That Mount Everest 8850m is the highest mountain on Earth.
Okay bear with me, and the answer is not K2 either! So if you take the highest mountain to be the one nearest space or a point in space, like the moon or if you prefer the farthest distance from the Earths centre, then the highest mountain is Chimborazo in Ecuador, it is from base to peak 6263m but because the Earth is not a perfect sphere but an oblate spheroid and Chimborazo also sits on a bump on the Earths crust that is on the bulge at the equator it actually measures 10920m. Now even if you define the tallest mountain as the measurement from base to peak Everest still doesn't win, that prize goes to Mauna Kea in Hawaii, from it's base in the Pacific Ocean to it's peak it is 10000m, which is over a mile taller than Everest.
And for a bonus, The Earth orbits around the sun.
Technically the Earth orbits around the barycentre of the solar system which is constantly changing. The Sun has 99% of the solar systems mass which means the barycentre is usually somewhere near the surface of the Sun, but there can be times when it is not within the sun at all which means the Earth at that time is orbiting an empty piece of space near the sun.
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08-02-2023 12:36 PM #61
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
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08-02-2023 12:43 PM #62This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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I read a book on the 96 Everest disaster and that lack of true technical difficulty was put forward as one of the reasons for the danger and high level of fatalities. There are people with no real climbing ability almost being dragged up the mountain by Sherpas and other guides. Overcrowding and the subsequent time spent in the 'death zone' above 8000m coupled with ego and a desire among guiding companies to conduct successful summits because it's good for business is often the catalyst for disaster.
Of course if you fall into a crevice on the Khumbu icefall you'd probably not be too persuaded by an argument that it's not all that technically difficult.....
Part of me wishes that some among the native peoples get their wish and Everest is returned to a sacred place free from human activity.PM Awards General Poster of The Year 2015, 2016, 2017. Probably robbed in other years
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10-02-2023 03:59 PM #66This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
In fact, my reply was to a post of HR's.
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Thanks, man.
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11-02-2023 10:30 AM #69
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12-02-2023 01:08 PM #70This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteFollow the Hibs podcast, Longbangers, on Twitter (@longbangers)
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12-02-2023 01:26 PM #71
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14-02-2023 06:50 PM #75
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16-02-2023 12:43 PM #76
According to The Scotsman, Alan Sneddon only having one eye is a myth.
https://www.scotsman.com/sport/footb...-games-2984362
Alan Sneddon on Euro nights with Celtic, fights for clean kit and regulation balls at Hibs and the myth he played with only one eye.
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09-03-2023 09:39 AM #77
That Volkswagen are predominantly a car manufacturer.
VW also produce sausages, and as of 2015 they produced and sold more sausages than cars.
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09-03-2023 10:55 AM #78
Things that people believe are true, but aren't.
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They are undoubtedly predominantly a car manufacturer, nothing untrue about that statement.
And aye they make a few sausages on the side (originally for their staff) but clearly one sausage is not exactly equal to one car!
A bit like the Peugeot salt n pepper shakers doesn’t stop them being a car company the VW sausage is an interesting story but not one that makes it onto their financial statements…
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Do you think your security can keep you in purity, you will not shake us off above or below. Scottish friction, Scottish fiction
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09-03-2023 11:34 AM #80This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
They sell more sausages but they generate a fraction of the income they get from vehicles.
You'd get a lot of currywurst for the price of one VW Golf!
Edit: I started to type this a while ago but was interrupted and now I see others have posted similar.
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09-03-2023 11:43 AM #81This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/shad...4809561105262/
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14-03-2023 01:32 PM #83This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I'm not sure many folk actually think it's true though!
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16-03-2023 11:19 AM #84
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I don't know who laughed loudest, me or the other ticket office staff.
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