eli5: If the bottom of the ocean is super cold and the inner core of the earth is super hot, where in the earth’s core is it “just right”?

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Barring the immense pressure and lack of oxygen, I’d like a nice 75 degrees or so

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Nowhere but right here on dry land in the open atmosphere, pretty much. The temperature increases very quickly once underground. Maybe within a half mile or so of the surface would be tolerable. 

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