Throwing Stuff Down A Mineshaft

If you get half way to the center would the mass behind you begin to exert gravitational influence on you?When you get to the middle (say hi to Doug Maclough) would you be in free fall?Edited by Larni, : Spacing

That's one hell of a good trick!Is it something like being a massive lagrange point covering the volume of the inside of the sphere?Sometimes I really do wish I had the brains to have study physics rather than psychology

Being pulled down a well is the penalty for being a goat.

Just a thought, but what happens to the gravitational energy inside the sphere?If every point is the equivalent of being in free fall does all of that energy increase the mass of the sphere or is the gravity actually cancelled out (having no ability to do work)?I appreciate this probably sounds like nonsense

Would'nt there be some loss of energy in heat that would slow it down eventually?

Thanks for clearing that one up, Stile.I really must stop thinking, now: my head hurts

How wonderful that we can get from goats to Dyson spheres in less than 40 post.EvC is a really odd place