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As a youngster, I was often told that if I dug a hole deep enough, I would eventually find myself in China. I tried "digging a hole to China" a couple times, but I'd always give up as soon as my shovel would hit the bottom of the sandbox. Needless to say, I was not bright as a little boy.
Through the magic of the internets, we're now easily able to discover just where we'd pop out if we really dug a hole through the center of the Earth. This map is handy for finding out a rough approximation of the antipodal (opposite) point of any place in the world, while this one is better for a bit more precision.
So if you were to dig a hole to the exact opposite side of the Earth, would you really end up in China? Not unless you live in certain parts of Chile or Argentina. In my case, I'd need to bring my swimming trunks, and so would almost all residents of the continental US, as we'd end up in the Indian Ocean between southern Africa and Australia.
Somehow, the phrase "dig a hole to somewhere between southern Africa and Australia" just doesn't work.
But if you do dig a hole to China, you might expect to see....
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
dj41326 Jan 23rd 2008 10:30PM
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timahhhhhhh Jul 14th 2008 1:34PM
this was realy good for me as it just helped me complete my pbl powerpoint on "whats on the otherside of the world"
thankz
Laurens Mar 30th 2009 9:33AM
In Holland. they tell their children to dig a hole to New Zealand
Bill Jan 22nd 2008 8:57PM
A lovely site. I have just sent it to my Grandchildren so they can determine where their digging diligence might bring them! That is assuming they had an asbestos suit and a swiming suit!
During travel to China I learned one very fascinating thing. Chinese mother's ask their small children if they are digging a hole to America!
melodrae Jan 22nd 2008 9:54PM
Fear not...every child I grew up with tried to dig to China too.
jerry Jan 22nd 2008 11:00PM
annandale va dig a hole and come out where????????????///
jerry Jan 22nd 2008 11:10PM
the answer is
Christy Jan 23rd 2008 12:33AM
That was funny that Bill says the Chinese tell their children that they will dig a hole to America...In England, they tell their children they will dig a hole to Australia.
I love funny things like this...it's all good.
kirpleinger Jan 23rd 2008 12:51AM
i dug a hole with a shovel that had a curved handle. i ended up two miles from where i started.
Lynn D. Brown Jan 23rd 2008 2:18AM
For essentially all the land masses, the antipodal location is in the ocean. I wonder if that means anything ? Maybe because most of the area on the earth is water ?