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I dont think the difference in mass from either side makes enough difference to effect your velocity and pull you towards a side.
I think You fall towards the center, pass it, deceleration, reverse, fall back towards the center, decelerate and reverse again, losing momentum each time until you come to float in the center.
The part I wonder is if the earth's rotation will crash you into the side, depending on where the hole is in relation to its axis. Say your hole was on thw equator- When you jumped, straight down in reference to the earth, you were actually traveling forward at the same speed the ground was moving, ~1000 mph.
As you approach the center, the Earths' movement in direction tangetial to the equator is 0- from your frame of reference -1kmph. As you approach the other side, its 180° to that direction- now -2000 mph from your frame of reference.
What im curious about, is if this is self correcting; does gravity slow this forward acceleration, then start imparting the opposite force while your on the far side of the earth each time? (Making your path look something like the spokes in a wheel, getting smaller until you stop moving)
Or do you quickly crash into the side of your hole?