(meteorobs) hollow earth theory anyone?

[Wayne Watson]

Interestingly enough, Martin Gardner, who wrote the Mathematical Recreations 
column for Sci Am magazine for years, and is by no means a slouch at 
science, considred something like this years ago. He has an article in his 
book "On the Wild Side", which discusses a propoal made some time around the 
beginning of the previous century by Cyrus Teed ("Koresch") that we live 
inside a hollow earth. Mathematically it is feasible. However, the catch is 
that the complexity of whole idea is so great that it is highly unlikely 
that nature would produce something so fanciful. The book deals many pseudo 
and fraudulent science notions. It's really funny. One of the chapters is 
titled "Some Grandfatherly Advice To Tammy Faye Baker." There's a similar 
title directed to Cal Thomas (Conservative commentator) on the Big Bang. The 
whole book is a worthwile read.

Charles O'Dale wrote:

> We can put this under the quack quack science file.
> 
> The article about craters "proving" the hollow earth:
> 
> http://www.hollowearththeory.com/articles/impactCraters.asp
> 
> ..... is an excellent example of doing pseudoscience and avoiding all 
> that hard mathematics.
> 
> The author of this pseudoscience "forgot" the energy formula of impacts:
> 
> e = 1/2 mv^2
> 
> ... and what that would do to the target bedrock (IE: large scale 
> melting - to a depth of >100 km at Sudbury).
> 
> BTW, the energy formula explains why most craters are round. The 
> exceptions are when there is a very low angle of impact.
> 
> Chuck
> 
> Charles O'Dale
> Meeting Chair
> Ottawa RASC
> http://www.ottawa.rasc.ca/astronomy/earth_craters/index.html
> 
> 
>> Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 09:22:26 +0200
>> From: Arlene Carol <arlene.carol at gmail.com>
>> Subject: (meteorobs) hollow earth theory anyone?
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>> Listening to Live-feed radio from back in the US, I 'fell' into this...
>>
>> if you have a chance (we've got heavy winds and rain, no meteor watching
>> here this weekend!!),
>> take a look and listen to this...
>>
>> http://www.hollowearththeory.com/
>>
>>
>> arlene
>> south of troy
>>
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