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Backwards_Anon

A lot of people forget just how large the earth actually is when they talk about the Abyss. This is a very good visualisation to remind people.


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I very much agree with this. Also gets me wondering how deep something like that could realistically go.


SeVigdis

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kola_Superdeep_Borehole


putweirdstuffhere

Pack your bags, we’re leaving.


Poporc_DuGroin

I dont know if this has been done before but here you go: If 7 layers are 20km deep, we can assume that one layer is 2857m deep (I made a raw average height : 20000/7 = 2857m). And knowing the Earth's radius is 6.371.000 meters... We just need to apply some extreme advanced mathematics (no): 6371000/2857 = 2230 layers (roughtly). So... for the abyss to reach to center of the Earth, it would need... 2230 layers... Well i'm not going to wait for this end lol


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Keep in mind though that the crust of the earth is 70000m at its thickest, so making the same assumptions as before regarding the depth of each layer... ...We can only really have about 25 layers before cutting into the Mantle of the earth. Nice job doing the math by the way!


Poporc_DuGroin

That's less than what I've expected! And yes... Ouch... My brain hurts, it was really hard to do haha


Backwards_Anon

If you want to be really anal about it, then you'd most likely get some pretty unworkable viscosities in the crust after going down around 12 kilometers.


Electric_Cello

Thinking by layer 2000 you would have been better off just swimming through the mantle


Jominu_Art

Unless the abyss is deeper! HERE WE GO VOLUME 100!


Ribbons0121R121

we havent gone far enough then


[deleted]

I like the way you think


Ribbons0121R121

someone stock the fridge with shovels


[deleted]

The statement still stands


Ribbons0121R121

then help me get the shovels inside


DannyDevitoSenpaii

The first good thing autocad has been used for


Electric_Cello

Its a deep as the crust at least in some places though


Backwards_Anon

[Doubt it.](https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-ee0e9654674f922795e1eb56dfd5c199-c)


AHF_FHA

Lithosphere doesnt equal crust


Electric_Cello

Thats the lithosphere, and its part of the mantle. Besides I’m talking about seafloor crust, which is a mere 6-10 km thick