The heart-tugging scenes arrive on schedule, along with the Shakespearean rap number and marching drill.

NEWYORKER: Renaissance Man

Curiosity will likely drill a number of shallow test holes, using the tailings to scrub the metal bit of any contaminants carried from Earth.

BBC: Curiosity Mars rover spins its rock drill

To drill a significant number of deeper wells could cost twice that.

ECONOMIST: Scientists have offered a solution to the arsenic wells

Sirius Minerals was given permission to test drill at a number of sites between Whitby and Scarborough in early 2011.

BBC: Artist's impression of mine buildings site

The number of days it took to drill 10, 000 feet was 6% below plan.

WSJ: As CEO Hayward Remade BP, Safety, Cost Drives Clashed

The number of oil and gas rotary drill operates in the metropolitan region is 14 times the national average.

FORBES: Thunder In Oklahoma City: Creative Class or Oil and Gas?

It was a simple drill: the lineman squaring off against an offensive player who wore the number 76.

NEWYORKER: Offensive Play