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What's the highest mountain on earth?

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    Jorgen Andersson
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    Is it Mauna Kea, Mount Everest or Chimborazo? And by which measure?

    Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

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      Is it Mauna Kea, Mount Everest or Chimborazo? And by which measure?

      Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

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      GKP1992
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      I think they measure the elevation from sea level, which I think is the accepted standard to measure elevation.

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        Is it Mauna Kea, Mount Everest or Chimborazo? And by which measure?

        Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

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        dan sh
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        Everest. Mauna Kea is a volcano so IMHO does not count as mountain. Chimborazo is not highest above sea level so that does not count either.

        "It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[^]

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          Is it Mauna Kea, Mount Everest or Chimborazo? And by which measure?

          Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

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          Maximilien
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          Explanation: [Highest Mountain in the World - Tallest Mountain](https://geology.com/records/highest-mountain-in-the-world.shtml)

          I'd rather be phishing!

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            Is it Mauna Kea, Mount Everest or Chimborazo? And by which measure?

            Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

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            Think I've seen this before, that Everest is the highest above sea level, Mauna Kea the highest from its base (on the seafloor), and Chimborozo the farthest from the Earth's centre.

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              Is it Mauna Kea, Mount Everest or Chimborazo? And by which measure?

              Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

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              PeejayAdams
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              Uluru - it may not look very big but that's only because it's a long, long way away.

              Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain

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                Is it Mauna Kea, Mount Everest or Chimborazo? And by which measure?

                Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

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                All tiny, compared to the majesty that is Olympus Mons[^] Which to the best of my knowledge is still unclimbed.

                Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Never throw anything away, Griff Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                  Is it Mauna Kea, Mount Everest or Chimborazo? And by which measure?

                  Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

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                  Tricky question which is far more complicated than it seems. List of highest mountains on Earth[^] Greg Utas seems to have provided the most accurate answer for now.

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                    All tiny, compared to the majesty that is Olympus Mons[^] Which to the best of my knowledge is still unclimbed.

                    Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Never throw anything away, Griff Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                    Jorgen Andersson
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                    Yeah, but my question was regarding earth. :) Olympus Mons couldn't exist here. The crust isn't strong enough, for the higher gravitation.

                    Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

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                      Think I've seen this before, that Everest is the highest above sea level, Mauna Kea the highest from its base (on the seafloor), and Chimborozo the farthest from the Earth's centre.

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                        Uluru - it may not look very big but that's only because it's a long, long way away.

                        Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain

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                        dan sh
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                        Australia is not that far away.

                        "It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[^]

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                          Is it Mauna Kea, Mount Everest or Chimborazo? And by which measure?

                          Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

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                          Jörgen Andersson wrote:

                          Is it Mauna Kea, Mount Everest or Chimborazo?

                          Given how relaxed hawaiians are, I'd guess Muana Kea.

                          Jörgen Andersson wrote:

                          And by which measure?

                          "Medicinal" weed per square mile.

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                            Australia is not that far away.

                            "It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[^]

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                            PeejayAdams
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                            It's one hell of a walk from my house!

                            Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain

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                              It's one hell of a walk from my house!

                              Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain

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                              Just pack 2 more sandwiches, a couple of beers and get walking.

                              "It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[^]

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                                Just pack 2 more sandwiches, a couple of beers and get walking.

                                "It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[^]

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                                PeejayAdams
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                                Good thinking, just heading out now. See you there soonish!

                                Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain

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                                  Everest. Mauna Kea is a volcano so IMHO does not count as mountain. Chimborazo is not highest above sea level so that does not count either.

                                  "It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[^]

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                                  CodeWraith
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                                  Too bad that the highest known mountain is a volcano.

                                  I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.

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                                    Yeah, but my question was regarding earth. :) Olympus Mons couldn't exist here. The crust isn't strong enough, for the higher gravitation.

                                    Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

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                                    CodeWraith
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                                    Jörgen Andersson wrote:

                                    The crust isn't strong enough

                                    Señor, how do you call this delicious crust around the Chili you served me? That's a clay bowl, señor. :laugh: I don't think that gravity has anything to do with that.

                                    I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.

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                                      Good thinking, just heading out now. See you there soonish!

                                      Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain

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                                      The Road goes ever on and on Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow, if I can, Pursuing it with eager feet, Until it joins some larger way Where many paths and errands meet. And whither then? I cannot say.

                                      Something to help you keep going.

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                                        All tiny, compared to the majesty that is Olympus Mons[^] Which to the best of my knowledge is still unclimbed.

                                        Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Never throw anything away, Griff Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                                        CodeWraith
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                                        Olympus Mons has been dethroned! It's only the highest planetary mountain in the solar system now. The new king is a central peak in a crater on the asteroid Vesta now. Good that Commander McLane did not hit it when he tried to land the fast cruiser Orion VII on Vesta[^], much to the delight of his superiors.

                                        I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.

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                                          The Road goes ever on and on Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow, if I can, Pursuing it with eager feet, Until it joins some larger way Where many paths and errands meet. And whither then? I cannot say.

                                          Something to help you keep going.

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                                          CodeWraith
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                                          Hey, I know that road. Why are you sending him straight to Mordor?

                                          I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.

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