Pyat and the Wide Hole World

[pyat]

Yesterday, I spent some time in a really big hole. A really big hole! In fact, it's the longest and widest tunnel ever bored through hard rock. A hard rock tunnel, if you will. Ontario's energy minister, Chris Bentley, was taking a tour of the Niagara Tunnel Project. The Tunnel is 10.2 km (6.3 miles) long, 14.5 meters (about 50 feet) in diameter,

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[neebs]

SO COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mar2nee]

So, what is it for?

[shadow_maze]

I think they are pulling more water out of the Niagara River to generate more power, although I've forgotten all the details of why they needed such a long tunnel.

[hossblacksilver]

The future of mankind, living in tunnels underground.

[leonard_arlotte]

That tunnel looks like the barrel of the Death Star's main gun.

Maybe we're going to blow up Neptune, to try to defeat Bruno von Boots once and for all!

[shadow_maze]

Any orcs? Did they accidentally break into the Underdark?