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honestjohn | 1 year ago

Are you talking about me or the article?

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hinkley|1 year ago

The article. Working a mile down is at the limits of our capabilities. In an emergency situation it’s nearly unobtanium. Like Kernighan’s Law for engineering.

honestjohn|1 year ago

Yeah, it seems nuts. Nuclear submarines have proven our ability to operate a small reactor a km underwater, but under land is much harder.