It was started as a gag to mark Black Friday, but it also serves as a metaphor for every badly-implemented crowdfunding project you've ever encountered. After all, your money is almost literally going into a pit -- at least you know that you won't get much from this investment. You don't have to sit through months of delays and uncertainty like you would with a 'serious' project. We're just wondering if we should laugh or cry at the size of the hole when it's finished (donations have reached $80,000 as of this writing). As hilarious as it is, what would a truly gigantic hole say about how we spend our cash?

Update: The hole is done. People poured $100,573 into the Holiday Hole, with digging stopping at roughly 2:40PM Eastern. As for the size of the hole? Details are forthcoming, but it's... big. You could likely fit a house inside it with room to spare.

[Thanks, Kristy]