They need to be able to steer drills for all kinds of reasons: https://www.youtu...

		Retric 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Can a Geothermal Startup Vaporize Rock to Drill th... They need to be able to steer drills for all kinds of reasons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAhdb7dKQpU Actual answer seems to be drilling side holes also involves removing the pipe. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43371776