Earth-shattering news has just come out of Cardiff University.
For the first time ever, geologists are moving to use a drill to penetrate the ocean floor and go from there into the Earth’s mantle. The researchers involved in this momentous project are hoping that the drill will be able to collect samples of the protective matter underlying the planet’s crust and overlaying it’s core and bring them back for further study. While this is certainly an exciting development, the scientists involved are running some very serious risks if they go forward with their plans to drill deep into the Earth.
One of the project’s leaders, Professor Christopher MacLeod, has expressed his desire to use the drill to explore the Moho boundary, a region between crust and the mantle. This area is known for it’s regular seismic activity and is held responsible for triggering numerous earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, potentially putting us on the surface at risk.
See more about the planned drilling into the Earth’s mantle at the link below:
Nothing we make can withstand that kind of heat …
They have been doing this for years
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE?
We go 18000 foot in 12 days!!!
I’m not a scientist but common sense says that’s Is a terrible idea!
Sheldon Cooper: “Geology isn’t a real science!”
“The sky is falling”!
They blame shale blasting for starting earthquakes, but it’s okay to do this? I guess it’s all about whose doing it!
Wonder how many children they could feed with this money they’re spending to possibly destabilize the earth’s crust.
Everything down at that depth is under the same pressure, so drilling into the crust isn’t going to force water gushing into the hole and cause an earthquake. They would have to force the water in at much greater pressure than the surrounding rock is under. They would have to force millions of gallons into the hole at much greater pressure to cause a swelling between rock layers and that could cause an earthquake. This is just a bunch of Henny Pennys running around saying the sky is falling.