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To: aft_lizard
if that wouldnt have happened gravity would crush him to a pretty small size

Nope, in the center gravity forces would be zero. You would have equal pull in all directions so you would be weightless.

45 posted on 02/27/2007 5:19:35 PM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: thackney

But getting there is a different story.


46 posted on 02/27/2007 5:31:23 PM PST by aft_lizard (born conservative...I chose to be a republican)
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To: thackney

Yes, suspended at the gravitational center of the earth, IMO.


47 posted on 02/27/2007 5:37:17 PM PST by Mr J (All IMHO.)
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To: thackney; cogitator; NicknamedBob
But remember the difference between "gravity" ( a force caused the difference in mass above you and below you) and "pressure" the squishing sense of being extruded into rocky crystals like diamonds by a force of 100,000 of tons per sq millimeter by all of the (very heavy) rocks above you.

So, yes, if you could get a protected hollow sphere into the exact center of gravity of the middle of the earth you might be weightless (except for the moon's and sun's pull) but you might have a problem opening the door of your sphere to get out ...
49 posted on 02/27/2007 7:21:12 PM PST by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but Hillary's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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