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Hands down the stupidest idea I'm aware of that was actually attempted in reality. I'm honestly not sure what else I could add to this description. I suppose bear in mind, this was probably the *most* rational proposal put forward by Operation Plowshare: the project to find 'peaceful uses for nuclear explosives'. You can find all the sources used here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/kogzqxceo3nm4kzilcpjz/AOUnlH0abD_rMuhxhrpGpQY?rlkey=mebzorqwbaw6ppp0v233dscg6&st=7gqkqgt6&dl=0 Oil rig 3D model by santiagoatencio90: https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/industrial/industrial-machine/oil-rig-7cffcbdd-f001-4a17-b51b-6cf54caf15cd Uranium energy density: https://xkcd.com/1162/ Tools used for this video: DaVinci Resolve for video editing Audacity for Audio Blender for 3D animation Embergen for fire and explosion simulation 00:00 Intro 01:57 Drilling Engineering 101 08:02 Least insane Operation Plowshare Proposal 11:38 Gasbuggy. The Plan 19:37 Gasbuggy. The Execution 25:19 A Successful Failure 30:54 I'll do it again 37:54 How many times do I have to teach you this lesson old man? 40:38 Problem Summary 42:57 Hydraulic Fracturing (how it's done properly) 46:01 Things went a bit wrong 49:52 But wait...there's more! 54:36 Oh no. Oh god no...