The 5 Steps to Hypothetically Digging a Hole to China
"You can't really dig a hole to China." "Not with THAT attitude."
It would be incredibly cool to be able to dig a hole to China and almost every '90s cartoon has talked about it. On 'Dexter', the boy genius both tried to dig a hole to China and built it into a 'Dungeons and Dragons' style board game.
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China becomes one of many the things Arthur searches for while digging for treasure.
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Plank and Johnny dug a hole to China on 'Ed, Edd, and Eddy.'
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Other cartoons that talk about digging to China include 'Calvin and Hobbes', 'Scooby Doo', 'Darkwing Duck', 'The Simpsons', and 'Courage the Cowardly Dog'.
Digging a hole to China is pretty much impossible, which is why it's a running joke on cartoons, but what would make it possible?
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Let's assume that the molten core of the earth will not destroy you or the equipment you plan on digging with
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We're also assuming that the earth's density, gravitational force, and air resistance/pressure aren't going to play a HUGE role (even though in real life they totally would)
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1. To geographically dig through the Earth to China, you would have to start in Argentina
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2. Have a plan for what you're going to do with the literal TONS of dirt and rock you displace in your digging
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3. Have a space suit or something that would protect you from the friction, pressure and also provide a steady supply of oxygen
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4. Hope you don't run into any subterranean societies or underground mole people (even if they're the Indiana Mole Women)
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5. Have someone to catch you on one end or else gravity will suck you back into the center of the Earth where you'll be yo-yo-ing back and forth by the magnetic and gravitational forces at play
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Other than that, have fun trying to dig to China. It's probably easier to book a flight, but who are we to judge?
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