Plausible Story: Toto, We're Not in China Anymore

Plausible Story

plausible adj. 1. Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; credible: a plausible excuse. 2. Giving a deceiving impression of truth, acceptability, or reliability; specious: the plausible talk of a crafty salesperson. [Latin plausibilis, deserving applause.] story n., pl. -ries. 1. An account or recital of an event or a series of events, either true or fictitious. . . . 9. A lie. [American Heritage Dictionary, 3e]
"For an event to be plausible, it must be believable within a set of expectations." —Joe Sutton
"You think things have to be possible? Things have to be true!" —Philip Pullman, The Subtle Knife
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Toto, We're Not in China Anymore

Remember how your mother used to tell you that if you dug a hole in your back yard all the way through the crust and mantle and core of the earth and back through the core and mantle and crust of the other side, you would end up in China, upside down?

Well, she was wrong. At least from this latitude and longitude. From this office where I now type, procrastinating procrastinating the Very Important Work I Have to Do Today, if I dug my hole straight down, no detours, I would wind up —

off the coast of Australia.

See for yourself!