2007-03-08 10:07:04 · 12 answers · asked by Kristopher H 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
It is not even theoritically possable! If a hole could be drilled completly though the earths crust to even reach the molten magma, how do you create a hole in a molten liquid? If any technology could do this, then the distance to just the outer area of the earths core would be so great it's not even really comprehendable!
2007-03-08 10:15:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You obviously have little idea the size of the earth.
Also, it gets progressively hotter down there, and anything we could use would melt below a few hundred miles.
And then the pressure would be immense.
Only a handful of people have been to te bottom of the ocean, at around 7 miles deep. In fact more people have walked on the moon.
The Earth is nearly 8000 miles through the centre. I am not sure you quite realise that.
2007-03-08 10:44:48 · answer #2 · answered by nick s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The deepest we have gotten is about 20 miles. What practical purpose is there to go further? equipment gets smashed or melted from the heat and pressure, the molten magma fills up the hole again, and whatever investment you put into this goes to waste. The crust is a great deal thicker that 20 miles anyway; you could probably never get through it.
2007-03-08 12:34:12 · answer #3 · answered by sdsmith326 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many people have tried it. Obviously none of them have done it. There was a very famous French theologian at the turn of the 17th century that thought the earth was hollow, because "why would god waste time putting stuff inside the earth that nobody would ever see." He tried to dig to the the hollow part. He got about 80 feet deep, then the whole collapsed on him burying him alive.
For his sake I hope there is a god.
B
2007-03-08 10:23:16 · answer #4 · answered by Bacchus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, we havnt even drilled through the crust to get to the mantle(though we have come close) In theory if you use an atomic bomb to make a large crack in the crust, and filled it with molten iran, due to it being so much denser it may be able to further the depth of the crack down to the core, you could use it to pave the way for a probe, though I dobt anyone will be attampting to use an atomic explosion for this anytinme soon.
2007-03-08 19:43:54 · answer #5 · answered by Doctor Robotnik 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, Have you ever tried to drill a hole through a glass of water. The center of the earth is a liquid.
One of the properties of a liquid is drills don't tend to make much of a impression on them.
Drill a hole, remove drill, hole gone, magic.
2007-03-08 10:13:08 · answer #6 · answered by Old guy 124 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope
2007-03-08 11:37:57 · answer #7 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well some drilling teams have tried, but of course were very unsuccessful, could't even make through the crust.
2007-03-08 11:30:58 · answer #8 · answered by Adam B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i did, but my shovel broke when the hole was only four feet deep.
2007-03-08 10:11:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. No, but they did drill a Mohole. http://www.answers.com/topic/mohole-drilling or at least try http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?s=Mohole&gwp=13
2007-03-08 10:10:49 · answer #10 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋