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Is it possible to dig all the way through the Earth to the other side?

By Andrew Gase, Assistant Professor of Geoscience, Boise State University

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

Is it possible to dig all the way through the Earth to the other side? – Anishwar, age 8, India

When I was a kid, I liked to dig holes in my backyard in Cincinnati. My grandfather joked that if I kept digging, I would…

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