A friend and I are planning on writing a book about how two people bring about the end of the world. It involves a rod being shoved through the earth. I want to know how big it would have to be in order to cause damage. Perhaps, with the right magnetic charge it can screw with the elements making up the planet. Just give your thoughts.
2007-07-26 15:24:55 · 7 answers · asked by Brittany P 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Errr, I'm sure you mean the right "magnetic field", and not 'charge' right? -That because magnetic monopoles don't exist, and to have a magnetic charge not equal to 0 you would need the monopole...
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Now, if you were to place a rod through the center of the Earth - btw that's something impossible, but it doesn't matter, because light speed travel is impossible as well, but Star Wars was still a success - nothing would happen. At most, you could create a magnetic field opposite to the Earth's, and confuse anyone who uses Earth's magnetism for navigation, and maybe cause WW3 or something, but that would invlove a rod as big as the Earth - from one magnetic pole to the other..
Or maybe, a really small rod, and when it reaches the center of the Earth it somehow becomes a magnetic monopole, and it turrns out that a magnetic monopole is the same thing as a black hole. lol of course don't expect any Electric Engineer, or a physicist to like a book like that XD
Anyways, good luck with the project.
2007-07-26 19:12:48 · answer #1 · answered by Daniel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Phsyicall, the present level of technology does not permit that happening. A very tough thermal resistent material may go in up to a level but the going would get tougher with the higher temerture and pressure inside. Your rod may become ductile and by the time is is near the outer core it will melt away.
You may also create a channel for a new volcano.
However, do not be disheartened, you may encounter a strange lifeform that draws energy from the subterranen geotherms and you may end up creating a serious disturbence to the stabilising earth elements that would spell doom for the life on earth as we know it. But I am sure your heroes will return unscthed from all the perils and save the planet :)
2007-07-27 03:28:44 · answer #2 · answered by amit t 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The short answer is that it can't be done. The pressure, well down in the earth, will far exceed the strength of any material out of which such a rod could be made. If we suppose a gedankenexperiment doing this, the answer is: nothing very interesting will happen. The upper layers of the core are roughly in hydrostatic equilibrium with the lower ones.
2007-07-26 22:31:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do realise that talking of a "rod being shoved through the earth" you are creating a metaphor for rape?
This may not be obvious to you, but it will be to lots of other people.
2007-07-26 22:45:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I tihnk that would be a great book!!!
And hey, in a book, whatever your imagination says can happen!
So who cares what any of us answerers have to say!?
If books went by the facts, they'd all be boring!!!
2007-07-26 22:33:42 · answer #5 · answered by Sadie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's fiction so knock yourself out.
There is very little scientific accuracy in disaster movies, so why should you worry.
2007-07-27 22:04:56 · answer #6 · answered by Irv S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you write this book, i will buy it and read it. I love imaginations!
2007-07-28 18:45:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋