Commander_Data [she/her] to science • 2 years agoDrilling into the molten core of our planet, what could go wrong?external-linkmessage-square43 fedilinkarrow-up147file-text
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minus-squaressjmarx [he/him]hexbear6·2 years agoThat is a badass plan, but geothermal (and that's what this is) always falls through on a large scale because if you're drilling it's a lot cheaper to drill to oil or natural gas (usually both) and transport it than to drill to hot rocks nearby. link
minus-squareEthicalHumanMeat [he/him]hexbear5·edit-22 years agoSo in other words, this will require socialism first. link
That is a badass plan, but geothermal (and that's what this is) always falls through on a large scale because if you're drilling it's a lot cheaper to drill to oil or natural gas (usually both) and transport it than to drill to hot rocks nearby.
So in other words, this will require socialism first.