Hey there, Smarty Pants.

We're back with another episode of Smarty Q,

where I, your trusty narrator, answer questions from you, the Smarty Pants.

We've got some big thinkers and big questions today.

So let's get smarting.

Question one comes from big-time smarty fan, Britain, who asks,

is it possible to drill through the earth? Cool question, Britain. The short answer is,

no, at least not with anything humans have today. The earth, as you can probably imagine,

is incredibly thick, hot, and pressurized. The deepest hole that humans have today. The Earth, as you can probably imagine, is incredibly thick, hot, and pressurized.

The deepest hole that humans have ever drilled

is about seven and a half miles deep,

and even that got so hot

that machines stopped working properly.

As you go deeper into the Earth,

temperatures rise dramatically,

pressure increases,

and rock becomes more like goo than solid stone.

Eventually, you'd reach molten rock and extreme heat that would melt drills long before you got close to the center.

So while drilling through Earth sounds cool, it's entirely too hot for it to be possible.

Okay, question two comes from Giata in Worcester, Massachusetts,

who asks, if a falcon is faster than a cheetah, what's faster than a falcon? Oh, fun question.

Well, check this out. A peregrine falcon is actually the fastest animal on earth. But here's the

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