In Falling through Earth might be a long and fruitless trip Air resistance and friction would prevent reaching the other side by Emily Conover, the article starts off by suggesting to imagine what it would be like falling down through Earth’s center by an imaginary tunnel. As the traveler falls, the action would be propelled by the force of gravity and friction, however, air resistance and friction would make the fall of an estimated 12,000 Kilometers slower. A study calculated how factors could affect the jump down the hole. Theoretically speaking, gravity could accelerate the traveler downward and increase their velocity and so once passed the traveler passes through the center of Earth, “gravity’s inward pull would gradually slow that rise,”
