A U.S. scientist and a small band of believers are planning a journey to the Canadian Arctic for what they call "the greatest geological expedition in history." Are they searching for Arctic oil reserves? Documenting evidence of climate change?Not quite. They're looking for a fog-shrouded hole in the Arctic Ocean that leads -- they say -- to the centre of the Earth, where an unknown civilization is lurking inside the hollow core of the planet.This time next year, Kentucky based physicist and futurist Brooks Agnew hopes to board the commercially owned Russian icebreaker Yamal in the port of Murmansk, and to sail into the polar sea just beyond Canada's Arctic islands."Everest has been climbed a hundred times," Mr. Agnew says. "The Titanic has been scanned from stem to stern. [But] this is the first and only expedition to the North Pole opening ever attempted."Mr. Agnew is the latest in a long line of people to peddle the nutty, yet persistent, theory that humans live on the surface of a hollow planet, in which two undiscovered openings, near the North and South poles, connect the outer Earth with an interior realm.In the 17th century, English astronomer and mathematician Sir Edmond Halley, who calculated the orbit of Halley's Comet, advanced hollow-Earth theories, as did German scientist Athanasius Kircher.

More recently the myth has experienced a slight revival, thanks in part to a 2006 book, by American author David Standish, titled Hollow Earth: The long and curious history of imagining strange lands, fantastical creatures, advanced civilizations, and marvellous machines below the Earth's surface.A year before the book was published, a Utah adventure guide named Steve Currey also tried to cash in on the hollow- Earth legend, by organizing an expedition to locate the North polar opening.

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This is ALMOST the perfect scam. Why can't I think of something this clever like this to bilk all that money out of those adventurous people with so much disposable income?

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"Brooks A. Agnew, PhD is a commercial scientist and engineer with more than 17 years of field research in Earth Tomography. He also has 15 years of experience creating more than $500 million in process improvements for numerous industries. His patents have revolutionized photopolymer applications, digital imaging, and high-speed manufacturing processes creating more than 5 thousand jobs. His technology is used on at least two planets to explore for water and other compounds.

He has a BS Degree in Chemistry, an MS Degree in Statistics, and a PhD in Physics. He also graduated as class valedictorian in Entrepreneurial Studies and produced a training video on raising money for non-profit ventures. As a commercial scientist, he has produced thousands of technical papers and numerous patents. He was a featured scientist in the video documentary on HAARP: Holes in Heaven directed by Emmy Award Winning Wendy Robbins. He recently co-authored the two national best selling volumes of The Ark of Millions of Years. He is the featured scientist in the upcoming national Japanese science program Galileo to be aired in May of 2007.

He will also be a speaker at the Conscious Life Expo in Los Angeles, California in February, 2007. He recently wrote and produced a film on the upcoming NPIEE, which has been successful in attracting major documentary networks in supporting the Expedition.

He is currently the leader of the North Pole Inner Earth Expedition (NPIEE), managing trustee of the Phoenix Science Foundation, a board member of the Star Dreams Foundation, and spokesman for the ICIS Peace in Space Initiative to be presented by Dr. Agnew to the United Nations in 2007.

He currently resides in Western Kentucky and hosts the X-Squared Radio program which broadcasts live each Sunday from 6-9PM Eastern time. www.x2-radio.com"

OK Mr. Agnew if you wanted to find out if this is real or not wouldn't you pay for this out of your own pocket rather than gouge everyone involved? This has scandal written all over it, I mean if I was as successful as he claims to be, I would be more than happy to pay everyone's way and hand pick who I wanted to come rather than take a gamble with the highest bidders. This so called "greatest geological expedition in history" has been postponed for over two years now and all because they can't make a profit. C'mon, fess up, say you want their money and take them on a trip that you already know won't deliver the results they want. So, you take your week long trip, collect their money and you don't even have to do a smoke and mirror show because I bet half of the people on that boat will be skeptics anyways! If you wanted the truth so bad than explain to me why you keep canceling when you claim it's the "greatest geological expedition in history"? I don't believe in the Hollow Earth Theory but Steve Currey's idea intrigued me and now after his death, I believe it's become money making scheme and nothing will come from it except a lot of people with empty pockets and an organizer with a full wallet. Shame on you and your pseudo-scientific scam. I'm done here....

It's a money pit.....like Oak Island

are they trying to prove the hollow earth theory. this doesn't make sense at all!

Its pretty lame to say the least... I can't believe how gullible some people are.

shame, shame, double shame. When they get there the guy will be like "There it is!!, Lets jump in!!" and you will never hear of them again... but there will be a conspiracy that they were held prisoner by the inside-earth people. This reminds me of a short story "The Adventures of Hans Pfall" by Edgar Allan Poe, where Hans Pfall makes a journey to the moon in a hot-air ballon. This journey certainley has its fair share of "hot air"!

I hope they have fun. Mean while they should look for Santa Claus whilst the coast guard prepares to haul their froozen @sses back to safety.

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http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/forum_thread.php?id=38661
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Where ever you look... the North Pole looks different.... as do the images of the poles on other planets.... Why???



Some look so obviously digitally altered or like they simply painted over it...

I think it is a good idea to get an answer one way or another..... with the technology we have these days... we could record the whole thing live!!!

This new reality show certainly would pay for itself... and help afford more technological assistance

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