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Well for one thing, they didn't know the precise soil and rock types in the hole at various depths until AFTER the hole was drilled - and that affects what instruments you put where.

Really, I mean....what is up with the rabid hatred of and contempt for scientists on FR? I mean the desperate search for any way to take potshots at ANY scientist, even when they're not doing or saying anything having to do with politics, amazes me.

Probably another San Francisco type who doesn't understand that soil (and disagregated schist) can be thousands of feet deep in the Midwest.

In fact, if bedrock was not encountered until 1900 feet, that means we could probably dredge the Mississippi enough to turn it into a deep weather port, or bring back a Northern chunk of the Gulf of Mexico with a beach at Evansville, Indiana.

The possibilities are endless.

Remember, Freepers tend to distrust scientists who fail to claim have a commercial ambition. For them early warning of an earthquake swarm in the Midwest and Central South is not enough.

Oh get off your frickin high horse for once, Strategerist.

This was a 2000 foot well. Are you telling me that no well that DEEP has ever been drilled in that area?

You act like this is deep space exploration. I don't hate scientists. I work with them every day, and I have contempt for people who use my tax money without a plan, and I have no use for blowhards like you.

Really, I mean....what is up with the rabid hatred of and contempt for scientists on FR? I mean the desperate search for any way to take potshots at ANY scientist, even when they're not doing or saying anything having to do with politics, amazes me.

Well, it shouldn't.
40 years ago scientists were.. well, scientists, and they kept their mouths shut outside of their field of expertise.
Now, the phrase "some scientists say" is meaningless; literally. A joke.

Too many "scientists" have become like movie stars. They feel that their little niche makes them experts in everything.

From my perspective, it is time to tell the loudest ones, "Shut up and do science; Discover something beneficial; invent something useful. Figure out how to control the sun".

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I don't know about rabid hatred for scientists, but research grants are made by colleges and governmental departments, that generally end up costing us citizens more money.

Our taxes seem to be thrown at every wonderful proposal that could help "save" us from ourselves. Then these "pseudo" scientists cost us billions in new ways to build our homes, furnishings, appliances, cars and food.

After all the research, we haven't saved a penny for the citizens. In fact, we have to pay each wonderful new state and federal law supporting new standards.

We also get new restrictions caused by the great global warming science, restrictions on our breathing by the anti-smoking nazis, etc., etc., etc.

Worst of all are those wonderful scientists that spend their lives trying to disprove, and thus try to eliminate, the Bible. To me, those people run a close second to the jihadis.

I'm not against measuring earthquakes, but if those scientists could eliminate earthquakes, it would be more helpful. But, that is about as likely as stopping "global warming".

I certainly share your feelings. When I see a thread with with a science-based topic here on FR, I can easily predict what I'll find when I click on it: a bunch of lame jokes and embarrassing ignorance. Very rarely is there any serious and interesting discussion to be found.