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ddvmor


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Scientists probe 'hole in Earth'
Scientists are to sail to the mid-Atlantic to examine a massive "open wound" on the Earth's surface.
Dr Chris MacLeod, from Cardiff University, said the Earth's crust appeared to be missing across an area of several thousand square kilometres.

The hole in the crust is midway between the Cape Verde Islands and the Caribbean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

The team will survey the area, up to 5km (3 miles) under the surface, from ocean research vessel RRS James Cook.

The ship is on its inaugural voyage after being named in February.

Dr MacLeod said the hole in the Earth's crust was not unique, but was recognised as one of the most significant.

He said it was an "open wound on the surface of the Earth", where the oceanic crust, usually 6-7km thick (3.7-4.3 miles), was simply not there...

..The team intends to use sonar to build up an image of the seafloor and then take rock cores using a robotic seabed drill developed by the British Geological Survey in conjunction with Dr MacLeod.


Don't these guys ever watch the movies? Holes in the earths crust that are explored by scientists can only lead to cries of: "Oh god! We've woken up a hideous briny magma monster that's gonna melt us into salty puddles of goo! Arrrrgh! Arrrrgh! Gurgle!"


-- Edited by ddvmor at 08:43, 2007-03-05

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JonnyStead


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What vague connection are you going to employ to weave yourself into this story then eh? I was thinking you know in a heroic capacity...

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ddvmor


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well... I was planning not to be
The guy with the testosterone overdose is also dead meat.
Along with the guy that is always making jokes

I'm thinking of going down this route:
If you are a stoner among other stoners, be the quiet one or the lovable one. All the other stoners will be killed.

and definitely:
Always be nice to the shy, quiet, unpopular briny magma monster in school.

That way, I have an outside chance of surviving this particular lava fest!



-- Edited by ddvmor at 15:32, 2007-03-05

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