The Soviets Drilled the Deepest Hole Ever
anarbadalov
16 points
3 comments
August 14, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (2 comments)
m463
relevant (and fun!) xkcd: https://xkcd.com/3266/ (xkcd seems to say deepwater horizon is deeper on an absolute scale)
musicale
they delved too greedily and too deep...