shinyribs wrote
If you drilled a hole all the way through the earth and jumped in would you fall all the way out the other side? Or would you go to a certain point and begin falling back the other way? Or would you become a human yo-yo?
I would love to answer this!
Given that you are never truly devoid of friction (air resistance, among other things) you will become a yo-yo. In a perfect world, you would have your start point, you will go to the other side and stop PRECISELY where you started, before you yo-yo'd back. This is because as you gain energy, you expend it at the exact same rate and begin to store it for the opposite trip (energy is neither created nor destroyed, after all!).
However, due to air resistance and the energy required to overcome it as you fall, you do not have AS MUCH energy on the return trip. Hence, you won't go to your original point. Say the energy required to put you through the swing and accompanying air resistance takes 20 feet from you, the next swing (yo-yo) will be even further than your original point.
Hence, you will never be the same point away, nor will you continue to yo-yo. You will pendulum swing until your energy is no longer kinetic, but stationary.
On that note...
Why do idiots exist???
Edit: I am thinking about the moron that put lawnmower exhaust on my bike. Not anything in relation to this site.
Turbos, Hondas, 4-bangers, what could go wrong?
Shiny: [...] Considering the weather you've had to put up with I'd say you get an Iron Butt award and a Frozen Nipple trophy to go along with it. First time I've ever posted the word nipple... it ends here.
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But she got over it.
S@#T happens!
Just because the girl next to you likes your singing, doesn't mean she wants to marry you, especially when you find out she is dating the kareoke master's buddy! lol oh my,)
