2007-02-02 11:20:20 · 15 answers · asked by This is my username 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
wow... cool question
I guess it all depends on the method of "modern transport" ! I think the fastest way round would be to fly... but fly what !
If you managed to get yourself on a Blackbird SR71 with a top speed of 2200mph then to travel the circumference of Earth (24900 miles) would take approx 11.5hrs.
To travel around the planet the size of the Sun (2,713,406 miles in circumference) it obviously gona take approx 100 times longer so that's just a little over 51 Days (Wow) and that's non stop so refuelling in mid air & thinking about it your gona have to slow down for that eh.
If you got yourself on board a Nasa X-43A that would be even faster with a top speed of nearly 7000mph, think you can work out how long that would take you & if you wanted to go via the space route then the Shuttle should speed things up but I wouldnt say that was "modern transport"
dont forget to fastern your seatbelt !
2007-02-02 12:05:53 · answer #1 · answered by Reproman 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Sun's diameter, and therefore its circumference, is about 100 times that of the earth. If the force of gravity were the same, it would take about 100 times as long to go around it.
2007-02-02 11:33:49 · answer #2 · answered by TitoBob 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just wanted to comment that the person asking the question is just posing this as a theoretical question; What IF the earth was as big as the sun? NOT suggesting flying around the actual sun.
2007-02-02 11:59:28 · answer #3 · answered by baron_von_party 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If this is just a size scaling problem, calculate the circumference of the sun and apply usual velocities of planes, trains, ships, and autos.
However, if the earth were the size of the sun...in *mass*, then the weights of everything would be much increased, so that "modern transport" would be ineffective at moving them, making this question moot.
2007-02-02 11:24:52 · answer #4 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
According to Wikipedia, the circumference of the Sun is about 4 million KM around (more exactly 4,373,000 kilometers).
That translates to approximately 2.7 million miles.
The space shuttle can travel about 18,000 miles per hour in orbit around the Earth.
Therefore, if it had enough fuel, it would take the Shuttle about 150 hours, or about 6 days 6 hours.
2007-02-02 11:27:51 · answer #5 · answered by WonderSlug 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you just mean the distance involved, which is about 3.14 Million miles (based on a suns diameter of 1 Million miles), a present passenger jet would take about 4,831 hours or 201 days, without landing (mid air refueling?)
2007-02-02 11:32:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Look at it this way. The sun contains more than 99% of all the matter in the Solar System.
2007-02-05 09:42:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the gravity would prohibit earth like travels. However, the circumference is abot 2.74 million miles while the earths is about 25,000 miles
2007-02-02 11:38:58 · answer #8 · answered by James O only logical answer D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The earth would weigh if it were larger more so gravity would be greater and as such none of our vehicles would have the power to move, except really strong ones like JCBs and freight trains and even these would move slowly.
2007-02-02 11:26:18 · answer #9 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Modern transportation would be crushed under the gravity.
2007-02-02 11:25:48 · answer #10 · answered by m-t-nest 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋