Weird science
April 12th, 2005 ~ Potpourri for 100, Alex
The mojo of Moho.
Scientists are drilling a hole to the center of the earth. Doesn’t this sound like one of the first chapters of a Stephen King book? Or one of the last chapters of Revelation?
Going up — fasten your seat belts
Fastest elevator in the world Can somebody tell me why we wanted this? Was the wait time for an elevator really knocking us out? On the other other, a supersonic elevator could do a world of hurt. 
Want hash browns with that?
I gotta admit — the only part of this one I care about is the headline.
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April 13th, 2005 at 9:01 pm
Those of us old enough will remember this as a “Weekly Reader’ story; in the 1960’s. Wonder how much money and hours have been spent in the last 40 years trying to do this.