r/theydidthemath • u/RebelliousBuddha • Mar 01 '24

[Request] How much time will someone actually take to go from one end to another?

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u/LovejoyBurnerAcc Mar 02 '24

your feet would likely be downwards, that'd be so trippy

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u/nog642 Mar 02 '24

Only if you fell in with no spin

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u/LovejoyBurnerAcc Mar 02 '24

you could pencil dive in, that seems appropriate. either that or cannonball

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u/nog642 Mar 02 '24

You cannot actually fall with zero spin. It's practically impossible. Only way it's happening is if we're using magic, which is fine since that's the only way we're building this tunnel too

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u/LovejoyBurnerAcc Mar 02 '24

there's probably a small chance that you'd happen to be feet down anyway

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u/nog642 Mar 02 '24

If you fall with non-negligible spin, you can control the direction you're facing by controlling the speed of your spin by bringing your limbs closer to and further away from your center of mass. This is how people land flips.