Six earth-shattering questions

[ChrisGreaves]

Six questions
"If Zorn, the evil alien overlord, used his hyper-powered disintegrator ray to cut right through the earth in a clean swipe, what would happen?"

What would happen if you could take a one-centimetre slice out of the earth at the equator (creating two physical hemispheres, one in the north, one in the south)?
What would happen if you could take a one-centimetre slice out of the earth through the poles (creating two physical hemispheres, one in the east, one in the west)?

Rinse and repeat using one metre wide, one kilometre wide.

I'll supply the answer tomorrow; that should give you guys some time to think about this.

[Rudi]

I only count 3 questions?

[ChrisGreaves]

I only count 3 questions?

Oh dear, Oh Dear!.
It was for bright people like you, Rudi, that I allowed an extra day's grace (grin).

2 questions: slice through the equator, slice through the poles
3 options: 1 cm, 1 m, 1 Km.
Two times three equals six.

P.S. When I say "slice through the poles" I am not referring to the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact ...

[kdock]

"If Zorn, the evil alien overlord, used his hyper-powered disintegrator ray to cut right through the earth in a clean swipe, what would happen?"

Chances are good it would go right through my new car.

[Rudi]

Just park it one meter to the right when you arrive home tonight...

[Leif]

"...what would happen?"

With the horizontal slices, the top bit would fall down on the bottom bit, with increasingly loud bangs.
With the vertical slices, the gooey, molten bit in the middle of the earth, would run down to the south pole and melt all the penguins.
And the internet would go down.

Right?

[BobH]

Being certain that there is a lesson in physics imminent, I'm guessing that centrifugal and centripetal forces might play in the answers and gravity, as well, of course.

[BobH]

We need to send out a posse of vigilantes to drag Greaves back in to provide more information on this question.

[Rudi]

He might be in two minds about the answers himself!

[ChrisGreaves]

I'll supply the answer tomorrow....

Sorry I'm late; won't happen again

Quirks& annual question road show; start listening around the 7m30s mark. http://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/quirks-quarks-for-june-6-2015-1.3101934/the-quirks-quarks-question-roadshow-1.3102494

[ChrisGreaves]

Chances are good it would go right through my new car.

Think ecologically; you would now have TWO fuel-efficient two-wheel scooters, one motorized, ...

[ChrisGreaves]

With the horizontal slices, the top bit would fall down on the bottom bit, with increasingly loud bangs.
With the vertical slices, the gooey, molten bit in the middle of the earth, would run down to the south pole and melt all the penguins.

Pretty good!
To see just how close you were, you'll need to listen to the fascinating podcast.

[ChrisGreaves]

Being certain that there is a lesson in physics imminent, I'm guessing that centrifugal and centripetal forces might play in the answers and gravity, as well, of course.

Pretty good!
To see just how close you were, you'll need to listen to the fascinating podcast.

[ChrisGreaves]

We need to send out a posse of vigilantes to drag Greaves back in to provide more information on this question.

I'm here.
I NEVER need dragging back to Eileen's Lounge.
It's that I get dragged away organising stuff around Toronto; especially organising my life, such as it is. Also visits from Aussies etc

[ChrisGreaves]

He might be in two minds about the answers himself!

Close!
I am in two minds whenever I answer myself.

[BobH]

Thanks for sharing that, Chris!

That is an excellent radio program. I'm going to subscribe to the podcast.

[kdock]

And the internet would go down.

HaHaHaHaHaHaHa!!!!!

[ChrisGreaves]

I'm going to subscribe to the podcast.

Well then, I invite you to check out a few other podcasts – not all of which will excite you:-

Code: Select all

# The Agenda with Steve Paikin (Audio)
http://feeds.tvo.org/TheAgendaWithStevePaikin?format=xml
# Tech Weekly
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/series/techweekly/podcast.xml
# Quirks and Quarks Complete Show from CBC Radio
http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting/includes/quirksaio.xml
# Ideas from CBC Radio (Highlights)
http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting/includes/ideas.xml
# podcastsinspanish.org
http://feeds.feedburner.com/podcastsinspanish?format=xml
# Science Weekly
http://www.theguardian.com/science/series/science/podcast.xml

Note that e.g. the TVO podcast will be a mixture of Ontario-centric politics and discussions on broader issues e.g women's rights