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Posted in Oddities by Greg Ross on April 21st, 2009

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Coober_Pedy_underground_house.jpg

The South Australian town of Coober Pedy is the opal capital of the world, but in summer the temperature can reach 104°.

So the residents moved underground. A three-bedroom cave costs about the same as a house, and you don’t need air conditioning.

(Image: Wikimedia Commons)