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- From: ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Iskandar Taib)
- Subject: Re: Chemical Kiloton Exp/Nuke testing
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- References: <1g2pdqINN3k7@runamok.hal.COM> <1992Dec9.233215.25494@ryn.mro4.dec.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 17:33:32 GMT
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- >In article <1g2pdqINN3k7@runamok.hal.COM>, chuckh@hal.COM (Chuck Heron) writes...
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- >>I would imagine that it would either have to be a _deep_ hole (couple-5 miles?)
- >>or the room/chamber would have to be pretty structurally sophisticated, or both.
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- Drilling a five mile deep hole (26K feet?) is a little bit much
- for present day drilling technology, not to mention the cost.
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- If this were done through oceanic crust you'd be down to mantle.
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