Put tube right through earth - jump in

MooseJam · 17-02-2009 11:44PM #1

Ok guys - we put a tube right through the earth - in one end out the other - tube is heat proof etc - then we jump in, what happens ?

dlofnep · 17-02-2009 11:45PM

Oxygen mask and such, I'd say you'd stop in the centre?

galwayrush · 17-02-2009 11:45PM

Try and dodge someone who's jumped in from the other side?;)

ciano1 · 17-02-2009 11:46PM

We end up in australia of course

Can't think of any other outcomes:P

Ricky91t · 17-02-2009 11:47PM

yep the you'd hit dead centre and just spin round in a circle for the rest of your life,
Gravity wouldn't know what to do with you

reggiethefirst · 17-02-2009 11:47PM

You'd eventually come to rest in the centre

galwayrush · 17-02-2009 11:48PM

ciano1 wrote: »

We end up in australia of course

Can't think of any other outcomes:P

If we start building it here in Ireland, if it ever gets finished, it'll either miss Australia completely or be too small to take an above average sized person.;)

eg: Dublin Port Tunnel

galwayrush · 17-02-2009 11:49PM

So, we by-pass the centre...........:D

Danbo! · 17-02-2009 11:51PM

If built in Ireland

It would damage houses in Marino
It wouldnt be high enough for the average person to jump into
It would leak
You'd have to cross two lanes of traffic before jumping in
You'd have to pay the EastLink toll to get to it

Mrmoe · 17-02-2009 11:51PM

You would be launched into space out the other side and you either burn up on reentry or collide with a Russian satellite but at least you would launch the Irish space program, so screw NASA and their fancy smancy Shuttle, all we need is a shovel so get digging.:D

wylo · 17-02-2009 11:52PM

I presume because of the even amount of gravitational pull around you'd just float about or be pulled to whichever side your nearest to.:cool:

mike65 · 17-02-2009 11:53PM

We get stuck at the middle and find loads of actors from various Jules Verne adaptions

SoWatchaWant · 17-02-2009 11:54PM

Forget jumping in, now we have somewhere to put the foreigners and elderly;)

RoundyMooney · 17-02-2009 11:56PM

You'd float gently to a stop in the middle, only to find that c**t Hardly Normal had opened a furniture store there ahead of you.

IvaBigWun · 18-02-2009 12:05AM

MooseJam wrote: »

Ok guys - we put a tube right through the earth - in one end out the other - tube is heat proof etc - then we jump in, what happens ?

At the halfway mark, this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asOoCQMOpi8

CreepingDeath · 18-02-2009 12:07AM

MooseJam wrote: »

Ok guys - we put a tube right through the earth - in one end out the other - tube is heat proof etc - then we jump in, what happens ?

You'ld accelerate towards the centre, then when you reach the centre you've exactly enough momentum to continue to the other side.
As you pass the halfway mark you would decelerate as gravity reverses on the other side. If you time it just right, you could disembark in Austrailia.

Just remember to remove all metalic items, otherwise the earths magnetic field is a hell of a lot stronger when you're 7000km closer to it. You might end up as a sort of human fridge oven magnet.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 18-02-2009 12:08AM

Yea, we'd get stuck in the middle :P

Terry · 18-02-2009 12:28AM

No.
Sorry, but you can't have that here.

Someone slighlty historic took a piss in this exact spot, so it is now a heritage site.
There is also the fact that the locals are upset about progress of any kind. They feel it would be unsuitable in their neighbourhood. They have cats and dogs that would be upset by the diggers. They also don't want the view through their neighbour's windows obstructed.

Planning permission denied.
An bord planala have upheld this decision because they feel it may endanger the suburban skanger. They were once a rare species, but their numbers are increasing and they would like to see a renewal.

I'm afraid any further planning applications will also be shot down because the local TD, who also happens to own half of your town, wants to hold on to his monopoly.

You do not have anywhere to go to complain because the systems has screwed you over.
Thanks for voting for your local fat cat. He appreciates the 100 day year and all the money and power.

muboop1 · 18-02-2009 02:05AM

MooseJam wrote: »

Ok guys - we put a tube right through the earth - in one end out the other - tube is heat proof etc - then we jump in, what happens ?

you would oscillate prob for a few years then stop in the center eventually.
for thsoe of you who dont know... oscillate kind ameans go back and forth.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 18-02-2009 02:09AM

Spend eternity cirlcing the centre of the Earth with a sh1tload of money (thrown down the same hole by the government)

spoonbadger · 18-02-2009 02:13AM

MooseJam wrote: »

Ok guys - we put a tube right through the earth - in one end out the other - tube is heat proof etc - then we jump in, what happens ?

We close the lids at both sides and leave you there.

Then we have beer :cool:.

PeakOutput · 18-02-2009 02:14AM

CreepingDeath wrote: »

You'ld accelerate towards the centre, then when you reach the centre you've exactly enough momentum to continue to the other side.
As you pass the halfway mark you would decelerate as gravity reverses on the other side. If you time it just right, you could disembark in Austrailia.

Just remember to remove all metalic items, otherwise the earths magnetic field is a hell of a lot stronger when you're 7000km closer to it. You might end up as a sort of human fridge oven magnet.

if it was a vaccuum then maybe otherwise you would reach terminal velocity after 10 secs of falling and it would only take 10 secs on the other side of the middle to slow you down

you would eventually stop in the middle but weather there is any gravity there or not is a different story. i would think there would be gravity from each side seens as that is were the mass of rock is and thats what causes gravity isnt it? so you should be able to walk on the walls

Húrin · 18-02-2009 02:32AM

You would stop at the centre and have to pay €100 to visit the Jules Verne Museum, operated by Sean Fitzpatrick.

Mrmoe · 18-02-2009 02:47AM

PeakOutput wrote: »

if it was a vaccuum then maybe otherwise you would reach terminal velocity after 10 secs of falling and it would only take 10 secs on the other side of the middle to slow you down

you would eventually stop in the middle but weather there is any gravity there or not is a different story. i would think there would be gravity from each side seens as that is were the mass of rock is and thats what causes gravity isnt it? so you should be able to walk on the walls

AH yes but your velocity would negate the gravity from one side propelling you through. The extreme magnetic field however might kill you by ripping all the heamoglobin from your blood vessels essentially asphxiating?? you to death.

Duiske · 18-02-2009 03:45AM

I guess if you wore a big cone-shaped hat and went in head first, you would probably make the other side. Aerodynamics 101. Can't believe I'm sitting here at 2-45am thinking about this.

FML

LD 50 · 18-02-2009 03:53AM

Eventually you'd probably get to the middle, osscilate for a while, and either get ripped apart, or comperssed into a little ball of liquidy goo.

Rabies · 18-02-2009 03:57AM

muboop1 wrote: »

you would oscillate prob for a few years then stop in the center eventually.
for thsoe of you who dont know... oscillate kind ameans go back and forth.

Oh. Someone learned a new word today.

For those of you who don't know... new kinda means not old.

Duiske · 18-02-2009 04:02AM

Rabies wrote: »

Oh. Someone learned a new word today.

For those of you who don't know... new kinda means not old.

And on that note i'm off to bed. Might wake herself up for a bit of oscillating :cool:

Rabies · 18-02-2009 04:09AM

Spice it up with some 'new' moves

RoundyMooney · 18-02-2009 09:11AM

muboop1 wrote: »

for thsoe of you who dont know... oscillate kind ameans go back and forth.

It also means someone who eats donkeys.

Loomis · 18-02-2009 09:24AM

Try not to fart...

Or drink many fluids before the trip. Finding a tree to pee against may be an issue.

Put tube right through earth - jump in

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