How would the world look if it was inverted? Vlad Studio did just that and came up with this map, which is available for free downloads on to desktops and telephone screens at their website.
How would the world look if it was inverted? Vlad Studio did just that and came up with this map, which is available for free downloads on to desktops and telephone screens at their website.
Err- its not quite upside down … its just land converted to water and vice-versa … well it would surely solve some land ceiling issues :-)
…while increasing the water shortage problem
Quite an interesting prospects as far as India is concerned .All its boundary disputes with china, Pakistan and other neighbours are put to an end at one stroke. Problems brewing in , Iraq and Pakistan and Afghanistan would be buried under deep sea. .
Significant geographical changes will come to the fore. Australian sea would be the largest inland sea. It may turn up to be the largest resource of drinking water in the world. Under water oil fields will be open caste mines and save exploration expenses. Opening up of new oil sources change the power equation in the globe. The entire globe can be connected by rail and road net work posing a serious challenge to aviation industry. The process of naming new wonders of world has to be started again. The political fall out would be most interesting. The big brother of the world may stand to lose his importance in the international politics. Most of the small European countries have to struggle to retain their territorial integrity,
There will be furious competition to explore the new areas and to name them after their own favourites.
All the sacred places of \ major religions of the world will be submerged and open up a new avenue for exploration and preservation of holy sites under sea and great opportunity for traveling agencies to arrange submarine tours to Vatican, Kaba, Bethlahem, Banaris and Badri. The special package tour to towering temples under Great Asian ocean will be very popular. Hollywood and Bollywood find the change a great boon . They can shoot several thrilling scenes in under water locations.
The land prices would crash like any thing with trebling of land. Enterprising individuals may think of making pots of money by selling dwelling places in the under -water towns and cities with well developed infrastructure , Offering huge discounts for the flats in the ground floor as they would be far away from the sea shore. A new branch of jurisprudence on the model of cyber law would be the urgent need of the day with enhanced activity of under water mafia.