I was always told by my Mum that if we dug a hole straight down in the UK we'd end up in Australia Needless to say that as kids we dug many a hole trying to reach Australia ! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Harford" To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 6:42 PM Subject: [OT]: Digging a hole to China > http://www.peakbagger.com/pbgeog/worldrev.aspx > >>From the page: > > Antipodes: The Other Side of the World > > There is an informal and anecdotal belief among Americans that if you > dig a hole deep enough, eventually you would come out in China. This > is theoretically possible if the hole is angled in the right way, but > if you dig straight down and through the exact center of the earth > from anywhere in the 48 contiguous United States, you'd come out in > the Indian Ocean. Only in parts of Argentina or Chile would a straight > hole emerge in China. > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.6/428 - Release Date: 25/08/2006 > > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist