Originally posted by Tentickles
Food for thought: Just imagine the pure energy needed to move that amount of earth. When it takes a pit mine years and years to reach a depth of 320
this device did it in mere seconds.
great point, i know back in the 60's they wanted to use them to make a man made harbor
"In 1957, the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission [AEC] established the 'Plowshare Program' to "investigate and develop peaceful uses for nuclear
explosives." In early 1958, the AEC selected a site at the mouth of the Ogotoruk Creek near Cape Thompson, approximately 30 miles southeast of the
Inupiat Eskimo village of Point Hope. Shortly thereafter, they developed plans for an experimental harbor excavation to be called Project Chariot.
Late in 1962, after extensive scientific studies, the AEC announced that it "would defer further consideration of the proposed Chariot experiment,"
due in part to public criticism....
i dont think there was a single resident on board at the time.
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just imagine the meeting, well sir we have moved 300,000,000 tonnes of earth in a few seconds, great
when can we start to use the hole, ohhh in about sixty years, well thats saved us ages thank god for nukes 
