice it ran out on each side of the island,spilling it back into the ocean,also at high tide

[r5t6y7u8]

Ummm ... exactly how was Capt Kidd (or whoever) supposed to RETRIEVE the treasure they so carefully buried?

[Pez712]

Why not build dams around the water tunnels, pump out any remaining water, use drills and excavation machines to get rid of the blocking layers and ta-da you find the "treasure". Its 2011 for fuck sake. Why hasnt the "treasure" or the bottom been reached yet?

[EasyEs]

I sailed past there a couple of weeks ago....

[CristinaFernandez]

@EasyEs Very cool! I was in Nova Scotia a couple years ago as a geology student, and I tried to get some info on maybe visiting Oak Island, but no dice: it's private property.

Personally, I think the pit is a natural sinkhole. The strata of islands in Mahone are mostly limestone and gypsum/anhydrite...soluble rocks that dissolve away in water, leaving caverns.

Lots and lots of cave-ins are reported there, including one on Oak Island itself that swallowed a herd of cows.

[ZomBStrawberry]

A little alien sent me here...

[Cmitty]

LOL

[doctorzais1]

I am so sick of people using 'lol', enough already!!!!!

[artenman]

@doctorzais1 lol

[cuttock]

You're one heck of a Youtuber, Beautystruck!!!

Thanks...wahhww

dinnnnnnn

Weeeanngggg

Bowwoowwwowwwwww

Thatt's my take on some of the incidental music of this series.

[CristinaFernandez]

@cuttock Ha ha! That's the greatest. It's all buzzes and shriek noises and held synth notes.

[cuttock]

@CristinaFernandez Yeah, I love how this series is so cool, that even though it's "science" is spurious at best, I still love it.

[lowercase18]

they still havent got to the bottom of it!!?

[52969RST]

ark of the covenant

[dolfangirl1]

Why doesn't Leonard "Spock" Nimoy get on his communicator & have Scotty beam

the treasure up?...just wondering.

[cuttock]

@dolfangirl1 LMAO

you crazy mofo

[Strife1969]

Then, when they finally get to the bottom of it, they find a chest. And in the chest, they find a book. And the book is titled "Digging Really Deep Wells For Dummies"

[cuttock]

@Strife1969 LOL!!!

[deltaalpha21074]

Bottom Loine is somebody went to one HE## of alot of trouble to hide something...

My guess it's PRICELESS and took engineers hmmm?FREE MASONS most are big Engineers huh?? well so am I and I say digg theo whole Island up and coffer dam the whole thing literally go layer by layer till that lost thing The Ark is found.

[goldbluntz]

this is how documentaries are done, leonard nimoy on vocals, wild synth background music, the editing, its all ON.

[critterfreek82]

@goldbluntz Hell Yeah!!!

[MindzEnt]

the holy grail is in it

[saveitforyourmama]

I saw this for the first time in school in 1991.

It is such an interesting story and piece of history.

Somebody was smart to set the treasure barriers, They ultimately made this story what it is.

[John6yt]

LOL at the guy trying to stop the ocean flooding in with a shovel

[1980cossie]

When they poured red paint/die down the shaft it came out in three places in the sea, why not plug these three places somehow or can't it be done?

[zk92000]

@1980cossie that would be a good idea. But easier said then done. One of the shafts comes up to the beach area (Smiths Cove), it breaks off into 5 separate 'finger' shafts which come up close to the surface of the beach. Each of these end at so called 'box drains'. You would have to block all 5 of those. Or dig down deep enough to find where they intersect. Then you would have to duplicate that on the other shafts. Either way ALOT of work. But with today's technology it can be done.

[xian090]

jesus the recreation was great, it was like really watching those boy dig that hole.

[chrisbrunok]

lol 0:25 looks like someones taking a leak x)

[13AJJONES]

And really bad eggs,....drink up me hardy's yo ho !

[carcillian]

The amazing construction of the pit and for WHEN it was built ALONE are reason enough to just really get in there with a proper corps of engineering crew and see once and for all what the hell is down there. It's so confounding!

[drafe007]

yo, ho ho and a bottle of rum.

[SilverTounge85]

Thank you! They should start digging again at the money pit, one of these days.

[Cosmickarma2010]

will it ever be released on DVD or Blu-Ray?

[BeavisNacho]

@Cosmickarma2010 Eight Track release scheduled

[EasyEs]

I can see that Island from my buddy's Cottage... There is a tree where they hung a Witch close by near Big Indian lake its very Erie.

[wilhelm1974]

Man this flute player is awesome!

[pete0969wi]

Did Capt. Kidd get the last laugh afterall????

[GAWKINRON70]

THANK YOU beautystruck for posting this and others of the in search of....series. i too grew up watching this show. have often thought of this particular episode, thanks for allowing me to enjoy it again.

[beautystruck]

You are very welcome!

[jakempb]

"the Gibbeted Capt. Kidd,

the Gibbeted Capt Kidd,

They gibbeted 'im,

that's what they did!"

[charlescron]

Well, at least the boys "were careful to be home by dark."

[TheCanadianWanderer]

The music is awesome in this.

[Ardenwolfe]

This has always been my favorite in Search Of episode.

Wolfe

[NSXFiles]

For me, the mystery has finally been solved! "I finally finished what I started by in the late 70's as a kid." I didn't understand it then, but thanks to you, I understand it perfectly now. Thank you very much for posting this ISO episode. It meant a great deal for me. Thanks again.

[beautystruck]

@NSXFiles You're welcome!