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The ocean so large its opposite side is still ocean

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This puddle is so incomprehensibly massive that you can dive in, dig straight through the center of the Earth, and pop out on the exact opposite side of the globe only to find yourself still treading water.

The ocean so large its opposite side is still ocean
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