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How long will it take to drill to the bottom of the Earth's crust?
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∙ 7y ago
It took 19 years to drill 12,262 meters deep. The crust is 30 miles or 50 kilometers deep.
Doing the math:
12,262 meters/19 years = 645.37 meters/year
50 km = 50,000 meters
50,000 meters/645.47 meters/year = 77.47 years
This is assuming technology remains at the current level of mining and drilling.
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