Antipodes

If you dont know what this is then please continue to read. If you know then you are cleverer than me, pat yourself on the head and go watch your animae.

Riddle: where would you end up if you dug a hole to the other side of the world? Of course I am assuming that you survive tunneling through the molten innards of the earth . No, this is not an episode from X Men!!.

Now if you look at the map of antipodes- places on exact opposite sides of the globe, an american digging through would end up in the Indian Ocean, and not China as many kids think. Someone from China would end up, after zillions of chopsticks later, inChile. Interesting isnt it?

So, if we dig from Sandakan, where do you think we will end up?

People from Bermuda would end up in Perth, Australia....not bad for all those years of digging. Diggers from Timbaktu would end up in Fiji ( an island). If you dig from Siberia, thinking you would end up in somewhere warm.... :( ....you will find yourself in antarctica...sorry still frozen ! Hey, I didnt draw up the map of the world.

So where would we be....huh? all you clever students ?.......Brazil....sorry not disneyland! that one you have to pay money....hahah .

This is a game you can play, so you can act smart in front of your geography teacher...go ahead and ask her/him.

Ok, now for a parting brain tester...How can we squeeze more food from a raindrop?

It is the simplest, most natural of acts, akin to breathing and walking upright. We sit down at the dinner table, pick up the fork/chopsticks and take a juicy bite, oblivious to the double helping of global ramifications on our plate. Our food comes from all over the world, out a plastic bag or box . We dont have to grow our own food in our backyard, in exchange for simply paying for it. Only when prices rise do we take notice. And the consequences of our inattention are profound ( quote from the Nat Georaphic ). Those of you who like challenges, go find an answer to the above question. The world needs a miracle and who knows you may be the chosen one!!