<p><pre><code> > In 2007 the scientific team was dissolved and the equipment
> was transferred to a private company and partially liquidated.
> In 2008 the company was liquidated due to unprofitability
> and the site was abandoned.
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Ah, the time-honored Russian method of privatisation known as "raspil"!<p>I remember reading a Soviet sci-fi novel some time in the 80s in which a pillar of super-rigid exotic matter escapes from a superdeep borehole and causes a short-circuit with the Earth's magnetosphere, destroying electric generators worldwide. It's interesting to read about the possible inspiration for that exotic disaster scenario!
Ah wow. This is fascinating. The temps got up to 180C/356F when they expected 100C/212F. And then:<p>> The unexpected decrease in density, the greater porosity, and the unexpectedly high temperatures caused the rock to behave somewhat like a plastic, making drilling nearly impossible.<p>Geez, what a thing that must have been to experience.<p>> For the Russian horror film, see Kola Superdeep (film).<p>Yes, please and thank you. Looks like a fun film too. ^^<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO6gYI_LXBo" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO6gYI_LXBo</a>