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if I asked you what you thought the
highest point on earth is what would be
your answer
mount everest everest is accepted to be
the highest mountain on earth when using
the conventional method of measuring
mountains but if we wanted to find the
point on earth that was closest to space
in everest is beaten by mount Chimborazo
located in Ecuador the traditional way
we measure mountains is the height from
sea level to the peak everest coming in
at 8,848 meters and Chimborazo a lot
shorter at six thousand two hundred and
sixty-eight meters this but not even put
it in the top 100 tallest mountains so
how on earth can this possibly be closer
to space it has to do with the shape of
the earth this is how we picture the
earth a perfect circle but in fact the
earth has a slight bulge at the equator
due to the centrifugal force caused by
the Earth's constant rotation around its
axis basically it bulges a bit in the
middle as it spins then the shape is
called an oblate spheroid everest sits a
decent bit above this bulge on the
equator
whereas Chimborazo is very close to it
this makes the peak of Chimborazo over
3,000 meters further away from the
center of the earth compared to Everest
and the closest point you can be to the
moon and space with your feet touching
the ground so who wants to go and stand
on the closest point to the Stars on
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