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Aralsor SG-1 (in the Pre-Caspian Basin of west Kazakhstan) and Biyikzhal SG-2 (in Krasnodar Krai), both less than 6,810 metres (22,340 ft) deep, preceded Kola SG-3, which was originally intended to reach 7,000 metres (23,000 ft) deep. [2] Drilling at Kola SG-3 began in 1970 using the Uralmash-4E, and later the Uralmash-15000 series drilling rig.
"Down the rabbit hole" is an English-language idiom or trope which refers to getting deep into something, or ending up somewhere strange. Lewis Carroll introduced the phrase as the title for chapter one of his 1865 novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland , after which the term slowly entered the English vernacular.
In the 1966 Doctor Who spin-off film "Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.", the Daleks have turned Bedfordshire into a giant mine complex, digging a shaft, accessing the Earth's core. They intend to explode a nuclear bomb to destroy the core and turn the hollowed out planet into a giant spaceship.
Every bit as trippy as Season 1 and even more emotionally resonant, Severance’s sophomore run (premiering Friday, Jan. 17; I’ve seen all 10 episodes) dives even deeper into the show’s ...
Like probes sent into outer space, scientific drilling is a technology used to obtain samples from places that people cannot reach. Human beings have descended as deep as 2,212 m (7,257 ft) in Veryovkina Cave , the world's deepest known cave, located in the Caucasus Mountains of the country of Georgia .
The law of holes, or the first law of holes, is an adage which states: "If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging." It is used as a metaphor, warning that when in an untenable position, it is best to stop making the situation worse. [1] [2] The second law of holes is commonly known as: "When you stop digging, you are still in a hole." [3]
[7] [8] Most of the energy contained in the propellant (5 to 100 thousand hp) was spent on the actual digging, while the device lowered itself deeper into the well under its own weight. Tsiferov's device was capable of drilling the well tens of metres deep and 250–1000 mm in diameter, depending on the type of soil.
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