What would happen if you dropped a ball through the earth?

A Ball Dropped Through The Earth Becomes A Permanent Pendulum : NPR. A Ball Dropped Through The Earth Becomes A Permanent Pendulum What happens when you drop a ball down a hole drilled through the center of the Earth? The answer might surprise you.

Could you jump through a hole in the earth?

The simple answer is, theoretically, yes. First, let us ignore friction, the rotation of the earth, and other complications, and focus on the case of a hole or tunnel entering the earth at one point, going straight through its center, and coming back to the surface at the opposite side of the planet.

Is it possible to drill through the Earth?

First, let us state the obvious: You can’t drill a hole through the center of the Earth. To date, the deepest hole is the Kola Superdeep Borehole. Drilling started in the 1970s and finished some 20 years later when the team reached 40,230 feet (12,262 meters). That is about 7.5 miles, or just over 12 km.

Could you fall all the way through the earth?

Of course, falling all the way through the Earth is impossible, since its core is molten. As you approached the center of the earth the pull of gravity would decline and eventually (at the center) cease, but inertia would keep you going.

What would happen if you fell into this hole?

What would happen if you fell into this hole? After falling about 0.15 kilometers (0.002\% of the way to earth’s center), you encounter about 20 atmospheres of air pressure and die from hyperoxia. The farther your corpse falls, the more it becomes crushed by the intense air pressure.

Can you dig a hole to the other side of Earth?

For the sake of the argument, let’s assume you could dig a wide, perfectly straight hole directly down to the center of earth and out to the other side of earth. Further suppose the hole has a strong enough wall to keep it from collapsing or melting. What would happen if you fell into this hole?

What would happen if the Earth had a straight hole?

Two problems with a straight hole from pole to pole is the Earth wobbles on its axis and so there still would be rotational forces. The other problem is convincing the Flat Earth lunatics there is a South Pole. Sounds just like religion.

What would happen to you if you fell into a tunnel?

Assuming that there’s no air in the tube, you’re still in trouble. If the Earth is rotating, then in short order you’d be ground against the walls of the tunnel, and would either be pulverized or would slow down and slide to rest near the center of the Earth.