Comments on 35 millimeter: The underground houses of Coober Pedy

I think this town is great. My husband told me abo...

2009-09-11T20:02:22.323+05:30

I think this town is great. My husband told me about this so i had to google. My sister and I want to go and visit. I just think this is the best because of it being so different

There are many ideas and methods very often

2009-05-17T20:11:19.861+05:30

There are many ideas and methods very often

Fascinating profile of an unusual way of life - th...

2008-12-31T00:29:22.939+05:30

Fascinating profile of an unusual way of life - thanks for sharing!

like in season 2 in lost. xD

2008-11-27T01:36:31.530+05:30

like in season 2 in lost. xD

Olaboga!!!

2008-11-26T21:15:26.710+05:30

Olaboga!!!

U R GAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111...

2008-11-26T16:03:26.241+05:30

U R GAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

-Ibod Catooga

Chris asked:===============The presence of fans su...

2008-11-26T09:07:08.365+05:30

Chris asked:
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The presence of fans suggests that there might be air quality issues. How do they ventilate the caves?
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Hey, I can answer that! I'm homeless and live in a cave I built in the woods (and have pix to prove it), In the winter it is sealed up as tight as I can make it.

There is PLENTY of oxygen, no matter how tight you seal it. But you ALWAYS need a fan to circulate the air, otherwise the CO2 gathers in one place (like on your head),

The apollo 13 astronauts had to turn off ALL power,including the lights, but they still had to keep a fan on.

-- faye

PS:
I hacked into the power grid and I have my computer and wireless internet in here. I also have a little fridge (like the coober pedy people), A/C, and HDTV (through my PC).

Sometimes I don't come out for two weeks, and once I only knew there was 8" of snowing outside was by looking at the newspaper web site.

If you'd like to see pix of my own cozy techno-cave (and me laying in it naked), here:
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=150103974&blogID=230603034
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A distant relative (second cousin or something) li...

2008-11-26T09:05:31.641+05:30

A distant relative (second cousin or something) lived in Coober Pedy, and I have visited her once. The dugout nature of the town isn't the most odd thing about it - it's the residents. Opal Miners have to pay a shite-load for their claims, so in essence they pay to go to work.
If they get a poor strike, they can actually go into debt.
Crime rate is surprisingly high there - until you realise that most of the crime is people stealing opals from other people's claims.

I used to be a homeless rodeo clown but now I am a...

2008-11-26T08:03:55.766+05:30

I used to be a homeless rodeo clown but now I am a world class magician !

From what I recall there is a small (about 1' diam...

2008-11-26T06:07:37.174+05:30

From what I recall there is a small (about 1' diameter) hole going to the surface to allow the hot air out. Temperatures 'indoors' are 25C all year around while outdoor temps range from 0C to 50C on a summers day/night

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2008-11-26T05:57:42.212+05:30

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I bet they have crappy cell reception.

2008-11-26T05:25:04.231+05:30

I bet they have crappy cell reception.

Wow! Absolutely stunning!http://www.anonymity.at.t...

2008-11-26T04:23:51.935+05:30

Wow! Absolutely stunning!

http://www.anonymity.at.tc

Actually the presence of fans indicates that it ge...

2008-11-26T02:46:15.340+05:30

Actually the presence of fans indicates that it get really hot in Coober Pedy.

http://flickr.com/photos/ds598/99518078/Some more ...

2008-11-26T01:18:21.403+05:30

http://flickr.com/photos/ds598/99518078/

Some more pics of the church.

The Church is Serbian Orthodox. There are a lot o...

2008-11-26T00:17:15.007+05:30

The Church is Serbian Orthodox. There are a lot of migrants in outback Australia.

I wouldnt mind a house like that inour February in...

2008-11-26T00:15:40.171+05:30

I wouldnt mind a house like that in
our February in S.A.

Dorothy

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2008-11-26T00:10:26.080+05:30

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Fans r ther so Obama wont ruin the place.

2008-11-25T23:23:27.603+05:30

Fans r ther so Obama wont ruin the place.

i thought it was greek orthodox as well, though on...

2008-11-25T23:21:51.857+05:30

i thought it was greek orthodox as well, though on closer examination i think what you took to be the iconostasis is actually the entrance of the church...which would mean it isn't necessarily greek orthodox

diafani: What makes you think that's a Greek Ortho...

2008-11-25T22:48:37.600+05:30

diafani: What makes you think that's a Greek Orthodox church?

Why is there a Greek Orthodox church in an Austral...

2008-11-25T21:18:53.795+05:30

Why is there a Greek Orthodox church in an Australian Opal-mining town?

The presence of fans suggests that there might be ...

2008-11-25T21:08:48.691+05:30

The presence of fans suggests that there might be air quality issues. How do they ventilate the caves?

The author of the Obama comment is an idiot, and t...

2008-11-25T20:29:50.819+05:30

The author of the Obama comment is an idiot, and that was completely unnecessary!
I think I would get claustrophobic in there! Still very interesting!

WTF is up with your comment? Anywho, Awesome pics....

2008-11-25T20:00:40.761+05:30

WTF is up with your comment? Anywho, Awesome pics. Thanks for sharing!