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  • 2021-12-16 (xsd:date)
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  • Did Pipes Sticking Out of the Ground in the Woods Lead to a Discovery Underneath? (en)
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  • Since at least December 2021, online advertisements have claimed: These Pipes Were Sticking Out of the Ground, This Is What Was Underneath. Upon further inspection, they led to a 69-page slideshow article about two friends and the urban exploration of an underground bunker in northern Germany. The core plot elements were true. However, the seemingly endless article used fictitious names like Mike Peter and Dale Hufford, and appeared to dramatize the otherwise true story. Additionally, we also found YouTube videos titled: Two Guys Noticed These Pipes Sticking Out of the Ground. One of the ads misleadingly showed a completely unrelated picture of two men exploring a field with what may have resembled pipes above the ground: In reality, however, this picture did not show pipes. A red tape dispenser was visible on the ground that was used to mark off various sections of the land. The context of the photograph was that the men were using ground-penetrating radar to inspect an area in an attempt to find a Nazi train carrying gold and diamonds [that] was buried in Poland at the end of the Second World War. (Spoiler alert: They never found it.) Here's the full-size image: Another ad that also mentioned the pipes sticking out of the ground showed the following photograph which, unlike the one above, was not misleading: On May 21, 2014, an Imgur user posted a photo album. It began by mentioning pipes that were sticking out of the ground and ended with the tale of something found underneath, just as teased by the ads. Here are six highlights from the full Imgur album. (We have made corrections on some of the grammar, as English was not this person's first language.) The user ended the slideshow of 30+ photos in the album by writing: Nonetheless, it was the spookiest trip of my life. According to comments from a Reddit post, it might have been an old Soviet bunker from the Cold War. The name and exact location of the bunker in northern Germany were not provided. However, we did find additional resources for any readers who might be interested in learning more. In sum, yes, two friends did find a bunker in northern Germany underneath pipes that were sticking out of the ground. However, we recommend reading the full account on Imgur rather than relying on dramatized versions of the story promoted by online ads. (en)
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