Planetary Core Tap

[Frankymole]

So this is something like Doctor Who's "Project Inferno" (http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Inferno_Project)? Which was based on a genuine project in the 1960s that got shut down: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Mohole

 

[WistfulD]

Sorel: "Okay then. They're powering this base off of the planet's core."

Nathler: "So... this is also probably part of the base's self-destruct system."

Sorel: "Ahh. You're probably right."

Nathler: "OK, nobody push any big red buttons."

Haha! Silly Robject! Just because they can blow up the planet doesn't mean they make the activation sequence for it a big red... [re-watches Forbidden Planet, where the blow-up-the-planet lever is literally in the children's nursery]...nevermind!