☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 days ago“They’re drilling to the core of the Earth”: China starts a 32,800-foot drill into unexplored layers.farmingdale-observer.comexternal-linkmessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up194arrow-down10cross-posted to: science@lemmy.ml
arrow-up194arrow-down1external-link“They’re drilling to the core of the Earth”: China starts a 32,800-foot drill into unexplored layers.farmingdale-observer.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square25linkfedilinkcross-posted to: science@lemmy.ml
minus-squareFerrous@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·3 days agoUtter madmen. At 200C, hydraulic oil will fry all of the seals that keep it contained. The cooling, the transfer of material back to the surface, the logistics… So cool. I hope they find the surprises they’re looking for.
Utter madmen.
At 200C, hydraulic oil will fry all of the seals that keep it contained. The cooling, the transfer of material back to the surface, the logistics… So cool. I hope they find the surprises they’re looking for.