I Fall Through A Hole That Goes Completely Straight Through The Earth: Would I Begin To "Fall-Up" At The Core?

Answer 1

No you would be stuck at the center because that is where gravity will hold you. if you fall up.. that is saying there is no gravity

Answer 2

The answer is a qualified 'Yes" if you can ignore the high temperature of the Earth's core, then an object thrown down or you jumping down the hole that goes throught the diameter of the Earth to the other side will oscillate back and forth from one hole openning to the other hole openning. That's also assuming that there is NO air resistence, but if there is, then eventually the oscillations gets smaller and smaller until you become motionless at the center of the Earth.

BTW, this very same question must have been asked hundreds of times on Yahoo Answer, and I've answered this several times.

Answer 3

You suppose that there is no molten magma at the core and air in the tunnel through which you are travelling. You will reach other end of the earth. Once again, you will fall into the hole and reach your original place. Thus you will oscillate continuously. If any friction due to air occurs, the length of your oscillation gradually decreases and finally you will be held up at the centre of the earth. Then you can not come out. But practically it is not possible.

Answer 4

If this were possible, you would not stop and return to your starting point at the center, because inertia would carry you past the center. You would not begin to "fall up" until you had about reached the other side of the earth. You would then continue to be yo-yoed, in a similar motion as if you were on a string that had just been plucked, to and from the center until eventually an equilibrium was reached leaving you in the center.

Answer 5

You would be melted into oblivion at the core since it really really hot there. Since the center is burning iron core it would attract everything to its center. Let's say you had a supersuit that resists melting and had enough escape velocity to go through the core but eventually you will always be forced to the Earth's center core eventually when you run out of energy. I don't know if that is true but that is what I believe to be the case. Care to do the experiment, any volunteers.

Answer 6

First off, it's impossible because i think the core is liquid, secondly, you'd probably die of thirst or something after falling that long, assuming you don't bash your friggin skull on the side of the shaft. I guess if you can guide your way down, in a tunnel built through the liquid and don't die before getting there, then perhaps, you would eventually start going in a reverse direction after passing the core. Of course, this is fugging impossible.

Answer 7

When you fall through that hole then you always be attracted towards the core
even if you passed through it you will go to the other end due to momentum and then again fall to the core .
this process will continue forever performing periodic motion

Answer 8

you fall down till you reach to the center and then u will stop, the gravity is originally comming from the center of the earth. it has sciencific explanation, but you must know other things before learning about it

Answer 9

firstly, if there WAS a hole that went straight through from the earth's surface then through the core then out the other way, then we're all doomed...

and you'd die...
along with all of us...

Answer 10

Not merely the surface but the entire earth has gravity. You get struck. You can not fall to other side.

Answer 11

you will fall down untill you reach the middle of the earth, then you won't be able to fall down or up or whatever direction. because at that point there's no direction..