Comments on: The Deepest Hole http://www.damninteresting.com/the-deepest-hole A collection of Damn Interesting things Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:21:03 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: geonerd http://www.damninteresting.com/the-deepest-hole#comment-25757 geonerd Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:21:31 +0000 #comment-25757 Hi I am a geologist just wanted to comment on a very common misconception: that the Earth's mantle is molten. In fact it is solid crystalline rock all the way down to the core-mantle boundary, the rock is hot and deformable due to the extreme pressure(hence it will flow) but it is not a liquid. Magma only occurs at places where there is an influx of water such as subduction zones which lowers the melting temperature of rocks, or in places where upward motion causes decompression melting such as mantle plumes. Anyway the crust as a whole is not underlain by magma. we know this because both P and S-waves will propagate through the mantle, and S-waves will not pass through liquid. so there is no danger of magma coming up the borehole because there is no magma down there. Hi I am a geologist just wanted to comment on a very common misconception: that the Earth’s mantle is molten. In fact it is solid crystalline rock all the way down to the core-mantle boundary, the rock is hot and deformable due to the extreme pressure(hence it will flow) but it is not a liquid. Magma only occurs at places where there is an influx of water such as subduction zones which lowers the melting temperature of rocks, or in places where upward motion causes decompression melting such as mantle plumes. Anyway the crust as a whole is not underlain by magma. we know this because both P and S-waves will propagate through the mantle, and S-waves will not pass through liquid. so there is no danger of magma coming up the borehole because there is no magma down there.

]]> By: MacAvity http://www.damninteresting.com/the-deepest-hole#comment-25636 MacAvity Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:49:19 +0000 #comment-25636 [quote]Korgmeister said: "You know, I am starting to think we need a category for entries called “Those Wacky Soviets”"[/quote] I second the motion. [quote]Korgmeister said: “You know, I am starting to think we need a category for entries called “Those Wacky Soviets””[/quote]

I second the motion.

]]> By: alandoud http://www.damninteresting.com/the-deepest-hole#comment-25495 alandoud Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:11:02 +0000 #comment-25495 geo-t wrote As far as damaging the earth by drilling a hole – that’s pretty audacious to think that we as humans have that much control. We don’t! We can’t stop volcanoes, we can’t stop the movement of techtonic plates, whatever hole we dig, will eventually be filled back in by acts of nature. God made it that way and he is in control, and if you look at the long history of the earth – you will know this – because God set up the laws that cause the acts of nature. Whoever said, digging a hole would damage the earth has watched way too much TV and suscribed to the media propaganda way too much. Actually we caused an earth quake when water was pumped into a fault meeting magma created steam pressure. As far as God goes we he left us the will to destroy ourselves if we choose. I Love God! Don't you? geo-t
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As far as damaging the earth by drilling a hole – that’s pretty audacious to think that we as humans have that much control. We don’t! We can’t stop volcanoes, we can’t stop the movement of techtonic plates, whatever hole we dig, will eventually be filled back in by acts of nature. God made it that way and he is in control, and if you look at the long history of the earth – you will know this – because God set up the laws that cause the acts of nature. Whoever said, digging a hole would damage the earth has watched way too much TV and suscribed to the media propaganda way too much.

Actually we caused an earth quake when water was pumped into a fault meeting magma created steam pressure. As far as God goes we he left us the will to destroy ourselves if we choose. I Love God! Don’t you?

]]> By: ChuckS http://www.damninteresting.com/the-deepest-hole#comment-25363 ChuckS Sun, 27 Sep 2009 02:02:58 +0000 #comment-25363 Oh I cannot wait for the day when MANKIND will drop the useless PC nonsense and go back to proper terminologies. Great article though. I had a feeling that it would get hotter as it drilled down but that would only make sense since it is believed that there is a molten core here on Earth. Oh I cannot wait for the day when MANKIND will drop the useless PC nonsense and go back to proper terminologies. Great article though. I had a feeling that it would get hotter as it drilled down but that would only make sense since it is believed that there is a molten core here on Earth.

]]> By: geo-t http://www.damninteresting.com/the-deepest-hole#comment-25182 geo-t Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:45:42 +0000 #comment-25182 Ok, just wanted to clear a lot of things up. The Bible (which when referred to is capitalized regardless of your religion but because it is a book) does state that hell is down. Of course from an American perspective this can be quite confusing because what we consider up - the Chinese consider down....so maybe it is symbolic? However, the conditions found when going down far enough might be another symbolism for what Hell might be like? Another religious fact that someone mentioned early on in these posts was The "Flood". It has been questioned where the "wellsprings of the deep" are that could have helped flood the world that the Bible mentioned. I found it interesting to see that water (or equivalent volumes of hydrogen/oxygen) were found in the rocks when they dug deep - just food for thought... There was a scientist who put out the theory that oil is regenerated from something within the crust of the earth and therefore there was a perpetual supply. (maybe one of the links someone listed pointed to this theory - I'm both too lazy and limiting my Internet traversing because I'm not at home). An interesting theory that might coincide with the micro-organisms found deep in the crust. Metric vs Imperial measuring system - I blame the British! As far as damaging the earth by drilling a hole - that's pretty audacious to think that we as humans have that much control. We don't! We can't stop volcanoes, we can't stop the movement of techtonic plates, whatever hole we dig, will eventually be filled back in by acts of nature. God made it that way and he is in control, and if you look at the long history of the earth - you will know this - because God set up the laws that cause the acts of nature. Whoever said, digging a hole would damage the earth has watched way too much TV and suscribed to the media propaganda way too much. Ok, just wanted to clear a lot of things up.
The Bible (which when referred to is capitalized regardless of your religion but because it is a book) does state that hell is down. Of course from an American perspective this can be quite confusing because what we consider up – the Chinese consider down….so maybe it is symbolic? However, the conditions found when going down far enough might be another symbolism for what Hell might be like?
Another religious fact that someone mentioned early on in these posts was The “Flood”. It has been questioned where the “wellsprings of the deep” are that could have helped flood the world that the Bible mentioned. I found it interesting to see that water (or equivalent volumes of hydrogen/oxygen) were found in the rocks when they dug deep – just food for thought…
There was a scientist who put out the theory that oil is regenerated from something within the crust of the earth and therefore there was a perpetual supply. (maybe one of the links someone listed pointed to this theory – I’m both too lazy and limiting my Internet traversing because I’m not at home). An interesting theory that might coincide with the micro-organisms found deep in the crust.
Metric vs Imperial measuring system – I blame the British!
As far as damaging the earth by drilling a hole – that’s pretty audacious to think that we as humans have that much control. We don’t! We can’t stop volcanoes, we can’t stop the movement of techtonic plates, whatever hole we dig, will eventually be filled back in by acts of nature. God made it that way and he is in control, and if you look at the long history of the earth – you will know this – because God set up the laws that cause the acts of nature. Whoever said, digging a hole would damage the earth has watched way too much TV and suscribed to the media propaganda way too much.

]]> By: Mirage_GSM http://www.damninteresting.com/the-deepest-hole#comment-24212 Mirage_GSM Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:18:16 +0000 #comment-24212 Imperial Units use base 12? Let's see... Length: 1 foot = 12 inches - OK so far... 1 yard = 3 feet - not exactly twelve but a part thereof... 1 mile = 1.760 yards - 1.760/12=146,66 Meep! Let's move on to mass... 1 pound = 16 ounces - Nope, no 12 in there. 1 stone = 14 pounds - Nope, nor here either. 1 quarter = 28 pounds - Nope. 1 ton = 2.240 pounds (2.240/12=186,66) Nope. Maybe volume? 1 pint = 20 ounces - Nope. 1 quart = 2 pints or 40 ounces - Nope. 1 gallon = 8 pints or 160 ounces - Nope. OK, as we can see the only relation in Imperial measurements that uses a factor of twelve is that between inches and feet. All others are more or less arbitrary. Now to the claim, that it is "easy as pie" to multiply numbers in base 12. Let's see you work out the solution to the following little problem without use of pen and paper (A=10, B=11): 10A X 26 If you can do that, you understand enough about mathematics that you wouldn't make such a claim. It is not simple to calculate in base 12, because we are all accustomed to use base ten and for everything else we need to adjust. I'm not saying it's impossible to become quite good at it with practice - many people can read binary pretty easily. But base12 is something I guess few people ever use. Imperial Units use base 12? Let’s see…
Length:
1 foot = 12 inches – OK so far…
1 yard = 3 feet – not exactly twelve but a part thereof…
1 mile = 1.760 yards – 1.760/12=146,66 Meep!

Let’s move on to mass…
1 pound = 16 ounces – Nope, no 12 in there.
1 stone = 14 pounds – Nope, nor here either.
1 quarter = 28 pounds – Nope.
1 ton = 2.240 pounds (2.240/12=186,66) Nope.

Maybe volume?
1 pint = 20 ounces – Nope.
1 quart = 2 pints or 40 ounces – Nope.
1 gallon = 8 pints or 160 ounces – Nope.

OK, as we can see the only relation in Imperial measurements that uses a factor of twelve is that between inches and feet. All others are more or less arbitrary. Now to the claim, that it is “easy as pie” to multiply numbers in base 12. Let’s see you work out the solution to the following little problem without use of pen and paper (A=10, B=11):
10A X 26
If you can do that, you understand enough about mathematics that you wouldn’t make such a claim. It is not simple to calculate in base 12, because we are all accustomed to use base ten and for everything else we need to adjust. I’m not saying it’s impossible to become quite good at it with practice – many people can read binary pretty easily. But base12 is something I guess few people ever use.

]]> By: Damn Interested http://www.damninteresting.com/the-deepest-hole#comment-24208 Damn Interested Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:39:32 +0000 #comment-24208 Actually, more heat in the earth is made from friction and pressure than from radiation. Hell isn't below the earth's surface, and yes I'd like to hear where it says that. The measurement system in the US makes more sense than the metric system because it was made for a base-12 number system. Base 12 is far more stable and workable than base 10. This is because instead of just the numbers 2 and 5 that fit into the base, you have 2, 3, 4, and 6. That's twice as many! Multiplying is easy as pie with base 12. Speaking of which, which do you think Mole People like; apple or pumpkin pie? I need to offer 42 pies as sacrifice to appease them, and I don't want to make them angry. Actually, more heat in the earth is made from friction and pressure than from radiation. Hell isn’t below the earth’s surface, and yes I’d like to hear where it says that. The measurement system in the US makes more sense than the metric system because it was made for a base-12 number system. Base 12 is far more stable and workable than base 10. This is because instead of just the numbers 2 and 5 that fit into the base, you have 2, 3, 4, and 6. That’s twice as many! Multiplying is easy as pie with base 12. Speaking of which, which do you think Mole People like; apple or pumpkin pie? I need to offer 42 pies as sacrifice to appease them, and I don’t want to make them angry.

]]> By: LivinOnLava http://www.damninteresting.com/the-deepest-hole#comment-24125 LivinOnLava Sat, 21 Mar 2009 07:17:09 +0000 #comment-24125 Aloha to you Brother Jebadiah, I dont want to change the cool subject here so I wont BUT I will respond to your statement that you say that, "Nowhere in the Bible does it say that Hell is below the Earths surface". I need to let you know that it does. If you are interested let me know. I just wanted to respond without getting into a whole different discussion and stirring things up. On a different topic we have geothermal here on the Island of Hawaii and I believe it supplies about 10% of our needs, perhaps more? Aloha to you Brother Jebadiah, I dont want to change the cool subject here so I wont BUT I will respond to your statement that you say that, “Nowhere in the Bible does it say that Hell is below the Earths surface”. I need to let you know that it does. If you are interested let me know. I just wanted to respond without getting into a whole different discussion and stirring things up. On a different topic we have geothermal here on the Island of Hawaii and I believe it supplies about 10% of our needs, perhaps more?

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