EP15 Fell Through Earth upload

What if you jumped into a tunnel that went straight through the Earth… and kept falling? 🌍 Join Terra as you drop past the crust, through the glowing mantle, into the iron core, and out the other side. But where do you end up? (Spoiler: it's not China!) 🧠 2 quiz challenges inside. Comment your answers! ⏱️ Chapters 0:00 The Jump 0:34 The Deepest Hole Ever Dug 1:14 The Fall Begins 1:45 Through the Mantle 2:12 Challenge #1 2:42 The Iron Core 3:18 The Center of the Earth 3:45 The Spin Problem 4:08 The Other Side 4:42 Challenge #2 5:07 The Twist… 5:34 Next Episode 🔍 Fun facts The deepest hole humans ever dug, the Kola Superdeep Borehole, is only about 12 km deep. That's less than 0.2% of the way to the center! Earth's inner core is about as hot as the surface of the Sun (~5,200 °C). A fall straight through the Earth would take about 38–42 minutes. Directly opposite most of the USA isn't China. It's the Indian Ocean! Next time: What if robots did ALL the jobs? 🤖 Subscribe so you don't miss it! 🔔 #WhatIf #Science #Earth #Space #Kids