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Re:How to destroy the Earth (completely) by jules on Monday June 21, 2010 @08:31AM (#1448583)
No, the force is EXACTLY zero, not just very small.
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Re:How to destroy the Earth (completely) by ars on Monday June 21, 2010 @10:11AM (#1448818)
Inside the cave yes, but not when it's inside the solid mass of the earth. Inside a solid sphere the force is toward the center.
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Re:How to destroy the Earth (completely) by jules on Monday June 21, 2010 @04:41PM (#1450015)
Yes, but we're talking about the situation where there is a cave?
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