I know this is impossible - at present, so please don't give me that answer. Just say it was possible and they drilled a hole from England to Australia - steel lined with a two foot diameter, what would happen.
Also, if you came up under an Ocean, would all the water drain through?
2006-09-10 19:45:38 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Maybe diamond lined but even then I think the inner temperatures would be too hot. It would be a great way of getting geothermal power. If you had a tube going through the center of the earth you could jump in and you would fall straight to the other side. The gravity would propel you to the center and then slow you down as you started to go to the other side. You would burn to a crisp as you reached the center though. The gravitational pull would create great strain on the tube you created. If the tube is small it would do no noticeable effect to the planet considering you have it sealed to the crust. There is a believe that the center is a solid but that the majority of it is still a magma; which is similar to a fluid and would have to move around your tube.
2006-09-10 20:01:44 · answer #1 · answered by jeff.sadowski 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well WTF man,It is impossible even if we had a drill long enough to reach through the crust.The drill would either melt from the heat of the mantle,Even if we had some sort of super strong material that could resist temperatures of 5,000 degrees for an extended amount of time,the mantle is not solid,So any holes you drilled would quickly close up.Its like when you plunge your fist into water,you displace an amount of water and make a dent in the water that lasts for about half a second.
2006-09-11 01:12:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should drill from the water side first, that way the incoming water will cool the hot magma, allowing you to continue through the other side. It'll cool the interior off so we can at last not have any more techtonic plates shifting around causing earthquakes and volcanoes.
2006-09-10 19:56:32 · answer #3 · answered by Sgt Squid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
assuming the ability to drill a hole and install a pipe that could stand the pressure and temperature of the core of earth (steel is not enough, and as far as I know there is no material that can stand the heat and pressure and not melt) i see no reason why the crust of the earth would collapse.
2006-09-10 19:54:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-26 00:39:15 · answer #5 · answered by owsley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good question...very intelligent, the problem is we will not really know until we try doing it... and because it is impossible to do....logically...it will be impossible to know.....and draining of the water....maybe not.....we dont even spill any of it as we orbit around......lets see gravity...yes.....
2006-09-10 19:50:17 · answer #6 · answered by ♦cat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting question!
I googled your question and found this website.
http://www.gravityms.com/Page%202.htm
Hope it provides some answers to your question=)
2006-09-10 20:02:29 · answer #7 · answered by jtbk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmmmmmm no
2006-09-10 19:51:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋