Earth is hollow

[dank]

yeah. disucss

[Crestington]

Journey to the center of the earth!

[dank]

and yes, there is life down there

[koshgel]

Not sure if trolling but the core is a metal alloy of some sort

Why would you think it's hollow? It would collapse under the pressure of gravity

[dank]

How do you know it is solid and doesn't resemble the form of an atom?

[u9y42]

Not sure if trolling but the core is a metal alloy of some sort

Why would you think it's hollow? It would collapse under the pressure of gravity

Dank trolling? Never!

Still, there are a lot of fringe groups that believe that the Earth is mostly hollow inside, or that relatively small regions are, and that people/other humanoid creatures inhabit within.

See for example: http://www.ourhollowearth.com/ (and leave your rationality at the door).

Located at 87.7 degrees North and South Latitude are Polar Openings
that lead into the hollow interior of our planet where the Lost Ten Tribes of Israel today dwell
in perfect harmony, with life spans equal to those of the Methuselahs of the Bible,
whose only desire is to live in peace.  Their flying saucers in defense of their
country at times are seen on our surface world.  They don't come to destroy, they are waiting...

[Chef Ramsay]

It's flat too so don't sail or fly off the cliff.

[DrG]

Man if the Earth is hollow I'm going down there right now.  Time to grab some prime Beach front property and squat on it.  Wait, will global warming alter the insides too? 

[koshgel]

How do you know it is solid and doesn't resemble the form of an atom?

Because magnetism and gravity yo

[LAstar]

How does the Earth can be hollow? It's a mindblown

[HornyMiner]

How does the Earth can be hollow? It's a mindblown

+1. It can't be hollow just because we have oil and other awesome stuff

[u9y42]

How do you know it is solid and doesn't resemble the form of an atom?

Because magnetism and gravity yo

How does the Earth can be hollow? It's a mindblown

+1. It can't be hollow just because we have oil and other awesome stuff

Attempting to play the devil's advocate here, those things don't necessarily imply the Earth, or more likely, some regions within the planet, couldn't be hollow. Oil would in theory form even if the Earth was hollow, with little more than the crust. Magnetism and gravity would require there to be something inside I suppose, though if the hollow region(s) were relatively small, they could perhaps go by unnoticed. In this case, for the "whole" Earth to be hollow, there would still need to be something equivalent to the core inside, and some as yet unknown material covering the inside of the crust to prevent the whole planet from collapsing (just don't ask me how the planet could have been formed that way).

On the other hand, seismic waves give us a very good idea of the interior composition of the planet; unless there is something fundamentally wrong with our understanding of them, they negate the idea that the Earth could be hollow, or even that large regions are, especially when combined with the other methods.

[pungopete468]

Sorry, it's not possible for many reasons...

There may be large geodes within the Earth, but that's about it...

Think about it; the Earth and other planets were formed violently. Upon the creation of our solar system the Earth was completely molten. The heavier elements sank to the center of the Earth to form our core. The rotation of our core gives us our magnetic field...

If the Earth were hollow then a cosmic collision would simply punch a hole in the Earth. That doesn't happen...

However, you could compare the Earth to a very large electric generator/DC motor...

[herzmeister]

not only is it hollow, it is also us who live on the inside!!! 

http://www.rolf-keppler.de/2frame.htm

[ShibaWow]

that's awesome dank!!

thanks for sharing

now instead of traveling around the globe, we can travel trough the globe!!!
it's 3x faster!

[Rapido]

Is this based on the hollow earth theory?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollow_Earth_theory

[bitgeek]

If earth is hollow could you please explain where does lava and coal come from?

[herzmeister]

lava is earth's blood 
 
and i am hollow too when i'm hungry 

[FFrost]

The earth will be hollow if we keep on plundering mother nature's resources.

[PolarPoint]

Earth is hollow because whatever he says lack substance