‘Earth sandwich’ made by two men on opposite ends of the world

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A composition with two photographs depicting two men posing with bread they've set on the ground.

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A man in New Zealand and another man in Spain created an “Earth sandwich” by placing slices of bread on precise points on either side of the planet. Nineteen-year-old Etienne Naude of Auckland, New Zealand, explains why he has been wanting to do this for years.

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