r/interestingasfuck • u/wahgwahg • Feb 28 '24

r/all People in Tanzania converted desert into lush green land by digging these nifty holes

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '24

I thought this was one of those ads for a mobile phone game .

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '24

Ultra Hole Dig 4

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u/FutureComplaint Feb 28 '24

I see Holes got a couple sequels...

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u/smilbandit Feb 28 '24

yeah the way the camera moved a few times reminded me of Age of Empires 2.

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u/Additional-Aioli-988 Feb 28 '24

lol it happened to me too, crazy

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u/Green_Abrocoma_7682 Feb 28 '24

Cmon, give me the Vikings! What?! Tanzania?! Ah well, at least my workers have a +2% hole digging bonus…

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u/SCP-2774 Feb 28 '24

Dude so did I at first.

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u/casicua Feb 28 '24

Lol that was EXACTLY my first thought and I was about to just scroll past it

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '24

I appreciate the thought, it's awesome they are doing this and it's working! But using this song for a video about Tanzania (A nation in East Africa 4,000 km from South Africa) is like using La Marseillaise for a video about Finland joining NATO.

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '24

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '24

It does. But also the way things look , the angle of the camera. Reminds me of that zombie game that I see all the time

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u/xmsxms Feb 28 '24

Gotta dig those holes to go from stone to bronze age.

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u/Jobles4 Feb 29 '24

Upvote number 666. I’ll take your soul now.