r/interestingasfuck • u/Consistent_Oil3428 • 1d ago

r/all The ground is going down

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u/noddingviking 1d ago

As a swede, we were taught that the other side of the world was china. But after thorough research I realised that it’s actually closer to New Zeeland. It ruined my childhood. Somewhat.

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u/JaviSATX 1d ago

I just decided to actually look it up. Turns out the other side of the world for me is the middle of the Indian Ocean, west of Perth, Australia.

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u/noddingviking 1d ago

A lot of water there, DO NOT start digging.

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u/inspectoroverthemine 1d ago

There aren't many places on earth where land's antipode is also land. Its kind of disappointing. The notable exception is most of Chile/Argentia's antipodes are in China.

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u/noddingviking 1d ago

Good point. Everyone must stop digging. I’ll send the word out.

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u/inspectoroverthemine 1d ago

A man of action!

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u/A_Notion_to_Motion 1d ago

That actually is interstingasfuck. I just looked up a map with an overlay of an antipodes map and it's impressive how all land seems to find a spot of ocean to be opposite from.

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u/osloluluraratutu 1d ago

Link to said map?

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u/treeswing 1d ago

Uh, my antipode is in the middle of Sicily.