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    This document discusses the limitations, point of no return, and cost/scale of a hypothetical project to dig to the Earth's core. Specifically, it would take over 40 years and around $1 million to dig through the Earth's radius of 21 million feet at a rate of 525,600 feet per year. Reaching the Earth's core marks the point of no return for this ambitious project.

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    This document discusses the limitations, point of no return, and cost/scale of a hypothetical project to dig to the Earth's core. Specifically, it would take over 40 years and around $1 million to dig through the Earth's radius of 21 million feet at a rate of 525,600 feet per year. Reaching the Earth's core marks the point of no return for this ambitious project.

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    This document discusses the limitations, point of no return, and cost/scale of a hypothetical project to dig to the Earth's core. Specifically, it would take over 40 years and around $1 million to dig through the Earth's radius of 21 million feet at a rate of 525,600 feet per year. Reaching the Earth's core marks the point of no return for this ambitious project.

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    Realities

    limitations (physical, psychological, etc.)


    the absolute limit of your project (point of no return)
    cost and scale/scope of the project

    Limitations
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    The Limit Of Our Project


    - The E
    arth'sdiameterisabout8,000miles,makingthe
    radiusabout4000miles.Amileis5,280ft,and4,000ofthose=21,120,000ft.Thereare
    525,600minutesinayear.Now,dividetheamountoftotalfeet(21,120,000)bythenumberof
    feetperyear(525,600)togethowlongitwouldtaketodigtothecenteroftheEarth,whichis
    alittleover40years.Itwouldtakeabout40years.

    Cost, Scale, And Scope


    - It would be about $1 million to dig to the Earths Core.

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