“Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth”, wrote Jules Verne, author of Journey to the Center of the Earth. The journey to the center of the Earth is becoming a reality, as scientists are taking on an enormous mission, to drill to the Mantle of the Earth’s core. In the article, “Scientists Plan Billion Dollar Journey To The Center Of The Earth” by Meera Dolasia, researchers and scientists from the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), have created a mission to “Explore the Earth Under the Sea”, and have proposed a billion dollar plan to drill and extract samples from the Earth’s Mantle and to eventually find out more about the planet on which
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For instance, according to the article, the technology to drill to the Mantle is still not advanced enough in order to make the challenge easier. To be specific, as stated in the text, “Added to that is the fact that the drill bits will have to be changed every 50 to 60 hours because the ones presently available in the market get corroded by the ocean’s salt.” This shows that not only do scientists face the challenge of drilling a very small hole from which they will drill to the Mantle, they will also be faced with the dilemma of guiding down the new drill bits accurately and changing them efficiently, as technology is not yet developed enough to ensure an easier drilling process. To add on, scientists will also be faced with the predicament of accurately changing the drill bits, and this is not an easy task. Furthermore, as stated by the author, “Given that the scientists will have to guide down new drill bits accurately through the 30cm wide hole from a ship that is sitting four kilometers above, this could be a little tricky.” This shows that drilling to the Mantle of the Earth is a daunting and complex task, and it is not worth the painstaking effort, where a result in not guaranteed, so the mission should not be funded. To sum up, the mission to drill to the core of the Earth should not be funded because it is very technologically …show more content…
To begin with, as stated in the text, “Finding countries willing to finance the project that they estimate will cost $1 billion USD. Though they have received substantial support from the Japanese Government, the rest of the world has not been as generous so far.” This shows that not many countries are willing to advocate for and fund the mission, which could be an indicator as to why the project should not be financed, and this implies that few people believe that the undertaking will yield guaranteed results. Additionally, this mission is not the first attempt to reach the Earth’s Mantle, as a team of US scientists managed to drill a few meters into to the oceanic crust off Guadalupe Island in 1960, however were not successful. Moreover, the text stated, “…the project did not get much support after his demise and was shut down in 1966…whilst in 2011, oil giant Exxon Mobil managed to go just slightly beyond that…it did not go down vertically and ended up penetrating only the soft sedimentary rocks.” This shows that although there may be funding for the mission, it does not promise results, as it may fail in the middle of the undertaking, and it is not worth the difficulties and challenges that may arise from the mission. To sum up, the mission to drill to the core
For instance, according to the article, the technology to drill to the Mantle is still not advanced enough in order to make the challenge easier. To be specific, as stated in the text, “Added to that is the fact that the drill bits will have to be changed every 50 to 60 hours because the ones presently available in the market get corroded by the ocean’s salt.” This shows that not only do scientists face the challenge of drilling a very small hole from which they will drill to the Mantle, they will also be faced with the dilemma of guiding down the new drill bits accurately and changing them efficiently, as technology is not yet developed enough to ensure an easier drilling process. To add on, scientists will also be faced with the predicament of accurately changing the drill bits, and this is not an easy task. Furthermore, as stated by the author, “Given that the scientists will have to guide down new drill bits accurately through the 30cm wide hole from a ship that is sitting four kilometers above, this could be a little tricky.” This shows that drilling to the Mantle of the Earth is a daunting and complex task, and it is not worth the painstaking effort, where a result in not guaranteed, so the mission should not be funded. To sum up, the mission to drill to the core of the Earth should not be funded because it is very technologically …show more content…
To begin with, as stated in the text, “Finding countries willing to finance the project that they estimate will cost $1 billion USD. Though they have received substantial support from the Japanese Government, the rest of the world has not been as generous so far.” This shows that not many countries are willing to advocate for and fund the mission, which could be an indicator as to why the project should not be financed, and this implies that few people believe that the undertaking will yield guaranteed results. Additionally, this mission is not the first attempt to reach the Earth’s Mantle, as a team of US scientists managed to drill a few meters into to the oceanic crust off Guadalupe Island in 1960, however were not successful. Moreover, the text stated, “…the project did not get much support after his demise and was shut down in 1966…whilst in 2011, oil giant Exxon Mobil managed to go just slightly beyond that…it did not go down vertically and ended up penetrating only the soft sedimentary rocks.” This shows that although there may be funding for the mission, it does not promise results, as it may fail in the middle of the undertaking, and it is not worth the difficulties and challenges that may arise from the mission. To sum up, the mission to drill to the core