Reactor at Earth's Core?

An anonymous submitter sent in this story suggesting that uranium in the Earth's core may be acting as a giant breeder reactor, generating a large amount of heat and perhaps being responsible for the Earth's magnetic field.

Comments

Let me just get this out of the way...

[tswinzig]

So the earth is sort of like a giant shed in your mother's backyard?

Now what?

[Sentry21]

Anyone want to take bets on how long until some boy scout tries to make a planet in his mother's potting shed?

--Dan

Re:Man, is this article bad.

[NoMoreNicksLeft]

I've always favored Greg Bear's 100ktons of neutronium and anti-neutronium method of planetary doomsday devices. If that isn't very plausible for you though, when I become an official super-villain, I have a much more evil way to destroy Earth.

Yes, I will broadcast 1980's sitcoms 24/7 on every frequency from my death satellites. The plague of suicides should be enough to cause humanity's extinction in a matter of days.

Re:needed for life?

[Glytch]

That would kind of put a new variable into the Drake equation.

Either that, or give plot ideas to Isaac Asimov. Damn Spacers.