Pork & Earth Travel: Estimating Cook Time

[jono90one]

Homework Statement

Estimate whether dead cattle (used for pork) will come out well done, medium or rare when put through a tunnel that goes through the centre of the earth?

Homework Equations

Because it says estimate, I’m not entirely sure if detailed calculations are needed.

The Attempt at a Solution

Logical solution:
"Well done"? - my logic is that at 6000* (inner core), even though the cattle spends the least time there, as v is maximum at the middle (SHM), he/she would still be burnt enough? You could go into more detail using Q=mc(delta)t etc, but none of these values are provided in the question. And then comparing those values here on Earth of cooking an entire pig at a said temperature. But a). the temperature varies within Earth and b) who can estimate how long it takes to cook an entire pig :s

Its a very silly question, but any thoughts on how I can make my estimate seem a better one would be appreciated (Unless a cattle would come out rare? :S).

Prior to the question (in class) we worked out that half the time period was 42 minutes.

Thanks.

 

[kudoushinichi88]

lol. I was a firefighter before and 2 seconds in 1000 degrees would've roasted almost anything.

Let alone 42 minutes.