[QUOTE=Bawbag;34212979]This isn't sustainable in the long term though. I mean, cooling the earth's core, slowly.
Then again, the effects wouldn't be seen for a good few hundred years at least, so it can't do much harm.[/QUOTE]
you are a very dumb boy
Plate tectonics ( the process of creating new land and moving the tectonic plates) requires magma to be cooled under the ocean in order to form new rock.
[QUOTE=Twistshock;34213845]Won't it form a cap at one point though?[/QUOTE]
Maybe, but those rocks will still be far hotter than when water boils though.
[QUOTE=Bawbag;34212979]This isn't sustainable in the long term though. I mean, cooling the earth's core, slowly.
Then again, the effects wouldn't be seen for a good few hundred years at least, so it can't do much harm.[/QUOTE]
I don't think you have even begun to conceive of just how massive the earth's mantle is, just how much energy it contains, and just how much heat is made there every second.
[QUOTE=Twistshock;34213845]Won't it form a cap at one point though?[/QUOTE]
The rock on top would just melt again
The last few projects attempting this resulted in big massive failures because they couldn't get the necessary upwards streams clear which resulted in too much pressure, earthquakes and the earth splitting and cracking.
I hope this goes well.
[QUOTE=Twistshock;34213845]Won't it form a cap at one point though?[/QUOTE]
Nah, the molten rock underneath will warm it up. Sort of how plate tectonics is always making new crust and always melting away old crust at the same time. There's no reason why this should harm the core. My concern would be the release of various gasses into the atmosphere if we drill pores into the mantel. Then there's the fact that water vapor and methane is a greenhouse gas, so extremely large scale operations might have a negative impact in that respect.
[QUOTE=OvB;34214098]Nah, the molten rock underneath will warm it up. Sort of how plate tectonics is always making new crust and always melting away old crust at the same time. There's no reason why this should harm the core. My concern would be the release of various gasses into the atmosphere if we drill pores into the mantel. Then there's the fact that water vapor and methane is a greenhouse gas, so extremely large scale operations might have a negative impact in that respect.[/QUOTE] If the air gets too saturated with water vapor though, it will rain more often. so is kind of a win-win. Cheap energy that is unlimited and more water in the air to make it rain more.
[QUOTE=zombini;34214490]If the air gets too saturated with water vapor though, it will rain more often. so is kind of a win-win. Cheap energy that is unlimited and more water in the air to make it rain more.[/QUOTE]
We really need rain in Texas.
BRILLIANT!
How much energy would this make.
[QUOTE=x2yzh9;34214676]How much energy would this make.[/QUOTE]
Over 400,000 watts of energy in 12 seconds.
Why wasn't this thought of earlier?
This is the kind of science that happens when people drink lots of beer.
[QUOTE=Daniel Smith;34214727]Over 400,000 watts of energy in 12 seconds.[/QUOTE]
Where did you get that figure?
Well, it would be one of the most useful methods.
I mean, Steam comes out of it if it's somewhat active
[QUOTE=Contag;34215319]Where did you get that figure?[/QUOTE]
He copied the TF2 'it costs $400,000 to fire this gun for 12 seconds' because he's not funny
[QUOTE=AK'z;34215220]Why wasn't this thought of earlier?[/QUOTE]
It was. It's just and incredibly expensive and dangerous technology.
[QUOTE=Instant Mix;34213099]that's actually a really smart idea. we don't really lose any water , and i somehow doubt it'll freeze the planet's core so this is almost a 100% renewable energy source[/QUOTE]
Instead outsource our energy to the Chinese so they can just buy a bunch of exercise bikes, modify them to generate power, energy sweatshop.
[QUOTE=OvB;34213540]Over 70% of our planet is covered with water, and volcanoes don't have a problem with that one bit.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmMlspNoZMs[/media][/QUOTE]
That.
Is fucking [B][h2]AWESOME[/h2][/B]
[QUOTE=Instant Mix;34213099]that's actually a really smart idea. we don't really lose any water , and i somehow doubt it'll freeze the planet's core so this is almost a 100% renewable energy source[/QUOTE]
You don't really know what's in the Earth's core do you? Or how it works?
Reminds me of what my friend and I do in Minecraft and Terraria, "Project: Give Satan an Enema"
I think I remember hearing something like this from Iceland. Only problem was that there was a potential correlation to increased seismic activity near the drill site. As in the water is acting like a lubricant for the rock. I.E. Possible Earthquake machine.
[QUOTE=Moby-;34212915]Hmmm obsidian[/QUOTE]
I will line the streets with Obsidian blocks, the goblins will have no choice but to siege me now.
[QUOTE=Generic.Monk;34212912]you really have no idea how this works do you[/QUOTE]
[IMG]http://barros.rusf.ru/films/covers/disaster_zone_2006_dvd.jpg[/IMG]
They are going to end up making a lot of cobblestones down there
Use salt-water, receive fresh water and power.
[QUOTE=OvB;34213540]Over 70% of our planet is covered with water, and volcanoes don't have a problem with that one bit.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmMlspNoZMs[/media][/QUOTE]
That is fucking cool
[QUOTE=Bawbag;34212979]This isn't sustainable in the long term though. I mean, cooling the earth's core, slowly.
Then again, the effects wouldn't be seen for a good few hundred years at least, so it can't do much harm.[/QUOTE]
Consider how obscenely large the planets core and mantle are, now grasp that this is a tiny bit of magma being cooled.
At this scale it's like saying that throwing an ice cube at the sun will cause significant cooling.
I would suggest that the budget be increased by a few million in order to buy a bunch of lobsters and stick them in the path of the steam. Then there will be delicious lobster for everybody.
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