The grand life which we are living today is the result of the optimal experiments done by intelligent scientists. Although most of the successful experiments have benefitted the world in one way or the other but on the other hand, there were some experiments that could have destroyed the world.

1. Kola Superdeep Borehole

Kola borehole is located within the Arctic circle in the far Northwest corner of Russia. It was the longest & deepest borehole in the world for nearly 20 years. Many Soviet Scientists began drilling the hole in 1970 & they continued drilling till reaching the depth of 40,230 ft in 1989. At first, they planned to bore through the earth’s crust & into upper mantle without knowing what would happen as there were fears of seismic disaster upon the world. One of the unexpected finds was 24 different species of microfossils at 6.7kms below the earth. However, the project was abandoned as the rock flowed back into the borehole due to temperatures in excess of 350F. In all, we can say that Kola Superdeep borehole was one of the most ambitious as well as dangerous scientific experiments ever performed.

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