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Old 29th Oct 2014, 21:39
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Oh, we're into strong stories now, eh?

In Northern Iceland, in the Krafla region, a magma chamber sits relatively close to the surface. This boils the ground water, and since that water has no way to escape, the pressure builds up. The Icelandic people drill holes in the ground and tap into these high pressure steam chambers to run turbines to produce electricity.

One such drill action went spectacularly wrong, and led to the steam chamber exploding. Bits of the drill were apparently found three kilometers away. Fortunately nobody was hurt.

Krafla - Lonely Planet
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