2006-07-23 12:08:57 · 20 answers · asked by jelena85 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
people have already mentioned less land to cut through,but not mentioned the frigged temperature of the ocean could be used to cool your tunnel.
2006-07-23 12:13:47 · answer #1 · answered by biggun4570 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the (ridiculous) movie "The Core", this assertion is made because "The Crust is thinner there." While this might be true, the complications of this endeavor near the crust pale so much in comparison to the those faced later, that if this marginal "advantage" was a real concern, they were dead meat before they even got started.
With current techonology, there is no way to do this.
There was a documentary on TV a while back about how traveling to the deepest parts of the ocean is more costly and difficult than traveling to Mars or the Moon, because of the enormous pressures involved.
Man has spent more time on the Moon then they have at the bottom of the Mariannas Trench, the deepest point of any ocean.
2006-07-23 19:14:34 · answer #2 · answered by Jimee77 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The crust or outer layer of the Earth is thinnest at the ocean bottom, so many people think this would be the best place to start. Actually, this is not true. It would be the best place to get samples of the mantle, but it is still impractical to try to get the to center of the planet.
It would require material harder than diamond to withstand the pressures, and you would have to run a cooling line all the way to your capsule to keep it cool enough to live in. A large radiator filled with refrigerant would be required (and I mean maybe a few square kilometers) just to get a hundred kilometers down.
A system like that would actually be a good power plant.
2006-07-23 19:14:49 · answer #3 · answered by aichip_mark2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Silly. The ocean may be closer but you will have miles of water pressure to deal with. After you break through the crust, you will find magma, molten rock. I cannot tell what you want from this question.
2006-07-23 19:12:14 · answer #4 · answered by Texas Cowboy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think in the very DISTANT future, a good place to start your boring vessel would be as one person already said, starting point:marianas trench. its deeper, cooler, and just better. ALTHOUGH, as you enter the earths magma and what not, you could cause a cataclysmic event such as a volcano or tsunami. So in ther interest of mankinds survival, you might want to take in account all the factors,variables, and geological data you can.
2006-07-23 21:57:17 · answer #5 · answered by gimelessdanger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, because the ocean floor is closer to the center of the earth.
2006-07-23 19:09:48 · answer #6 · answered by Plasmapuppy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What?
You are going to have to deal with thousands of PSI water pressure in the ocean.
Then, what's going to happen when you reach the molten magma? Boiling Water explosion!
Then, the center will have "no gravity" What's up with that?
2006-07-23 19:13:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ocean crust is at minimum 4 miles thick as opposed to other crust which is larger.
2006-07-23 19:11:10 · answer #8 · answered by J D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not possible and starting under miles of ocean water will not make it easier.
2006-07-23 19:10:32 · answer #9 · answered by aka DarthDad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im not sure it is n im not so sure that it can be done bc of the depervation n lack of air supply needed to do so. not to mention the center of the earths core is hot .
2006-07-23 19:11:25 · answer #10 · answered by devil_queen_biatch14 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋