# Digging a hole to through the Earth

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digging-a-hole-to-through-the-earth/180849>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 10, 2003, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digging-a-hole-to-through-the-earth/180849 "2003-06-10T13:22:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digging-a-hole-to-through-the-earth/180849/41 "2003-06-12T07:56:01Z")

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It’s frustrating to think we can send a probe to Pluto at four billion miles away but a mere 4000 miles beneath our feet is forever out of reach.

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