This Soviet Project Was INSANE: Kola Superdeep Borehole

You've probably heard about the Кola Superdeep Borehole. Yes, the one where they drilled so deep into the Earth that they got into hell and heard some terrible sounds of screaming sinners and then a winged demon jumped out of the well and killed everyone. That one. But seriously, in 1997, a well on the Kola Peninsula was included in the Guinness Book of Records as "the deepest human intrusion into the Earth's crust". Its depth was 12,262 meters, an absolute world record. The well was drilled so that scientists and geologists could study the rocks in the earth's interior, and many legends and myths are still associated with it. Today I will tell you why the USSR wanted to drill such a deep hole, how did they manage it and what secrets does the Superdeep Kola Borehole hide?

00:00 - Intro
01:04 - Kola Superdeep vs other boreholes
02:19 - Why the Soviets wanted to drill the deepest hole on Earth?
07:09 - How did they achieve it?
12:24 - Why was it abandoned?

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