If You Could Dig a Hole Through The Earth, Here's Where You'd Pop Out

Sorry, Americans, it's not China like you thought as a kid.

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By Nathaniel Scharping
Jul 20, 2017 7:46 PMApr 27, 2020 2:20 AM
Earth's Antipode Map - imgur
A map showing the Earth's antipodes — the places where you'd appear on the other side if you dug straight down. Most are in the middle of the ocean. (Credit: imgur.com/KWpyhcO)

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Almost every child, shovel in hand, is struck by a tempting thought. What if I just kept digging and popped out on the other side of the world? The imagination conjures a muddy face emerging in the middle of a Shaolin temple or some such, China being the nominal “other side of the world” to Americans.

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