In 2020, bread was placed at precise points in New Zealand and which country to make an Earth sandwich?

In January 2020 an Earth sandwich was created by two men who placed bread on the ground at precise locations at opposite ends of the world. The project was the brainchild of Etienne Naude, a student from Auckland, New Zealand, who roped in Spaniard Angel Sierra to help him make a dream he had harboured for several years a reality.

Using an online tool called 'Tunnel To The Other Side Of The Earth', which allows users to enter a spot on a map and shows its direct opposite on the other side of the world, he discovered the necessary location for the other piece of bread was in southern Spain.

Mr Naude made his way to nearby Bucklands Beach, while Mr Sierra travelled the few kilometres from his home in Ronda, near Malaga, to reach the spot’s opposite point. The two were around 20,000km (12,400 miles) apart over the surface of the planet – or around 12,700km (7,900 miles) directly through the Earth.

Mr Naude said he was “happy” with the result, adding that it “did live up to expectations”, while Mr Sierra said it was “a very fun thing to do”.