The Other Side of the World

Image courtesy of MapQuest

When you were a little kid, playing in dirt, perhaps wrecking the lawn or garden by digging a hole.... you may have heard your parents say, 'If you dig that hole any deeper, you'll end up in China!'.  I heard it.

I've stated before, my participation in Postcrossing and recently I received a card from Austrailia.  From the senders home to mine, it travelled a whopping 18,268 km's.  Wow.  That flight would suck!  Pardon me!  But then it got me thinking... what would be the absolute farthest I could send a postcard?  What is the absolute farthest point from where I am?  Naturally, that would be the antipodal point on the earth.  I know.  I'm impressed with my use of 'antipodal' too!  (Gheesh I hope I've used it correctly...)

Next came some searching (thanks Google) which brought me to Antipodes Map.  It's a site just for that purpose!  To see the other side of the world!  Apparently, I would be floating out in the Indian Ocean off the west coast of Australia!  It gives you co-ordinates as well.  You could even plug those into Google Earth for a more realistic view.

Thanks for indulging my nerdy-ness...but that brings the question... if you were to dig a hole straight through the earth, where would YOU end up?