NANCY J
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Anything is possible, it is just unlikely to happen because there would have to be alot of planning an expense, it would probably be the most expensive thing ever built and it would be a target for terrorism, and what would it be used for? trains? It's a great Idea, but in parts of it there would have to be man made toobing because the bottom of the ocean is too deep. and the pressure of the water could possibly collapse it, so a lot of science would need to be involved too to prevent any possible tragedies. |
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Samantha
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its possible but it would be hugely expensive you would have to build underwater cities because cars would need to refuel, but then again it might not be a good idea because the mid atlantic rift is moving europe and america apart as fast as fingernails grow |
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nectar_pepsi
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Well of course it is possible. If all of the scientists and engineers in the world stopped what they are doing right now and focussed their efforts on this instead, then it could probably happen.
It would be easiest to build it in the crust, but it would have still have to be built so that it could withstand high temperatures and tectonic activity at the mid-ocean ridge. If you were going to all this trouble anyway, maybe you could build it as a perfectly straight tube and go right through the mantle, the journey would be shorter this way.
But why? Unless some form of rail transport was invented that could go as fast as an airplane, there would be no point in building it for human transportation purposes. If you wanted faster travel across the Atlantic you would invest in building a faster airplane. However such a tunnel could be useful as a pipeline for goods, or as a more environmentally friendly way of transportation (an electric train over a fossil fuel powered airplane). |
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DJG INC
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It's possible and I have heard they are talking about it. I wouldn't hold my breath though. |
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Hector S
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It may be possible in the future - BUT WE DO NOT WANT IT NOW. It is bad enough having a tunnel joining us to France; let alone having one bunged up with yanks!
Remember your history and Henry 5th, when he said about walling up our Channel Tunnel with French dead! But did we listen?
sorry - English - remembering Agincourt, Waterloo; The Boston Tea Party and how we fought 1914 -1918 (the Yanks 1916<) and 1939 -1945 (the Yanks 1941<) etc etc.
I thought we sent our criminals out to the Colonies 2 hundred years ago . . . . . .Ok sorry we must thank them for potatoes and tobacco, but there again chewing gum and Doctor Pepper . . . . |
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Jeff Hardy Rocks
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Impossible is nothing ! |
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fiona
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Theoretically possible, but then, so is space travel to Jupiter. |
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T M
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Sure it is possible, but it would be much more difficult and more expensive than the chunnel between England and France. Because of the much greater distance between NY and London, building a tunnel is probably not worth the effort (and maintenance). And with the state of the world as it is today, their is too much to risk. |
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Incaman
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probably, but at the cost of a substantial amount of marine life. |
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anoldmick
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Yes, but the expense insures that it'll never be done. |
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whimsy
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Yes it is possible. Deep underwater structures have been done before.
It would be a tremendous effort, and though we are at level of technology that can make it work, it probably won't happen for a long time until it's more cost-effective.
The three largest concerns would be:
1) Funding
2) Engineering the tunnel strong enough to support the weight of all that water (which, for the record, is far, far heavier than you'd think).
3) Getting rid of the huge volume of dirt and rocks that are dug up... most likely back through the tunnel. When you're 1500 miles in, this is a big deal.
They'd tunnel from both New York and London and meet halfway. They'd construct underwater working / living stations for all the workers beforehand. The engineers might even find a creative way to dump the dug-up debris into the deep ocean... but doing this safely would truly be a feat of engineering (because of the dramatic difference in pressure between the tunnel's interior and the deep ocean).
But like I said, this won't happen until it's more cost-effective. A lot more. Which means civilization has to advance enough that the technologies needed to do this are much cheaper. Nanotechnology is already producing unbelievably strong materials... it's only a matter of time (10-20 years) before they can be mass-produced.
They won't begin a project like this (that is, start digging) for at least another 10 years.
edit: Lol @ the two uneducated folk who gave me thumbs down. If only you knew where my answer came from... and if thumbs-down were not anonymous... you would feel silly. :) |
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Kristina
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no. you couldn't tunnel through the bottle of the ocean because there are a lot of volcanoes at the bottom of the ocean |
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Viva La Grenade
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NO, it goes across water, you can't have a tunnel underwater, that's like saying i could dig a hole in California and pop up in China |
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