The article blew my mind and set me thinking. Years ago, the Russians dug a hole with the intention of reaching the earth's core. The project was abandoned. What could be the ramifications if different nations start to dug holes with the intention of reaching the earth's core?
Fascinating thought experiment! I think they wouldn't get very far with today's technology. The Kola Superdeep Borehole SG-3 got down 12,000 meters, but the Earth's crust goes down more like 50,000 meters... and it gets harder the further you go down.
It impacts the study of history, sure enough. In a place like England, with thousands of years of history, each new discovery under the ground is a revelation.
The article blew my mind and set me thinking. Years ago, the Russians dug a hole with the intention of reaching the earth's core. The project was abandoned. What could be the ramifications if different nations start to dug holes with the intention of reaching the earth's core?
Fascinating thought experiment! I think they wouldn't get very far with today's technology. The Kola Superdeep Borehole SG-3 got down 12,000 meters, but the Earth's crust goes down more like 50,000 meters... and it gets harder the further you go down.
It impacts the study of history, sure enough. In a place like England, with thousands of years of history, each new discovery under the ground is a revelation.
Or the ancient Americas (including Canada), where evidence of ancient cultures keeps on "cropping up" under our feet. <3
Perhaps human acts are part of life’s evolution…
I was just thinking about all the gardening I've done.
That's a good one. You've personally probably dug an awful lot of stuff up with your own hands! I wonder what that pile would look like today.
Phew. For a brief second, I thought the cops were finally onto me and were sending me an email with all the evidence.
Happy to hear this was merely about us gradually destroying our planet. What a relief.
I'm afraid I've said too much.
You never know what one of my titles will do to your brain on a given day!