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mparlane
on Oct 2, 2012
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The $1 billion mission to reach the Earth's mantle
Reminds me of:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kola_Superdeep_Borehole
"Because Russia"
archon
on Oct 2, 2012
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"Because science isn't always cheap and doesn't always produce immediately obvious benefits."
arbuge
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For some amusing stuff related to the Kola hole, google "well to hell" :-)
Lagged2Death
on Oct 3, 2012
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http://www.damninteresting.com/the-deepest-hole/
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Search:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kola_Superdeep_Borehole
"Because Russia"