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Drilling to the Center of the Earth

Posted by Zonk on from the watch-out-for-the-lavamen dept.

indylaw writes "Japanese scientists are attempting to explore the centre of the Earth." From the article: "Using a giant drill ship launched next month, the researchers aim to be the first to punch a hole through the rocky crust that covers our planet and to reach the mantle below. The team wants to retrieve samples from the mantle, six miles down, to learn more about what triggers undersea earthquakes, such as the one off Sumatra that caused the Boxing Day tsunami."

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  1. Intrapost dupe by virgil_attack · · Score: 0, Redundant
    Using a giant drill ship launched next month, the researchers aim to be the first to punch a hole through the rocky crust that covers our planet and to reach the mantle below. Using a giant drill ship launched next month, the researchers aim to be the first to punch a hole through the rocky crust that covers our planet and to reach the mantle below.

    Don't the editors even read anything before they post a story these days.... Wait a sec, this is Slashdot.

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  2. Sounds interesting. by senocular · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Sounds interesting. Sounds interesting.

  3. Energy by Mattygfunk1 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Could it be viable to turn the molten into powerful energy source after that? Anyone?

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  4. Article by Andreas(R) · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Something strange about the recursiveness of the article text:

    Using a giant drill ship launched next month, the researchers aim to be the first to punch a hole through the rocky crust that covers our planet and to reach the mantle below. Using a giant drill ship launched next month, the researchers aim to be the first to punch a hole through the rocky crust that covers our planet and to reach the mantle below. Using a giant drill ship....

    RTFA.

  5. Umm. by jasperbg · · Score: 0, Redundant
    Using a giant drill ship launched next month, the researchers aim to be the first to punch a hole through the rocky crust that covers our planet and to reach the mantle below. Using a giant drill ship launched next month, the researchers aim to be the first to punch a hole through the rocky crust that covers our planet and to reach the mantle below.
  6. Re:This article is very interesting. by Lurker+McLurker · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Mod parent funny, mod parent funny

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  7. Re:if i were you by caryw · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I mean it wasn't terrific but I didn't think it was terrible. Plus I like movies where messed up stuff actually happens instead of just people saving it from happening.
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