The reason that the core is hot is all the shizit pressing down on top of it. If you were magically in a room in the middle of the core that wasn't made of melted iron, then you theoretically would be without weight (I think).
-Cameron ----------------- Cameron Childress Sumo Consulting Inc. --- cell: 678-637-5072 aim: cameroncf email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Everland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 1:03 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Hole in the Earth? > > > Wouldn't it be the closer you go to the center the more you > weighed. Cause > if you got lighter, ther would be no reason for the different > layers of the > core to be hotter because they're wouldn't be enough pressure > on it. This is > just me theorizing. > > Robert Everland III > Web Developer Extraordinaire > Dixon Ticonderoga Company > http://www.dixonusa.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Philip Arnold - ASP [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 12:58 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Hole in the Earth? > > > > You know, I have often wondered... If it were possible to > be in the > > exact center of the earth, would you be weightless? I mean > would the > > gravity created by the mass on one side of you would be > counter-acted > > by the gravity on the other side, effectively canceling each other > > out? > > Well, if you could withstand the intense heat, then it wouldn't really > matter as you'd theoretically be weightless > > Since a planet's gravity is reliant on the mass below your > feet, the closer > you got to the core, the "lighter" you'd become > > Think about it this way, with the size of the Moon, gravity > is about a 6th > of Earth's, and on Jupiter, it a LOT higher than it is > here... So by the > time you've gotten to the centre of the Earth, then you'll be > moving fairly > freely > > The biggest problem is that as soon as you break through the > crust, you'll > be burnt alive by the molten magma, and you've got several > thousand miles of > the stuff to wade through before you got close to the core > > If you think that the mean radius of the Earth is 3,960 > miles, you've only > got a about 30km of crust > > So, just to get your asbestos suit, here's what you'll need to protech > yourself against... Outer Mantle (just below the Crust) is about 1,000 > degrees C Inner Mantle (close to the Core) is about 3,700 > degrees C The Core > (outside the Inner Core) is about 4,300 degrees C The Innter > Core is pure > solid Iron, at that point > > If you can withstand over 4,000 degrees of temperature, then you'll be > fine... > > Also, what you've got to consider is the density of the mass you'll be > travelling through - the Inner Mantle makes up nearly 50% of > the Earth's > mass, so you'll have to dig through some pretty dense > materials before you > even get to the core itself > > There ya go... Get your sunblock factor 27,000,000 on and get > digging <g> > > Philip Arnold > Technical Director > Certified ColdFusion Developer > ASP Multimedia Limited > Switchboard: +44 (0)20 8680 8099 > Fax: +44 (0)20 8686 7911 > > www.aspmedia.co.uk > www.aspevents.net > > An ISO9001 registered company. > > ********************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential > and intended > solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are addressed. > If you have received this email in error please notify the > system manager. > ********************************************************************** > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
