Digging To China….Really?

Countless children (and adults) have wondered where they would end up if they started digging straight down (ignoring the material and methods). Now we have the answer! Most of the planet is covered in water, so most diggers will dig into some ocean or another. What little land there is is generally not opposite other land. Some of South America and Asia, for instance, are opposite each other, but most Americans will swim in the Indian Ocean.

If you could dig to China, you’d have to begin in Chile or Argentina. If you started digging in Hawaii, you’d end up in the Kalahari Desert. If you started at the South Pole, you’d reach the North Pole. These are antipodes , places opposite each other on the globe.