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Suppose, I somehow happen to dig a hole diametrically through the Earth (neglecting all constraints like molten core etc ) ... and I throw an object from one side of the hole, will it reach the other end?

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Drill through the spin axis, or the vacuum free fall trajectory scrapes the side from Coriolis force. Other than that,

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/mechanics/earthole.html

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