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After 30 Years of Drilling, Researchers reach Antarctic Lake
- samstave 15y agoWhy did it take 30 years to dig 4km?
- TNO 15y agoBetter article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12275979 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12275979
- jameskilton 15y agoIt's explained quite well in the article. It took that long for the technology to come along that ensures we don't pollute this pristine ecosystem when we breach.
- cperciva 15y agoBecause for the first two decades they were there, they didn't know a lake existed and they weren't drilling.
- alantrick 15y agoDays later, a husky is seen running in the snow from a helicopter.
- LearnYouALisp 15y agoSorry, could you explain that?
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- mih 15y agoI think it's a reference to the opening scene of the movie 'The Thing' starring Kurt Russell. (Spoiler: It's about an alien lifeform which start infecting researchers at a polar research station)
- squid_ca 15y agoIa! Ia! Cthulhu Fhtagn!
- ComputerGuru 15y agoSpecialists [..] predict they will find “the only giant super-clean water system on the planet.” The pristine water will be “twice cleaner than double-distilled water,” they believe. Can anyone shed light on this claim? I understand why it would be clear of pollution, waste, germs, etc. but is there any particular reason it would not contain salts, minerals, etc?
- Lazare 15y agoI think it's almost obligatory to link A Colder War every time this story comes up: http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/stories/colderwar.htm http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/stories/colderwar.htm (Warning: Creepy.)