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Dumb question but how come we have not yet drilled a hole to the center yet? I know it’s hot af even a few km down and the Russians tried to drill, but wouldn’t
by moomoo11 4y ago
Dumb question but how come we have not yet drilled a hole to the center yet? I know it’s hot af even a few km down and the Russians tried to drill, but wouldn’t that be interesting and a good use of money? Who knows what resources we may actually find down there.
- eipie10 4y agoI think a 6000km vertically downward hole is very unstable and will collapse into itself. Any real feasible geometry would just require so much mass redistribution that it might significantly affect the planet's moment of inertia.