TheBigDigChallenge

Featuring
Eric Vad, Myles Mustard, Oliver Kazandjieff, Ryan Gilder, and Sam Hormozian
InthisprojectMyles,Oliver,Ryan,andSamaregoingtofindouthowfarwecangetina
month.MylesandOliverarefindingadiggingmachine,andRyan,Eric,andSamaredoingthesafety
features.Findingtheplacetodig,andfindingouthowtodoshippingandhandlingisveryimportant.
Theplanethatwillbeshippingthebabyberthaistheboeingdreamlifter.
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The Digging Machine

WewillbeusingTheBabyBertha.Itdigsthreemilesadayanditcandigstraightdownwewillmake
itdown.Itdigs
anestimated35feetofmaterialsadaywhichissoinamonthitcandigabout980ft
inamonth(Ifallgoeswell).ItwasmadeinJapanBut,itwastransportedtoseattl
e.
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The Place of the Dig

WewillbediggingnearLakeEyreinthedryseasonwhenthereisnowater,thelakeis50ftunder
sealevelandthewateradds18morefeatbelowsealevelmakingusdigreally68ftundersealevel.
Nowtomakesurethatwearesafewewilldiginthedryseason.WewilltransporttheBigBerthato

oursitebyaplanethatsplitscalledtheboeingdreamliftersowecantransportitfromSeattle,
Washington(theplacethebabyberthaismade).Wewillbedigginginthesummer.

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The Expectations / Dangers

Webelievethataswegodowntherockwillgethottersoitwillgetsofterbutitcouldgetthe
drillcouldgetstuckandbreakthemachineifitissoftenoughthemettleofthemachinewillalso
softensothatcouldbeaproblemthatwilldelayourmission.Anotherthingthatweexpectisincrease
inheatanddeadlygasessowewillneedgasmasks.Alsoweneedtoprepareforearthquakeswhich
couldinjuresoweneedtoprepareforit.Weareallhopingthatnoneofthosedisastershappen.We
alsohopethatthegroundwillbeharderratherthanitbeingsoftsothegrounddoesnotgetstuckin
thegearsasIsaid.Wealsoexpectthelayerstobeverythicksothetimeperlayerwilltakealong
timeiftherearelayersthatareveryhardthanwemayblowupthegroundsoitwillnotslowusdown.
Theexplosivescouldcollapsethetunnelbutthetunnelwillcollapsebyusdigginganyways.Wemay
runintosomenaturalcaveswhichatfirstisgoodbutwemayfallandthatcouldbedisastrousthatsa
hugedeal.
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Equipment

Theequipmentthatweareusingistheboeingdreamlifterandisgoingtobetransportingthe

diggingmachinethethedigsite.Wealsoaregoingtouseairsealedsuitstoprotectusfromharmful
gases,wealsowilluseexplosivesthataresafe.Wealsowilluseexplosivesforrocksthatwillslowus
down.
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Limitations
Thelimitationstoaredigistomakeit

almosttothemantlebecausethemantlehasmetalsthat
areliquidsothemachinedoesnotsinkintheliquidalsothemachinewillmeltintheheatofthe
mantle(likerubber).Ourgoalistogetasclosetothemantleaspossible.
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How far can we dig down

Wecandigifallgoestoplanwecouldgo1,048ftundersealevelbutifeverythinggoeswrongand
thereisonlyclayandothersoftmaterialsandthetunnelcollapsesthanwemayonlyget300ftto900
ftsothatalsoisverygoodinspeedandstrength.Whenwehavereachedourdigginglimitacrane
willpickupthebabyberthaandhoistituptothesurface
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The Money
$
TheBabyBertha$108,000,000.00
Theshiping:
Theplanedeliversthemachineisthedreamlifter$375,000,000.00
gas$180000.00
Ourplanethere$12,800.00
gas$180000.00
Thesupplies:
Gasmasks$414.00
Firstaidkits$126.00


Fireresistantsuits$831.00
LiebherrLR11350crane$350,000.00
Total$483,386,971.00
Tax$43,504,827.39
GrandTotal$526,891,798.00thatsalotofmoney!

Legend
Eric V
:
Ididexpectations/Dangersandhelpedonplaceofthedig,andhelpedMylesfind
thediggingmachineandchoseandputinthecolorofthetitles.
Oliver K
:
Ihelpedfindalargeenoughplanetotransportthediggingmachine.
Ryan G
:
Ihelpedfindtheplacetodig,helpedfindthemachine,alsosafetyfeaturesand
shippingandhandling.
Sam H
:

Ihelpedfindtheplacetodig,helpedfindthemachine,alsosafetyfeaturesand
shippingandhandling.
Myles M
:
Ihelpedfindthediggingmachineandalltheinformationaboutthemachine
andalsohelpedorganizethedocument

Wealldidourbestandweareallcommittedtoourjobs