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ddeder

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If a hole were drilled right through the middle of the earth and then something was dropped into the hole, what would happen to it?
 
It would melt.

Jk, assuming it can make it through. The first drop it would reach the other side of the Earth. It would then bounce back and forth, losing a bit of energy to air resistance each time. It would eventually rest in the center of the earth.
 
If a hole was to be drilled through the earth, wouldn't the liquid core seep out into the freshly drilled hole, making it impossible to drop anything through because it would melt/stop or something like that?
 
You know how cats always land on their feet?
You know how bread always lands butter-side down?
What happens if you staple the bread to the cat's back and throw him up in the air?
 
Originally posted by: JToxic
It would melt.

Jk, assuming it can make it through. The first drop it would reach the other side of the Earth. It would then bounce back and forth, losing a bit of energy to air resistance each time. It would eventually rest in the center of the earth.
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It wouldn't come close to reaching the other side of the earth. It would only reach it's own terminal velocity on the way down towards the center, it won't accelerate infinitely. At the point where it reaches the center it then starts fighting against gravity and doesn't have all that much speed to help propel it towards the surface. Depending on the size, weight and coefficient of drag of the object dropped it would only make it from a few feet to a few hundred feet past center point and then drop backwards.
 
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: JToxic
It would melt.

Jk, assuming it can make it through. The first drop it would reach the other side of the Earth. It would then bounce back and forth, losing a bit of energy to air resistance each time. It would eventually rest in the center of the earth.
Click to expand...


It wouldn't come close to reaching the other side of the earth. It would only reach it's own terminal velocity on the way down towards the center, it won't accelerate infinitely. At the point where it reaches the center it then starts fighting against gravity and doesn't have all that much speed to help propel it towards the surface. Depending on the size, weight and coefficient of drag of the object dropped it would only make it from a few feet to a few hundred feet past center point and then drop backwards.
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You're right, I was assuming no air resistance when I said that.
 
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: JToxic
It would melt.

Jk, assuming it can make it through. The first drop it would reach the other side of the Earth. It would then bounce back and forth, losing a bit of energy to air resistance each time. It would eventually rest in the center of the earth.
Click to expand...


It wouldn't come close to reaching the other side of the earth. It would only reach it's own terminal velocity on the way down towards the center, it won't accelerate infinitely. At the point where it reaches the center it then starts fighting against gravity and doesn't have all that much speed to help propel it towards the surface. Depending on the size, weight and coefficient of drag of the object dropped it would only make it from a few feet to a few hundred feet past center point and then drop backwards.
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I noticed you're not touching the cat/butter conundrum, Mr. Wizard. 😉
 
Originally posted by: shilala
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: JToxic
It would melt.

Jk, assuming it can make it through. The first drop it would reach the other side of the Earth. It would then bounce back and forth, losing a bit of energy to air resistance each time. It would eventually rest in the center of the earth.
Click to expand...


It wouldn't come close to reaching the other side of the earth. It would only reach it's own terminal velocity on the way down towards the center, it won't accelerate infinitely. At the point where it reaches the center it then starts fighting against gravity and doesn't have all that much speed to help propel it towards the surface. Depending on the size, weight and coefficient of drag of the object dropped it would only make it from a few feet to a few hundred feet past center point and then drop backwards.
Click to expand...


I noticed you're not touching the cat/butter conundrum, Mr. Wizard. 😉
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The cat/butter combo creates a reality vortex and it just hovers 6 inches off the ground spinning round and round. It's a great game for kids parties.
 
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: shilala
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: JToxic
It would melt.

Jk, assuming it can make it through. The first drop it would reach the other side of the Earth. It would then bounce back and forth, losing a bit of energy to air resistance each time. It would eventually rest in the center of the earth.
Click to expand...


It wouldn't come close to reaching the other side of the earth. It would only reach it's own terminal velocity on the way down towards the center, it won't accelerate infinitely. At the point where it reaches the center it then starts fighting against gravity and doesn't have all that much speed to help propel it towards the surface. Depending on the size, weight and coefficient of drag of the object dropped it would only make it from a few feet to a few hundred feet past center point and then drop backwards.
Click to expand...


I noticed you're not touching the cat/butter conundrum, Mr. Wizard. 😉
Click to expand...


The cat/butter combo creates a reality vortex and it just hovers 6 inches off the ground spinning round and round. It's a great game for kids parties.
Click to expand...

And it spins faster the higher you drop it from, right?
Tas.
 
It was my understanding that we don't know enough about gravity to answer this question. My answer has always been the same as what others have said about it bouncing back and forth.
 
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: shilala
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: JToxic
It would melt.

Jk, assuming it can make it through. The first drop it would reach the other side of the Earth. It would then bounce back and forth, losing a bit of energy to air resistance each time. It would eventually rest in the center of the earth.
Click to expand...


It wouldn't come close to reaching the other side of the earth. It would only reach it's own terminal velocity on the way down towards the center, it won't accelerate infinitely. At the point where it reaches the center it then starts fighting against gravity and doesn't have all that much speed to help propel it towards the surface. Depending on the size, weight and coefficient of drag of the object dropped it would only make it from a few feet to a few hundred feet past center point and then drop backwards.
Click to expand...


I noticed you're not touching the cat/butter conundrum, Mr. Wizard. 😉
Click to expand...


The cat/butter combo creates a reality vortex and it just hovers 6 inches off the ground spinning round and round. It's a great game for kids parties.
Click to expand...
I'm gonna go fetch the satplegun and see if Kitty Nipples wants to play.
I hope potato bread is okay, that's all we have.

 
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: shilala
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: JToxic
It would melt.

Jk, assuming it can make it through. The first drop it would reach the other side of the Earth. It would then bounce back and forth, losing a bit of energy to air resistance each time. It would eventually rest in the center of the earth.
Click to expand...


It wouldn't come close to reaching the other side of the earth. It would only reach it's own terminal velocity on the way down towards the center, it won't accelerate infinitely. At the point where it reaches the center it then starts fighting against gravity and doesn't have all that much speed to help propel it towards the surface. Depending on the size, weight and coefficient of drag of the object dropped it would only make it from a few feet to a few hundred feet past center point and then drop backwards.
Click to expand...


I noticed you're not touching the cat/butter conundrum, Mr. Wizard. 😉
Click to expand...


The cat/butter combo creates a reality vortex and it just hovers 6 inches off the ground spinning round and round. It's a great game for kids parties.
Click to expand...



Until the Vortex spins so fast that the bread and the cat separate and each land in their correct positions.
 
What would happen if you slipped into some random stranger's attic with a camcorder, and video taped yourself talking about how the person beat you and left you up there to die, and you actually do stay until you die, meanwhile the homeowner is totally oblivious to what you've done until the smell hits, and then the cops haul them in for some very awkward questions?
 
Originally posted by: shilala
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: shilala
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: JToxic
It would melt.

Jk, assuming it can make it through. The first drop it would reach the other side of the Earth. It would then bounce back and forth, losing a bit of energy to air resistance each time. It would eventually rest in the center of the earth.
Click to expand...


It wouldn't come close to reaching the other side of the earth. It would only reach it's own terminal velocity on the way down towards the center, it won't accelerate infinitely. At the point where it reaches the center it then starts fighting against gravity and doesn't have all that much speed to help propel it towards the surface. Depending on the size, weight and coefficient of drag of the object dropped it would only make it from a few feet to a few hundred feet past center point and then drop backwards.
Click to expand...


I noticed you're not touching the cat/butter conundrum, Mr. Wizard. 😉
Click to expand...


The cat/butter combo creates a reality vortex and it just hovers 6 inches off the ground spinning round and round. It's a great game for kids parties.
Click to expand...
I'm gonna go fetch the satplegun and see if Kitty Nipples wants to play.
I hope potato bread is okay, that's all we have.
Click to expand...


Potato bread is heavier than ordinary bread, you'll need to add a small counterweight to the cat (perhaps a flea collar?) to maintain the proper balance.
 
Originally posted by: shilala
You know how cats always land on their feet?
You know how bread always lands butter-side down?
What happens if you staple the bread to the cat's back and throw him up in the air?
Click to expand...

PERPETUAL MOTION MACHINE FTW!!!
 
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: shilala
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: shilala
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: JToxic
It would melt.

Jk, assuming it can make it through. The first drop it would reach the other side of the Earth. It would then bounce back and forth, losing a bit of energy to air resistance each time. It would eventually rest in the center of the earth.
Click to expand...


It wouldn't come close to reaching the other side of the earth. It would only reach it's own terminal velocity on the way down towards the center, it won't accelerate infinitely. At the point where it reaches the center it then starts fighting against gravity and doesn't have all that much speed to help propel it towards the surface. Depending on the size, weight and coefficient of drag of the object dropped it would only make it from a few feet to a few hundred feet past center point and then drop backwards.
Click to expand...


I noticed you're not touching the cat/butter conundrum, Mr. Wizard. 😉
Click to expand...


The cat/butter combo creates a reality vortex and it just hovers 6 inches off the ground spinning round and round. It's a great game for kids parties.
Click to expand...
I'm gonna go fetch the satplegun and see if Kitty Nipples wants to play.
I hope potato bread is okay, that's all we have.
Click to expand...


Potato bread is heavier than ordinary bread, you'll need to add a small counterweight to the cat (perhaps a flea collar?) to maintain the proper balance.
Click to expand...
I'll just use extra staples. 🙂

 
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