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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

That's interesting. Last year I visited an exhibition in Windischeschenbach / Germany where they drilled a hole that is more than 9000 meters deep to analyze the layers of the soil. There they said that they also penetrated several water basins while drilling that were completely isolated for billions of years. Still they didn't find a single biologist willing to analyze these water samples. The reason that was given to me was that the liquid may contain completely unknown and highly dangerous bacteria, viruses etc.

Permafrost to me is quite similar to these underground water basins in terms of isolation over a long period of time. So that's what I based my original claim on.

But I'm neither an expert in geology nor biology, so I can't judge the potential risk.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I mean, it's not wrong. There is a chance and obviously a scientist might not want responsibility over securing samples properly. It's just the chance of something bad happening is really low and certainly much lower than any doomsday person is making up.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Give it here I'll drink it.

E: Taste identical to Glacial Cherry Gatorade.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Ugh, BORING! They apparently passed up on the opportunity to do real life The Andromeda Strain!