TheBigDigChallenge

Featuring
Eric Vad, Myles Mustard, Oliver Kazandjieff, Ryan Gilder, and Sam
Hormozian
InthisprojectMyles,Oliver,Ryan,andSamaregoingtofindouthowfarwecan
getinamonth.MylesandOliverarefindingadiggingmachine,andRyan,Eric,and
Samaredoingthesafetyfeatures.Findingtheplacetodig,andfindingouthowtodo
shippingandhandlingisveryimportant.Theplanethatwillbeshippingthebabybertha
istheboeingdreamlifter.
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The Digging Machine

WewillbeusingTheBabyBertha.Itdigsthreemilesadayanditcandigstraightdown
wewillmakeitdown.Itdigs
anestimated35feetofmaterialsadaywhichissoina
monthitcandigabout980ftinamonth(Ifallgoeswell).ItwasmadeinJapanBut,it
wastransportedtoseattl
e.
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The Place of the Dig

WewillbediggingnearLakeEyreinthedryseasonwhenthereisnowater,thelakeis
50ftundersealevelandthewateradds18morefeatbelowsealevelmakingusdig
really68ftundersealevel.Nowtomakesurethatwearesafewewilldiginthedry
season.WewilltransporttheBigBerthatooursitebyaplanethatsplitscalledthe
boeingdreamliftersowecantransportitfromSeattle,Washington(theplacethebaby
berthaismade).Wewillbedigginginthesummer.

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The Expectations / Dangers

Webelievethataswegodowntherockwillgethottersoitwillgetsofterbutit
couldgetthedrillcouldgetstuckandbreakthemachineifitissoftenoughthemettleof
themachinewillalsosoftensothatcouldbeaproblemthatwilldelayourmission.
Anotherthingthatweexpectisincreaseinheatanddeadlygasessowewillneed
gasmasks.Alsoweneedtoprepareforearthquakeswhichcouldinjuresoweneedto
prepareforit.Weareallhopingthatnoneofthosedisastershappen.Wealsohopethat
thegroundwillbeharderratherthanitbeingsoftsothegrounddoesnotgetstuckin
thegearsasIsaid.Wealsoexpectthelayerstobeverythicksothetimeperlayerwill
takealongtimeiftherearelayersthatareveryhardthanwemayblowuptheground
soitwillnotslowusdown.Theexplosivescouldcollapsethetunnelbutthetunnelwill
collapsebyusdigginganyways.Wemayrunintosomenaturalcaveswhichatfirstis
goodbutwemayfallandthatcouldbedisastrousthatsahugedeal.
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Equipment

Theequipmentthatweareusingistheboeingdreamlifterandisgoingtobe

transportingthediggingmachinethethedigsite.Wealsoaregoingtouseairsealed
suitstoprotectusfromharmfulgases,wealsowilluseexplosivesthataresafe.We
alsowilluseexplosivesforrocksthatwillslowusdown.
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Limitations
Thelimitationstoaredigistomakeit

almosttothemantlebecausethemantle
hasmetalsthatareliquidsothemachinedoesnotsinkintheliquidalsothemachine
willmeltintheheatofthemantle(likerubber).Ourgoalistogetasclosetothemantle
aspossible.
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How far can we dig down

Wecandigifallgoestoplanwecouldgo1,048ftundersealevelbutifeverythinggoes
wrongandthereisonlyclayandothersoftmaterialsandthetunnelcollapsesthanwe
mayonlyget300ftto900ftsothatalsoisverygoodinspeedandstrength.Whenwe
havereachedourdigginglimitacranewillpickupthebabyberthaandhoistituptothe
surface
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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,andhelped
Mylesfindthediggingmachineandchoseandputinthecolorofthetitles.
Oliver K
:
Ihelpedfindalargeenoughplanetotransportthedigging
machine.
Ryan G
:
Ihelpedfindtheplacetodig,helpedfindthemachine,alsosafety
featuresandshippingandhandling.
Sam H
:

Ihelpedfindtheplacetodig,helpedfindthemachine,alsosafety
featuresandshippingandhandlingalso,IdidourPrezipresentation.
Myles M
:
Ihelpedfindthediggingmachineandalltheinformationabout
themachineandalsohelpedorganizethedocument

Wealldidourbestandweareallcommittedtoourjobs