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Kola Superdeep Borehole
- themodelplumber 5y agoAh wow. This is fascinating. The temps got up to 180C/356F when they expected 100C/212F. And then: > The unexpected decrease in density, the greater porosity, and the unexpectedly high temperatures caused the rock to behave somewhat like a plastic, making drilling nearly impossible. Geez, what a thing that must have been to experience. > For the Russian horror film, see Kola Superdeep (film). Yes, please and thank you. Looks like a fun film too. ^^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO6gYI_LXBo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO6gYI_LXBo
- legerdemain 5y ago> In 2007 the scientific team was dissolved and the equipment > was transferred to a private company and partially liquidated. > In 2008 the company was liquidated due to unprofitability > and the site was abandoned. Ah, the time-honored Russian method of privatisation known as "raspil"! I remember reading a Soviet sci-fi novel some time in the 80s in which a pillar of super-rigid exotic matter escapes from a superdeep borehole and causes a short-circuit with the Earth's magnetosphere, destroying electric generators worldwide. It's interesting to read about the possible inspiration for that exotic disaster scenario!