Why would oil drillers call the Hughes Rock Bit the “rock eater”?

Question

• It blows up dense rocks.
• Its cutting parts look like teeth.
• It chews dense rocks as it drills for oil.
• It drills for oil that is hard to pump out.

Answer 1

Oil drillers call the Hughes Rock Bit the "rock eater" because its cutting parts look like teeth and it chews through dense rocks as it drills for oil.