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I guess I was a little off the mark lol
The world's deepest cave system only extends about a mile downwards. The Taratoga gold mines of South Africa could take you close to the 2-mile mark, but your best bet is to start tunnelling from the Mariana Trench. This is the deepest ocean trench, plunging 7 miles (11km) down under the Pacific Ocean.
you see that on tv last night........ lol well i did, anywayQuote:
Originally Posted by RESiNATE
Yeps, GHoST..lol
It went a little "Blue Peter" in the end, though..I'm not a great fan of supposition in these matters, and when he got 'into the Earth boring craft' at the end, I kinda lost interest. lol..even with the 'sweat' on his brow, to indicate how hot it was..ffs..we're talking about temperatures that are akin to the Sun's surface.
Other than that, though, it was cool to see a representation of how insignificantly we have explored our own planet.
Funnily enough, I turned it off when it got to the 'Earth boring craft' or whatever it was called, too.. only because Stephen King's The Dead Zone was on the other channel... Man, I hate when books get turned into movies or tv shows, and the show doesnt do the book justice.. i mean, Stephen King has written about 50 bestselling books or something, and i guess at least 30 of them have been turned into films or series', but most of them suck lol ah well, im gonna get off my tandem now :pQuote:
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Oh so true, GHoST..books into films dont go!
Like, someone once asked me whether they should read LOTR before goingto see the film.
I recommended that they read the books first, becuase otherwise, you tend to adopt the director's interpretation, which isn't always as good or just as the interpretation that the reader gains.
I dunno whether they followed my advice.
There are sooo many examples of directors' misinterpretation, it's unbelievable!
The Client
Star Wars:Episode 1
LOTR
All the James Bond novels
Bill and Ben
yeah!!! I mean, alot of John Grisham novels have been turned into films.. and ive read nearly all of his books and none of the movies are anywhere near as good.. except, to be honest, The Runaway Jury movie was quite good, and did the book lot of justice..
I gues the problem is, it takes hours, days, even weeks to read a book for some people, but a movie is only a couple of hours long.. in books you get back story, more character development etc etc, so it makes the story seem more realistic.. whereas movies are over in 2 hours, you get no back story, so you dont know anythin about the ppl youre watching.. characters seem more flat and unlifelike, because how much character development can you fit into two hours!?!? lol
dammit dammit dammit
**gets off his tandem for a second time**
maybe i shouldnt smoke anymore for a while lol
so far the Rainmaker is the only book turned movie that I have liked better as a movie. All the others are just so weak compared to their literary counterparts.
and hey, I thought some diamond mine in africa was the deepest yet... oh well. Anyone ever been to the Moaning Caverns here in california? Pretty cool place.
Moaning Caverns?...
You been talking to my ex-wife, Bro?
Isn't somewhere in Africa the only place to have an antipode, guess the other side of the antipode...hehe
Also highest peak in the world, same place...hehe
[QUOTE=Bro DZ]the RainmakerQUOTE]
johnm grisham rocks :D
WahahahahahahaQuote:
Originally Posted by RESiNATE
if she's from nor cal than yeah :p
oh wait, nah, i've never been to the bitching caverns LoL
Ah yes, my mistake lolQuote:
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Lucky for Bro, you'd be scarred for life! :eek:
lol
Howdy RESiNATE,Quote:
Originally Posted by RESiNATE
Okay,I understand now,what you were talking about..tha's mighty deep,for a mine . Whereas,I was talking about drilling depth,with the typical hole in the Austin Chalk,in South Texas,being around 10,200ft -11,100ft max..5286 ft,is one mile. It generally took us about 5 hours to round-trip a drill-bit at that depth..the heat from the earth at that depth,made the drill-pipe and drill-collars,nice and warm in the winter-and miserably hot and steamy-any other time..lol.
Have a good one...Torog
Ah lol
So how is the drill bit made?
Is it in sections?
Like, one section would be (for example) 100ft long, then you'd bolt on further sections to gain the depth?
I would imagine that the amount of torque stresses exerted on the joints, would have been phenomenal!
Interesting, Torog.
:)
Res...
Howdy Res,Quote:
Originally Posted by RESiNATE
Actually,the drill bit is just that , a component in and of it's self..it's less than two feet long,and usually consists of three rotating cones,that mesh together and are tipped with hardened teeth or diamond-tipped teeth. Drilling mud is pumped down the pipe and comes out in three jets that both cut and clean ,the bit and hole. The bit is attached to the collars,which are in sections around 30 feet or so,they serve as weights that help the drilling string,to drill straighter. We did use heavy-duty drill pipe,each section,about 30 feet long,and pulled em out in 90 foot sections,three drill pipes at a time..that's what we call a triple drilling-rig,there are also doubles and singles. The entire assembly of drill-bit,collars and drill-pipe,is called the drill string. The typical weight of a 2 mile string,is around 682,000 lbs..and up. There are deep-well earth rigs that are rated up to a 1,750,000 lbs..they can drill down to 38,000 feet or more.
Have a good one...Torog
Ah, thanks for that Torog...you learn something new everyday lol:D
Thats some high numbers there! :eek:
I wonder if one drilled far enough down, whether you could make yer own Volcanoes lmaooo!
Did you ever get any drill strings snap?
Heck, imagine the tap n die set required to get the bugger back out :eek: