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Petra's remarkable thermal bore cuts through undrillable rock
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- jjcm 5y agoInteresting approach, but I wonder how it handles edge cases - what happens when it encounters pockets of natural gas? What happens when it encounters a water vein and all the water suddenly turns to steam under the high heat?
- ralphhughes 5y agoI wish there was a bit more detail on how they're actually doing this. Is it basically a giant blowtorch? Must use a heck of a lot of energy to cut holes in the larger diameter sizes!