1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comScott Bullock Legacy Authorhttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/scottbullock/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Pmks2mEbKT"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/scientists-planning-to-dig-through-earths-crust-in-2020/">Scientists Planning to Dig Through Earth’s Crust in 2020</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/scientists-planning-to-dig-through-earths-crust-in-2020/embed/#?secret=Pmks2mEbKT" width="600" height="338" title="“Scientists Planning to Dig Through Earth’s Crust in 2020” — The Escapist" data-secret="Pmks2mEbKT" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> “Journey to the Outskirts of the Mantle” might not be quite as catchy as the “Center of the Earth,” but it’s still an immense undertaking. While neither the funding nor the technology is there yet, scientists are beginning preparations to tunnel their way through up to 6 kilometers (just under 4 miles) of ocean floor in an attempt to breach the Earth’s crust and reach the mantle bellow. The project, which is planned to begin somewhere around 2020, would not be simply offering loads of people with shovels free pizza and beer to dig a big hole. “This would be […]http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/library/deriv/51/51447.jpg