Drilling Ice (IMAGE) University of Kansas Caption David Besson during his the last big deployment at the South Pole, which required hole drilling using a hot-water drill. Credit David Besson | KU News Service Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.