But mount everest isn't the tallest peak on earth. Hawaii is.
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Ha ha I've actually had this discussion before. Everest is the highest peak above sea level. The mountain in Hawaii starts from a distance under sea level. I'm sure that there's a mountain somewhere else that is actually higher than Everest due to the way the earth bulges near the equator.
I watched a documentary about this last week.
http://geology.com/records/highest-m...he-world.shtml
Indeed.
As well as height mountains are also ranked in terms of prominence. Everest is top by default but the system moves Denali up to 3rd with Aconcagua in Argentina 2nd. K2 which is 2nd in height terms is only 22nd in terms of prominence.
It's a complicated calculation that takes account of the minimum height of a climb from a higher peak or sea level if it is the highest top in a land area or range.
The system actually leads to the somewhat bizarre situation that sees the encirclement parent peak of Mont Blanc being Mount Everest despite the obvious distance between the 2.
For anyone who cares the top 10 mountains by prominence are:
Everest
Aconcague
Denali
Kilimanjaro
Pico Cristobal Colon
Mt Logan
Pico de Orizaba
Vinson Massif
Puncak Jaya
Mt Elbrus
Highest ranking European is Mont Blanc at 11th (or Elbrus 10th depending how you view Russia). For Britain it's Mount Paget in South Georgia, a territory in the south Pacific.
Ben Nevis is the most prominent peak in the British isles followed by Carn Eige, Snowdon, Carrauntoohil and
Sgurr Aladair.
How about this belter. If you spend a day at the top of a skyscraper you will be a few billionths of a second older than someone who spent it at ground level.
The stronger the gravity, the slower time passes. The gravity from the Earth is stronger the closer you are to the centre. The more massive the object the slower time will pass. The effect would be increased on a planet like Jupiter. If you travelled close to a supermassive black hole time would almost stop. I have to say it's a concept I struggle to get my head around.
Yesterday (21st December) was the shortest daylight day of the year. Today had how much more daylight than yesterday?
A whopping 3 seconds :aok:
All legs of lamb you buy as a joint are rear legs :-)
The killer whale isn't a whale, it's a dolphin. The name was misenterpreted in translation, it was named the whale killer originally.
In the 1974 world cup finals in then West Germany, the Dutch, at the beginning of the realisation of football commercialism had signed a kit deal with Adidas for the finals. Star Man Johan Cruyff however already had a sportswear deal in place (I think it was with Puma) and refused to yield to the Dutch FA. The solution was that Cruffs kit in the finals only had two stripes down the arms as opposed to the trademarked three stripes on everyone else kit.
No matter what angle you look at Mickey Mouse, his ears are always facing the same way.
Irvin Berlin's "White Christmas" is a California song. The intro verse goes like this ...
The sun is shining, the grass is green, the orange and palm trees sway
There’s never been such a day, in Beverly Hills, L. A.
But it’s December the 24th, and I am longing to be up north….
ch: I'm dreaming of a White Christmas, etc
Grouper fish are all born female and change into males after about 10 years.
Not a useless fact but can I just say.....
Threads like this are what I love about hibs.net :aok: gave me a good few laughs.
Ok I suppose it is usless information after all :greengrin