P3_7 Journey to the Centre of the Earth

Authors

  • Emily Jane Lear University of Leicester
  • Pok Fong University of Leicester
  • Mikey Hawkins University of Leicester
  • Lilli Helps University of Leicester
  • Jacob Selby University of Leicester

Abstract

In this paper we investigate how far down a tunnel directly towards the centre of the Earth a human could get and survive. This is calculated to be 1.65 km for a tunnel beginning in the UK. We then calculate how far a human could go on their journey to the centre of the Earth inside a refrigerator that maintains an air temperature of 20◦C within it using the power generated by all of the on- and offshore wind farms in the UK. This was found to be 54.3 km.

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Published

12/12/2019

How to Cite

Lear, E. J., Fong, P., Hawkins, M., Helps, L., & Selby, J. (2019). P3_7 Journey to the Centre of the Earth. Physics Special Topics, 18(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/3383

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 1 (2019): Physics Special Topics

Section

Articles