Can the earth implode with all of the added weight man has added to the surface?

Question

Over the past 150 years man has produced more concrete and steel than ever before. With huge metropolises canvassing the earth can the added weight cause an implosion of the earth?

Answer 1

technically you cannot not create mass, just alter it, so there is no more mass than before (unless you start including meteors). So I would say no to the implosion :)

Answer 2

There are a couple of ways that humans have added mass to the planet:

1) Moon rocks. These were not here until we brought them from the moon.
2) Creating more humans.

Other mass increases are not human based. Plant growth, from energy from the sun, could also be considered increases in mass.

All in all, however, Daniel is correct, man has not increased the mass of the earth by building anything. They moved the mass from one place to another.

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Answer 3

YES! De[pends on where and how much mass is shifted. Tectonic plates at subduction zones are geologic implosions that take thousands of years. If you stand on the newly created volcanic tubes of Hawaii lava flows you might implode into the hot lava!

Answer 4

okay, I'm gonna explain this slow
there is no weight differential since all of the concrete and steel were processed using the materials found terrestrially, therefore technically there should not be added weight, but merely moved around weight
trust the crust

Answer 5

you cant add mass to the earth without taking stuff from space, if concrete is made the materials were always here, its not gaining and weight.

5 pounds of water
10 pounds of portland cement
5 pounds fly ash
10 pounds sand
10 pounds gravel

equals 40 pounds of concrete, it has the same weight

(just estimates to give a rough idea)

Answer 6

No. And while Danielle is right, it has no bearing on your question because you can change density. Where would it implode to? The core is more dense than the crust... that's why it's at the core.

Answer 7

you gotta be kidding me. where do you think the matter that goes into the making of the concrete and steel and all that comes from? it was here already, we are just re-arranging it. matter is matter is matter. there is no additional weight.

Answer 8

AND JUST WHERE DID THEY GET THE MATERIALS TO MAKE THOSE THINGS THERE LADY? I really don't want to sound like an asshole, but you really should have thought a little more into that question before posting it.

Answer 9

Danielle B has the correct answer!

Answer 10

of course not! theres something called gravity buddy!~