Comments on: Exploring ancient water http://boingboing.net/2012/02/10/exploring-ancient-water.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 19 May 2013 23:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: hexmonkey http://boingboing.net/2012/02/10/exploring-ancient-water.html#comment-1343946 hexmonkey Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143246#comment-1343946 Are there ice Balrogs? Are there ice Balrogs?

]]> By: mennucc http://boingboing.net/2012/02/10/exploring-ancient-water.html#comment-1343240 mennucc Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143246#comment-1343240 By boring the hole, they reduced the pressure, so the melting temperature point was lowered; when the artic winter will be over and they will be back, lake Vostok will be all freezed :-( By boring the hole, they reduced the pressure, so the melting temperature point was lowered; when the artic winter will be over and they will be back, lake Vostok will be all freezed :-(

]]> By: oasisob1 http://boingboing.net/2012/02/10/exploring-ancient-water.html#comment-1343191 oasisob1 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143246#comment-1343191 Science my ass. Some rich Russian will be drinking that water, bet on it. Science my ass. Some rich Russian will be drinking that water, bet on it.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/02/10/exploring-ancient-water.html#comment-1342852 Antinous / Moderator Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143246#comment-1342852 They've been lubing the hole with kerosene.  Lots and lots of kerosene.  For years.  And the rest of the world has been begging them to stop and wait for hot water drilling technology to catch up. They’ve been lubing the hole with kerosene.  Lots and lots of kerosene.  For years.  And the rest of the world has been begging them to stop and wait for hot water drilling technology to catch up.

]]> By: Romeo Vitelli http://boingboing.net/2012/02/10/exploring-ancient-water.html#comment-1342697 Romeo Vitelli Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143246#comment-1342697  Fortunately, they're not digging in the Arctic.  That's Blob territory... http://www.youtube.com/movie?v=Stwl6Nj_dIc&ob=av1n&feature=mv_sr  Fortunately, they’re not digging in the Arctic.  That’s Blob territory…

http://www.youtube.com/movie?v=Stwl6Nj_dIc&ob=av1n&feature=mv_sr

]]> By: Wreckrob8 http://boingboing.net/2012/02/10/exploring-ancient-water.html#comment-1342666 Wreckrob8 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143246#comment-1342666 I believe there is a British team doing something similar but using boiling water to melt the ice and avoid contamination in Lake Ellsworth, Antarctica. I believe there is a British team doing something similar but using boiling water to melt the ice and avoid contamination in Lake Ellsworth, Antarctica.

]]> By: Stonewalker http://boingboing.net/2012/02/10/exploring-ancient-water.html#comment-1342578 Stonewalker Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143246#comment-1342578 I'm very excited to follow this pursuit but......... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdcvBSRVkUU I’m very excited to follow this pursuit but………

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdcvBSRVkUU

]]> By: semiotix http://boingboing.net/2012/02/10/exploring-ancient-water.html#comment-1342563 semiotix Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143246#comment-1342563 I'm sure the science behind it is legit, but I love that we're protecting the Antarctic environment by pumping it full of Freon, the chlorofluorocarbon responsible for the Antarctic ozone hole.  I’m sure the science behind it is legit, but I love that we’re protecting the Antarctic environment by pumping it full of Freon, the chlorofluorocarbon responsible for the Antarctic ozone hole. 

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