Rise and Fall

Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.

William Shakespeare

While a person can’t fall into this hole because it’s too narrow, per this Interesting Engineering article , the Kola Superdeep Borehole “is the deepest point humans have ever made into the Earth.” Why? For some reason, during the space race between the Soviet Union and the United States, who can drill the deepest into the Earth was a challenge. The Russian’s won with a hole over 7.5 miles (~12 kilometers) deep. Why not further? “At these depths, the rock density means that it acts more like a thick plastic than rock, making drilling almost impossible. It has been compared to keeping a pit in the center of a pot of hot soup.”

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William Shakespeare (c. 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England’s national poet and the “Bard of Avon” or simply “the Bard”. His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted.