Comments on: How to Dig to China (or anywhere) Using Google Maps http://www.realtechnews.com/2005/09/13/1818/ Independent Tech Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:26:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jim http://www.realtechnews.com/2005/09/13/1818/comment-page-1/#comment-3197 Jim Tue, 20 Sep 2005 00:15:37 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1818#comment-3197 The only part of the US I was able to strike land was hawaii which ended up in Botswana The only part of the US I was able to strike land was hawaii which ended up in Botswana

]]> By: Stephen Ball http://www.realtechnews.com/2005/09/13/1818/comment-page-1/#comment-3089 Stephen Ball Thu, 15 Sep 2005 02:05:37 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1818#comment-3089 Doh! I tried it again this evening and I did, indeed, drown in the correct ocean. I take it all back. Doh! I tried it again this evening and I did, indeed, drown in the correct ocean. I take it all back.

]]> By: Stephen Ball http://www.realtechnews.com/2005/09/13/1818/comment-page-1/#comment-3088 Stephen Ball Thu, 15 Sep 2005 02:00:17 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1818#comment-3088 Well, I wouldn't rule out operator error! (Either that or some strange variation in the laws of physics in my back yard. Nah--probably operator error.) Well, I wouldn’t rule out operator error! (Either that or some strange variation in the laws of physics in my back yard. Nah–probably operator error.)

]]> By: Aaron http://www.realtechnews.com/2005/09/13/1818/comment-page-1/#comment-3078 Aaron Wed, 14 Sep 2005 14:56:13 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1818#comment-3078 Um, actually it does work, and I put in north carolina and indeed came out in the indian ocean. Not sure how you ended up with that reult Um, actually it does work, and I put in north carolina and indeed came out in the indian ocean. Not sure how you ended up with that reult

]]> By: Stephen Ball http://www.realtechnews.com/2005/09/13/1818/comment-page-1/#comment-3046 Stephen Ball Tue, 13 Sep 2005 12:06:54 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1818#comment-3046 Uhh...this is a cool little applet, but it doesn't ACTUALLY show the "digging straight down" result. It seems to show the result of what would happen if you dug PARALLEL TO THE EARTH'S AXIS. (I live in North Carolina and ended up off the coast of Chile instead of drowning in the middle of the Indian Ocean!) My six-year-old's toy globe helped me figure it out. (Yes, I have too much time on my hands, apparently.) Uhh…this is a cool little applet, but it doesn’t ACTUALLY show the “digging straight down” result. It seems to show the result of what would happen if you dug PARALLEL TO THE EARTH’S AXIS. (I live in North Carolina and ended up off the coast of Chile instead of drowning in the middle of the Indian Ocean!) My six-year-old’s toy globe helped me figure it out.

(Yes, I have too much time on my hands, apparently.)

]]> By: Lockergnome's Tech News Watch http://www.realtechnews.com/2005/09/13/1818/comment-page-1/#comment-3032 Lockergnome's Tech News Watch Mon, 12 Sep 2005 20:03:22 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1818#comment-3032 <strong>How to Dig to China (or anywhere) Using Google Maps</strong> By Vic DaSilva, Contributing Writer, RealTechNews When you were a little kid, were you concerned about where you would end up if you dug a very deep straight infinite hole on Earth? More than likely it's not China at the very bottom of that sandbox. I... How to Dig to China (or anywhere) Using Google Maps

By Vic DaSilva, Contributing Writer, RealTechNews When you were a little kid, were you concerned about where you would end up if you dug a very deep straight infinite hole on Earth? More than likely it’s not China at the very bottom of that sandbox. I…

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