h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

if its in the high hymalayas it might be above the ceiling of helicopters as they need thicker air than planes

Yeah, but google 'helicopter over everest' for a fair few hits! The summaries have it both ways.

Last chance, anyone?

B

No eye deer.

Tell us the answer, O mighty one.

RF

Hang the consequences - Do It

http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2005/08/worlds-largest-diamond-mine.html

The answer is the Mirny(i) Diamond Mine, a ruddy great big hole with a town on the edge in deepest darkest Russia, recently popularised thanks to Google Earth. The town is accessible by permit only, and the only access for visitors is by plane. The runway was cut short by half a mile because of subsidence at the edge of the mine, so all approaches fly right over it. Helicopters, though, are banned after several accidents caused by a sudden lack of ground effect.

Points coming soon.

B

SCORING

TRiG -5 (Post 2, bad joke)
Icy North +2 (Post 11, mentioning a mine, albeit the wrong sort, and being interesting)
Icy North +1 (Post 31, quite interesting)
Taff Agent of Kaos (Post 43, runways)
SWL +1 (Post 45, quite interesting)
Psycorp -5 (Post 72, bad joke)
eloisa -5 (Post 87, bad joke)
RodtheBrit +2 (Post 96, open cast mines)
Psycorp +1 (Post 104, Grand Canyon)

Thanks for playing

B

Thanks Mu Beta

Oh! I read that article a few weeks ago too!

That was worth the wait!

Many thanks, MB.

Minus five for a bad joke?

Have you ever seen Q.I?

-10 for a worse... er... joke?