Getting M*A*S*H*E*D*

I was just checking out some of the Flickr mashups and found this interesting one.


Do you remember when you were a kid and people used to say if you keep digging, you'll get to China? Well apart from the whole "earth's core" issue when you get a bit of an idea of geography you figure out that's not true. So where would we end up?

Well thanks to "Dig straight down" http://map.talleye.com/bighole.php you need wonder no more.

If you were to start digging somewhere around Melbourne you'd need to take your snorkel cos you'd end up almost smack bang in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean.

Which of course led me to the question, if you were to start digging in China, where would you end up?
Turns out that takes you to South America or the surrounding oceans (depending on which part of China you dig).

Maybe it was the Americans who started the whole -dig your way to China thing. Seems they were a little off. :)

Fun with Flickr

There are so many programs available to use with Flickr it's hard to know where to start.

I've been quite taken with one program but can't say too much because it's given me a great idea for a Christmas present. If I blog about it I fear I will forget, mention to the intended recipient that I have this blog if they want to check it out and give the game away.

Suffice it to say, it's using the hi tech world of blogging to come up with something individual and tangible that I'm hoping will be a winner under the Christmas tree.

I'm tempted to play with some of the others I've seen but fear I could lose days as I wander and browse. I would like to check out some of the ones that allow you to upload pics directly from your mobile. Haven't figured out what to do with the pics I take with my phone yet, other than use them as a portable photo album or use them as wallpaper.

Will add that to my todo list.