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What's the highest mountain on earth?

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  • J Jorgen Andersson

    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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    • J Jorgen Andersson

      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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      OriginalGriff
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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!

      "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
      "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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      • J Jorgen Andersson

        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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        phil o
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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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        • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

          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.

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          • Greg UtasG Greg Utas

            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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            Jorgen Andersson
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            • P PeejayAdams

              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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              • J Jorgen Andersson

                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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                Lost User
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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.

                Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^] "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.

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                • D dan sh

                  Australia is not that far away.

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

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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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                  • P PeejayAdams

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

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                      • D dan sh

                        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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                        • J Jorgen Andersson

                          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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                          • P PeejayAdams

                            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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                            • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                              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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                              • G GKP1992

                                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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                                  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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                                  PeejayAdams
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                                  Tolkein was from my neck of the woods, so he'd have been aware that Uluru is the world's biggest mountain, too!

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

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                                  • J Jorgen Andersson

                                    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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                                    jsc42
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                                    If a mountain was on earth, wouldn't it sink and its earth base would get compacted? I assume that the question ought to be "What is the highest mountain on Earth?"

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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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                                      Abbas A Ali
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                                      Its not Mauna Kea is 4,207 m and Mount Everest 8,848 m.

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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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                                        Munchies_Matt
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                                        Anywhere in Columbia? :)

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                                        • A Abbas A Ali

                                          Its not Mauna Kea is 4,207 m and Mount Everest 8,848 m.

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                                          That's "above sea level": Mauna Kea is over 10,000m "tall" if you count the underwater portion. "Tall" is a relative concept; it needs a frame of reference to be accurate.

                                          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!

                                          "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                                          "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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