Lets imagine that there was a small tube big enough for a human being to go fit that went form the N. Pole to the S. Pole, somehow surviving the core and not effect it. And someone jumps into it, would they fall and end up on the south pole, or would they hover in the middle, or what would happen (assuming he falls fast enough to go throw quickly yet still staying alive) I know its not possible, but was just wondering
2007-10-30 12:59:09 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Same as all the other times this question was asked. You accelerate until you reach terminal velocity. You gradually slow down as air pressure increases (therefore air resistance increases) and gravitational force decreases. As you pass the center, the sign of the gravitational force reverses and gravity slows you down. You slowly oscillate about the center of the earth in a decaying oscillation.
2007-10-30 13:15:56 · answer #1 · answered by Frank N 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because of resistance his position as the y-axis and time as x-axis, it would take the form of an oscillation with lessening oscillation.
2007-10-30 20:05:09 · answer #2 · answered by Johannes F 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋