Crack in the World story
A team of scientists launch a rocket in the Earth's core to research its geothermal energy but accidentally unleash a cataclysmic destruction that threatens to sever the earth in two.
9 total · 5 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| geothermal energy from Earth's interior | major | A team of scientists devised a way to drill into Earth's core with the goal of generating almost unlimited geothermal power. |
| husband and wife | major | Stephen Sorensen and Maggie Sorensen. |
| nuclear weapons | major | An international consortium of scientists endeavored to use nuclear weapons for the benefit of humankind, but things went awry when their efforts results in the world nearly cracking into pieces. |
| risk taking in the advancement of science and technology | major | Ted Rampion warned Stephen Sorensen that it was too risky to detonate an atomic bomb in the Earth's mantle, but he did it anyway, and it resulted in the world nearly cracking in two. |
| technological risk to civilization | major | A team of scientists detonated a nuclear bomb deep inside the Earth and the planet nearly cracked in two as a result. |
| coping with a terminal illness | minor | Stephen Sorensen was diagnosed with terminal cancer. |
| old flames | minor | Maggie Sorensen and Ted Rampion were romantically involved at some point before she married Stephen Sorensen. |
| the dangers of radioactivity | minor | Dr. Stephen Sorensen's doctor was worried about him over his having been exposed to a large dose of X-rays. |
| the decision to have a child | minor | Maggie Sorensen confided in her husband Stephen that she wanted a baby, but he was not entirely keen on the idea. |