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Iceland To Drill Hole Into Volcano

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the tapping-the-earth-for-energy dept.

G3ckoG33k writes "BBC reports that Iceland will drill a hole into a volcano so it can tap heat from it, which eventually is hoped to produce commercially available energy. From the article: "Twenty years ago, geologist Gudmundur Omar Friedleifsson had a surprise when he lowered a thermometer down a borehole. 'We melted the thermometer,' he recalls. 'It was set for 380C; but it just melted.'". Excuse me, Gudmundur, but how could that ever have been a 'surprise'..."

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  1. Stop me, please... by smoor · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    In Soviet Russia, temperature measures YOU...

  2. Re:Dr. Evil by Cat_Byte · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    And sharks with friggin lasers on their heads!

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  3. Re:Yellowstone park by WindBourne · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I see you are from Crystal Lake. I grew up in Wonder lake. Have not been there since the early 80's. Has it grown a great deal since then?

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  4. Re:Yellowstone park by Bob3141592 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I see you are from Crystal Lake. I grew up in Wonder lake. Have not been there since the early 80's. Has it grown a great deal since then?

    Oh my, yes. You might not recognize much of the area. McHenry county has been the fastest growing county in IL for some time. In just the ten years I've been out here the transformation has been remarkable. I'm not against growth and development, but wish it could be done with a bit more planning and forethought.

    A flyover with Google Earth might be revealing, or upsetting.

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  5. Re:Yellowstone park by WindBourne · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I have looked quickly. Saw and heard the house that we built (5221 E. Lake Shore Drive, 60097) had grown in size (from 7500 ft^2 to ~12000 ft^). Some day down the road, I will have to take a look at it. Is Crystal Lake still racing C-Scows there? use to race them as well as Ice boats there. Kind of weird to hear that how much open water you have lately (use to be, we skate/snowmobile by mid nov. and quit around now; it sounds like it is fairly open water now.

    I hate to admit it, but I do miss the trees. Here in colorado, I love the openiness, but there are days that I can almost hear the whine of a boat motor or the flapping of a sail as it tacks/jibs.

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    I prefer the "u" in honour as it seems to be missing these days.