You mean, just like this one? http://www.ubasics.com/dighole/
On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 8:56 PM, BBetances <[email protected]> wrote: > > I was driving in my car to work the other day, and I work 50 miles > away so I have about an hour to myself to think. I listen to this > song, not really important which song but i'll tell you anyway. > (Superstar - Lupe Fiasco) and he makes a metaphor of digging a hole in > the ground all the way through the earth and ending up somewhere that > is the exact polar opposite of where he is now. So I had this idea for > a site for someone to enter where they are right now, whether it be > America, India, or Antarctica, and then I can calculate the opposite > of their location. I tried to on Google Maps, found my Longitude, > Latitude, and then went to Google and typed in the exact opposite. Now > this is not exact, but lets say my current location is 40, -70 (it was > close to that, with a few decimal points after it.). If I were to find > out what location is at -40, 70, the exact opposite of my location, is > that the polar opposite of where I am right now? It was a point > somewhere directly in the middle of the Indian Ocean, 1/2 way between > South Africa and Australia. It seemed correct, but I don't have a > globe to calculate the exact location. Basically, I want to create a > little site that says, "Where are you?", then you enter and address or > coordinate, and it tells you exactly what is the direct opposite of > where you are. This is not a coding question, this is more of a theory > question. Any assistance or insight would be great. > > Basically, what I am asking is, if my polar coordinates for where I am > right now are, say, -70.003, 40.056; If I were to dig a hole STRAIGHT > through the Earth, my coordinates would now be, 70.003, -40.056?
