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smithpa9
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A 43-year-old colleague of mine asked a childlike, yet intriguing question today. Perhaps someone could help answer it:
If (somehow) a giant metal cube the size of the Earth appeared out of nowhere, what would happen? Would it:
a) stay basically that way
b) immediately get crushed under it's own weight down to a spherical shape
c) something in between
Would it's center eventually turn to liquid under the heat caused by gravitational pressure?
If (somehow) a giant metal cube the size of the Earth appeared out of nowhere, what would happen? Would it:
a) stay basically that way
b) immediately get crushed under it's own weight down to a spherical shape
c) something in between
Would it's center eventually turn to liquid under the heat caused by gravitational pressure?