The Soviet Machine That Melts Anything

Uzbekistan. Home of widespread cotton farming, glorious Islamic architecture and a giant solar death ray capable of melting human souls. But... why? What is it? Why is it here specifically? Come with me to a bizarre corner of Central Asia as I complete a quest to find out for myself. And also to eat some boso lagman, though sadly I didn't get that on camera. ------------ Welcome to What On Earth Is This?, a YouTube channel featuring strange and quirky things from around the world that you may not have heard of. Think abandoned engineering marvels, weird funiculars, transit oddities and other bits of history you never wanted to know about... until now. Like and subscribe and all that. Follow me on IG at @WhatOnEarthIsThis CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 01:50 A bit o' history 04:00 Addus breakus 05:24 un lesson d'physics 07:47 To the mountains! 14:29 ENTER THE SOVIET UNION 17:10 A little show just for me 21:11 What's going on now? 22:54 Outro