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Is Earth mostly liquid, like a water balloon? (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 months ago by Fleur_@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 32 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Technically speaking, no. The mantle, which is solid, comprises about 2/3 of the Earth's mass. However at a planetary scale solids are not rigid enough to maintain their shape, so the Earth is closer to a liquid held together by gravity than to a rigid solid object. See this simulation for an interesting demonstration of its properties: https://youtu.be/kRlhlCWplqk

[–] Fleur_@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So it's like a water balloon full of dust/sand?

[–] hallettj@leminal.space 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What I'm hearing is shepherds' pie, but spherical

[–] Thavron@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago

I should get something to eat.