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xkcd #3004: Wells (xkcd.com)

submitted 10 months ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to c/xkcd@lemmy.world

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well well well, if it isn't a new xkcd

You do have to be careful, though--sometimes, instead of water, you hit this free fuel that you can sell for a lot of money instead.

https://explainxkcd.com/3004/

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[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Be careful though. If you keep on digging deeper and deeper, you’ll find magma. That’s not a bad deal either, because you can use that heat to run a geothermal power plant.

[–] Throwaway4669332255@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Idk man I've yet to know anyone who died from drinking magma.

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 5 points 10 months ago

Fair enough. We’re going to assume it’s completely safe until proven otherwise. Vulcanologists can tell you that the viscosity can be pretty high, so there could be a choking hazard though. Further study would be needed to determine the exact nature of potential hazards.