Evil Woody Thoughts
21-11-2004, 05:38
OOC: Previous Volcanic Research (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=371202)
IC: Press Release from the Government of Evil Woody Thoughts
Nearly three NS years ago, Evil Woody Thoughts became one of only three countries to reclaim land by creating artificial volcanic eruptions. This was, and still is, a source of great civic pride for us. The Ministry of Science and Technology wishes to announce the revival of this venerable research program.
We believe that possessing the ability to reclaim land like this on an industrial scale will eventually result in great benefits to Evil Woody Thoughts' economy. We dream of a day when we can sell freshly created archipelagoes to nations experiencing population problems for hundreds of billions of dollars. However, developing our nacent volcanology industry will require a very large initial investment.
Therefore, let it be known, that within 15 NS years, the Ministry of Science and Technology plans to create an island of approximately 90-100 thousand square miles. For comparison purposes, this land area is slightly larger than that of RL Honshu, Japan. This new island will be located along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
We have already developed a seismological explosive suitable for this purpose; however, it is very expensive and has never been manufactured on a large scale. For this reason, this project will cost $750 billion USD per year over the course of the next several years. Most of the expense involved with this project centers on the manufacture of this highly specialized explosive, which in earlier test detonations caused earthquakes that tipped the Richter scale at an impressive 8.4 (and induced the eruption of new volcanoes).
Due to the large expense of this project, the Ministry of Defence has consented to sell rights to military bases on this new island once it is created. However, we will not outsource, under any circumstance, production of our seismological explosives. We will grant the right of extraterritoriality to countries operating military bases on the new island, but this extraterritoriality will only extend to the base itself.
Please direct any questions to the Ministry of Science and Technology.
Addendum regarding pricing of base rights
We will sell land in lots of 1000 acres (1.5625 square miles), at a cost of $175,000,000 USD per lot. Maximum 1,000 lots per country. All lots purchased by a single nation will be contiguous.
If you wish to add the right to store nuclear weapons, it will cost an additional $5 billion USD. This only allows you to store or launch nuclear material; it does not allow you to detonate or test nuclear weapons on the island. This is because radioactive fallout would affect our civilian populations.
However, conventional (non-WMD) weapons testing is allowed within your lot(s), regardless of whether or not you purchased the nuclear rights option.
We will only sell rights to a small number of nations (first come, first serve); after all, we are doing this to claim some land for our overpopulated nation, as well.
TOTAL SALES: 1,103,000 acres (approximately 1,682 square miles) for $198,025,000,000 USD
The government has decided to cap sales at 6,000,000 acres (9,375 square miles).
Update from the Ministry of Science and Technology, 15 NS years later
We are pleased to announce, that after fifteen NS years, we have finally manufactured enough seismic explosives to go forth with this project. Our plan to create economies of scale with industrializing our volcanology capabilities was marginally effective, as we have brought down the cost per megaton by approximately fifteen percent.
That said, it is time for us to proceed to the long-awaited second phase of this project. We will establish deep sea drilling rigs on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge within the next few NS weeks. The nation of Evil Woody Thoughts has also invested considerable resources (part of the overall cost of this project) into drilling reasearch, and we will drill straight to the mantle. This will allow us to plant the seismic explosives under the Earth's crust, where they have their largest effect.
The drilling process will take approximately four NS months. After that, we will drop the explosives down the rigs and remotely detonate them. Our geologists expect that it will take about 6 NS months for the resulting landmass to cool enough for habitability. International observers are welcome to watch the detonation, from a safe distance of course.
After we have solid land to work with, it will take another 2 NS years to slant-drill magma vents. These will drain magma back into the ocean, effectively rendering the volcanoes dormant. Basing rights are still for sale until we have completed this process or meet our quota for land sales, whichever comes first.
Ministry of Science and Technology
Democratic Republic of Evil Woody Thoughts
Press Release from the Ministry of Science and Technology
Last night, at 2200 hours local time, we successfully completed the evacuation of our drilling rigs and successfully remote-detonated our seismic explosives 42,000 feet below the ocean floor. The first mountains have already poked up above sea level, and the volcanoes are still erupting. We expect these eruptions to continue for at least a week.
Preliminary satelite data suggests that the explosives have started the formation of two new mountain ranges, with a valley in between them, similar to the Sierra Madre and Sierra Madre Oriental (RL) mountain ranges in Mexico. Satellite readings suggest that the area between the two mountain ranges will be filled with lava draining off the newly-forming volcanoes, and we expect a highland plateau to form between the two emerging mountain ranges. How the mountains will interact with existing weather patterns remains to be seen, though we expect the soil to be extremely fertile.
All indications are that this island will be slightly larger in area than the original target, probably in the area of 100,000-110,000 square miles. We had not expected to create two separate mountain ranges, and we do not know precisely how this happened. Our geologists surmise that simultaneous detonation of such a large amount of our seismic explosives ripped a new miniature tectonic plate into the Earth's crust. However, as this is the largest volcanology undertaking in the history of homo sapiens, it is impossible to make more precise predictions or observations until the eruptions stop long enough for the land to cool.
Ministry of Science and Technology
Democratic Republic of Evil Woody Thoughts
SURVEY OF WOODYEEN ISLAND COMPLETE!
Well, the lava has finally cooled into hard ground, and while our geologists were conducting the necessary drilling to render the 58 volcanoes dormant (at a total cost of $6.7 trillion USD over 7 NS years--we had cost overruns), they also surveyed the place. Woodyeen Island has been determined to be 102,386 square miles in area. We had a satellite map the topography of Fedayeen Island shortly after the lava cooled. Black is sea level; white would be the equivalent of Mt. Everest. (OOC: Yeah, all I have is Paint, and it sux0rz.)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v115/chair094/volcanicisland.bmp
The highest elevation on Woodyeen Island is Evil Woody Peak, at 16,309 feet.
Ministry of Science and Technology
Democratic Republic of Evil Woody Thoughts
IC: Press Release from the Government of Evil Woody Thoughts
Nearly three NS years ago, Evil Woody Thoughts became one of only three countries to reclaim land by creating artificial volcanic eruptions. This was, and still is, a source of great civic pride for us. The Ministry of Science and Technology wishes to announce the revival of this venerable research program.
We believe that possessing the ability to reclaim land like this on an industrial scale will eventually result in great benefits to Evil Woody Thoughts' economy. We dream of a day when we can sell freshly created archipelagoes to nations experiencing population problems for hundreds of billions of dollars. However, developing our nacent volcanology industry will require a very large initial investment.
Therefore, let it be known, that within 15 NS years, the Ministry of Science and Technology plans to create an island of approximately 90-100 thousand square miles. For comparison purposes, this land area is slightly larger than that of RL Honshu, Japan. This new island will be located along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
We have already developed a seismological explosive suitable for this purpose; however, it is very expensive and has never been manufactured on a large scale. For this reason, this project will cost $750 billion USD per year over the course of the next several years. Most of the expense involved with this project centers on the manufacture of this highly specialized explosive, which in earlier test detonations caused earthquakes that tipped the Richter scale at an impressive 8.4 (and induced the eruption of new volcanoes).
Due to the large expense of this project, the Ministry of Defence has consented to sell rights to military bases on this new island once it is created. However, we will not outsource, under any circumstance, production of our seismological explosives. We will grant the right of extraterritoriality to countries operating military bases on the new island, but this extraterritoriality will only extend to the base itself.
Please direct any questions to the Ministry of Science and Technology.
Addendum regarding pricing of base rights
We will sell land in lots of 1000 acres (1.5625 square miles), at a cost of $175,000,000 USD per lot. Maximum 1,000 lots per country. All lots purchased by a single nation will be contiguous.
If you wish to add the right to store nuclear weapons, it will cost an additional $5 billion USD. This only allows you to store or launch nuclear material; it does not allow you to detonate or test nuclear weapons on the island. This is because radioactive fallout would affect our civilian populations.
However, conventional (non-WMD) weapons testing is allowed within your lot(s), regardless of whether or not you purchased the nuclear rights option.
We will only sell rights to a small number of nations (first come, first serve); after all, we are doing this to claim some land for our overpopulated nation, as well.
TOTAL SALES: 1,103,000 acres (approximately 1,682 square miles) for $198,025,000,000 USD
The government has decided to cap sales at 6,000,000 acres (9,375 square miles).
Update from the Ministry of Science and Technology, 15 NS years later
We are pleased to announce, that after fifteen NS years, we have finally manufactured enough seismic explosives to go forth with this project. Our plan to create economies of scale with industrializing our volcanology capabilities was marginally effective, as we have brought down the cost per megaton by approximately fifteen percent.
That said, it is time for us to proceed to the long-awaited second phase of this project. We will establish deep sea drilling rigs on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge within the next few NS weeks. The nation of Evil Woody Thoughts has also invested considerable resources (part of the overall cost of this project) into drilling reasearch, and we will drill straight to the mantle. This will allow us to plant the seismic explosives under the Earth's crust, where they have their largest effect.
The drilling process will take approximately four NS months. After that, we will drop the explosives down the rigs and remotely detonate them. Our geologists expect that it will take about 6 NS months for the resulting landmass to cool enough for habitability. International observers are welcome to watch the detonation, from a safe distance of course.
After we have solid land to work with, it will take another 2 NS years to slant-drill magma vents. These will drain magma back into the ocean, effectively rendering the volcanoes dormant. Basing rights are still for sale until we have completed this process or meet our quota for land sales, whichever comes first.
Ministry of Science and Technology
Democratic Republic of Evil Woody Thoughts
Press Release from the Ministry of Science and Technology
Last night, at 2200 hours local time, we successfully completed the evacuation of our drilling rigs and successfully remote-detonated our seismic explosives 42,000 feet below the ocean floor. The first mountains have already poked up above sea level, and the volcanoes are still erupting. We expect these eruptions to continue for at least a week.
Preliminary satelite data suggests that the explosives have started the formation of two new mountain ranges, with a valley in between them, similar to the Sierra Madre and Sierra Madre Oriental (RL) mountain ranges in Mexico. Satellite readings suggest that the area between the two mountain ranges will be filled with lava draining off the newly-forming volcanoes, and we expect a highland plateau to form between the two emerging mountain ranges. How the mountains will interact with existing weather patterns remains to be seen, though we expect the soil to be extremely fertile.
All indications are that this island will be slightly larger in area than the original target, probably in the area of 100,000-110,000 square miles. We had not expected to create two separate mountain ranges, and we do not know precisely how this happened. Our geologists surmise that simultaneous detonation of such a large amount of our seismic explosives ripped a new miniature tectonic plate into the Earth's crust. However, as this is the largest volcanology undertaking in the history of homo sapiens, it is impossible to make more precise predictions or observations until the eruptions stop long enough for the land to cool.
Ministry of Science and Technology
Democratic Republic of Evil Woody Thoughts
SURVEY OF WOODYEEN ISLAND COMPLETE!
Well, the lava has finally cooled into hard ground, and while our geologists were conducting the necessary drilling to render the 58 volcanoes dormant (at a total cost of $6.7 trillion USD over 7 NS years--we had cost overruns), they also surveyed the place. Woodyeen Island has been determined to be 102,386 square miles in area. We had a satellite map the topography of Fedayeen Island shortly after the lava cooled. Black is sea level; white would be the equivalent of Mt. Everest. (OOC: Yeah, all I have is Paint, and it sux0rz.)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v115/chair094/volcanicisland.bmp
The highest elevation on Woodyeen Island is Evil Woody Peak, at 16,309 feet.
Ministry of Science and Technology
Democratic Republic of Evil Woody Thoughts