Debate Is the Earth hollow?

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  1. Dirt Jockey

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    Hollow Earth?
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    Hollow Earth Conspiracy- Many people believe that the theory alone is ridiculous, however at one period of time we KNEW the Earth was flat!

    The theory wholly claims that the Earths gravitational force lies within the crust and not the Core of the planet. Where a core should be is instead a smaller sun or Red Dwarf that emits heat and light 24/7 on the interior of the crust. Inside the Earth one can apparently find Trees much larger than on the outside (due to constant light) as well as a race of humans that are also much larger and much smarter. These humanoids have been around since the beginning so the story is told...

    Im pretty sure its all bogus but IF it was for real it sure would explain alot. Especially other conspiracies like Sea Monsters, Sasquatches, Ufos and how ancient civilizations all predicted 2012- even Heaven and Hell. It would have huge implications.

    Here is part of an article I read on Mysterious Artifacts

    And thats not even all of it, If you do some digging theres all sorts of wierd **** that could be explained by a Hollow Earth- to name a few: the Crystal Skulls, the Dropa Stones, the Ica Stones, The Coso Artifact, The Baghdad Battery, and The Antikythera Mechanism.

    I mean we are rewriting history everyday. I dont think anything is written in concrete and I prefer to keep an open mind.

    What do you think?
     
  2. Black Theorem

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    One reason I don't believe this is that if there's a sun within the earth, how can it have enough gravitational force to hold the planet together and pull people towards it on the outer level, yet doesn't pull people on the inside towards it?

    We did not have the scientific advancements, at the time that we "KNEW", for a people to even leave their country, obviously whatever sounded reasonable to them, and whatever held the closest ties to religion, they accepted.
     
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  3. oh knarly

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    Don't be silly, the earth isn't hollow. Consult newton's law of gravity and every other piece of scientific research regarding the earth.
     
  4. IDave the Rave

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    I'm not going to say that you're wrong, or that you're right. But if this theory is to be considered, then people will eventually develop new explanations as to why things happen.

    Scientists cannot prove anything, all they can say is, judging from the evidence given, it is likely that such and such is correct.
     
  5. Dreaddraco2

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    When there is an Earthquake, it generates a powerful seismic shockwave.

    There are two main seismic waves, Primary and Secondary.

    P-Waves can travel through any state of matter, S-Waves can only travel through Solids.

    Using this, we can judge the size, shape and scale of the core, and types of matter, by the refraction (diffraction?) caused. Refraction (diffraction?), caused by a wave travelling through a different density, causes the wave to change angles.



    Here's the shadow zone of a P Wave. (S Waves don't have a shadow zone as they don't penetrate the liquid parts of the core, so most of the Earth is the shadow zone)
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    Refraction is the bending of a wave. Diffraction is the expansion (or destructive inteferance) of a wave. I don't know which one your referring to though.

    I don't really think there ever was a time where a sentient human civilization believed the Earth was flat. Simply by looking at the curvature of the horizon gives clear information that we live on a 3 dimentional surface.


    And the Earth can't be hollow because of that dude called Newton. He did these equations, you may have heard of them;

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    This equation is correct to reasonable extend in all cases, so if the Earth is hollow, then it's Mass is incorrest, and therefore every object in existance has to have the same ratio of hollow-ness and missing mass. So the Sun is hollow, your glass of water is hollow, and your head is hollow, however the latter can be true without invalidating the former.
     
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    Oh yeah, I mean refraction.
    Diffraction would be if a wave passed through a gap smaller then the wavelength, wouldn't it?
     
  8. Matty

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    Yes.

    Another flaw with this absurd concept is the statement that the 'center of gravity' is on the inner wall, which would not be very dense compared to the region in the very middle. If the Earth was hollow, then it's center of gravity would be the innermost ring within the Mass (if the object was all of equal density, otherwise the center would shift slightly towards the object of highest density, but only slightly).

    With your model, or even with the correct interpretation of your model, standing on the inside of the Earth would have an effect of almost no gravity, or even an upwards force. This is because there is more mass (even though farther away) around and above you than below you.
     
  9. Vincent Torre

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    Lmao this has to be a joke right?
     
  10. noklu

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    By the picture, i reckon it is a joke. It looks the type of picture seen on joke sites. It even has a tag of a guy called Mark Fyfield. He's probably a comedian.
     
  11. Ladnil

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    How the **** does the earth being hollow explain ANY of that? Even ignoring the general impossibility of a hollow Earth, if somehow it was, what in the world does that have to do with UFOs and the Baghdad battery and fossils that "appear to be" human? Or our dating methods?
     
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  13. Dirt Jockey

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    Dont forget the "FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER" It comes from the center too!

    I cant believe the amount of hate I generated from a single thread... I love ForgeHub.
     
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  16. IH8YourGamerTag

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    No, its not hollow. end of discussion. If it was hollow it would've collapsed, if you have ever heard of gravity....
    The crust rides on a sea of magma that wraps the interior of the globe. under that, the the core (which is mostly nickel, spinning quite fast, and definetly not hollow).
    So its not hollow, for sure
     
  17. Matty

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    The inner core does not spin much, if at all faster than the mantle, so if to compare it to us, then it doesn't spin.

    And your first statement cannot really be proved or disproved, it depends on the material and the structure. The true center of gravity would still be the center, however the majority of the force would come from the mass very close to you, with very little gravitational force coming from the other 3/4 of the Earth that is far away. Inverse square law.
     
  18. Fbu

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    this is not a debate
    this is not a debate
    this is not a debate
     
  19. Grif

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    Quoted for the truth
     
  20. IH8YourGamerTag

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    In fact the inner core DOES spin faster than the outer core. It may not be that much faster, but that's what gives us our magnetic field and compasses that point north. Volcanically dead planets like Mars have no magnetic field, because there's no gigantic spinning electromagnet of molten metal inside. I will concede that it may not be spinning "quite fast" as I said before


    And yes the original post is not a debate
     
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