JasonVladimir (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

So simple it's brilliant!

Squatchmichael (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@MasterOfAllPros We are not even close to touching the outer core of the earth. The earth is about 6370 km in radius, so if we drill down even 10km (upper limit of capabilities), that is 100% x 10/6370 < 0.16% of the distance to the core. And the core is kept at high temperature from lithostatic pressure. But what do I know, I am just a geophysicist :)

Keessince1988 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

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pansongrengurenge (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@5random1 not good with this stuffs lol

DaBomb1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I wonder whether the pipes could be broken if there is a bit of seismic activity...that seems like it could be the biggest barrier to this. Drilling holes that deep must be expensive, and tectonic plates can move a great deal during an earthquake.

5random1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@pansongrengurenge You neither understand what is being done, nor how earth's core heat and crust heat function.Try geology 101 and physics 101 (high school courses will be adequate)

pansongrengurenge (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

geothermal will make earth ice age once again

acharad (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@consuma808 Earth's core remains hot as long as the sun exists and earth turns around the sun. - because the sun is also heating that core by magnetic induction energy | And be sure that the total energy that sun gives to earth by induction and light emission is much larger than those risky nuclear thingies. (e.g. it is needed to process 10 tons of non fissile uranium-238 mineral to acquire about 60kgs of fissile uranium-235 and generates 4kgs of waste after usage to keep for 250 years)

kunoization (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

but jesus always said moderation was key